What passives do you buy?

Capacitors (MLCC, tantalum, electrolytic, film), resistors, inductors and crystals/oscillators — mostly on tape and reel, in bulk. Send manufacturer part numbers, quantities and date codes for a firm recovery offer.

My passives are low value each — worth selling?

In volume, yes. Per-piece value is low but full single-part-number reels in quantity recover real money, and any parts on allocation can lift the lot. Mixed unlabelled boxes are the hard case.

Do partial reels have value?

Yes, but less than sealed full reels — partial "cut tape" needs splicing for automated assembly, so it sells for prototype and repair use at a lower level. Label partials honestly.

How do you price a passives lot?

From your part-number list we give an indicative recovery range, firm on inspection — final value depends on quantities, packaging, date codes and any allocated lines.

Sell Excess Passive Components in Bulk

Sell excess passive components in bulk

We buy excess passive components in bulk across the USA and Canada — capacitors, resistors, inductors and frequency-control parts — almost always on tape and reel. Value lives in volume and packaging integrity, so send manufacturer part numbers, quantities and date codes for a firm recovery offer; we take title and resell into a global supply channel.

✓ USA & Canada✓ One buyer — we take title✓ Sealed reels & trays kept intact✓ Indicative range, firm on inspection

Passives are bought in huge reel quantities against a bill of materials, so when a build is cut, rescheduled or over-forecast, thousands of full and partial reels are left stranded — they make up the bulk of most excess-BOM piles by count. Individually they are low value; the recovery comes from volume, consolidation and keeping the packaging intact.

Allocation cycles are the swing factor: MLCCs and tantalum capacitors periodically go on shortage, and surplus value rises with them. A sealed full reel of a single part number is worth far more than the same parts as a mixed, unlabelled box.

What we buy

Capacitors — MLCC ceramic, tantalum, aluminium electrolytic, film
Resistors — thick/thin-film chip, MELF, arrays
Inductors, ferrite beads and chokes
Crystals, oscillators and resonators
Brands buyers ask for — Murata, TDK, Vishay, KEMET, Yageo, Samsung, AVX/Kyocera

What drives recovery value

Volume & consolidation — per-piece value is low, so full single-MPN reels in quantity carry the value.
Packaging integrity — sealed full reels outvalue partial ("cut tape") reels, which still sell for prototype/repair at a lower level.
Allocation status — capacitor shortage cycles can spike surplus value; flag parts on allocation.
Date code & brand — don't mix date codes in one reel unless labelled; brand matters to the buyer.
Exact MPN & counts — a "mixed box of capacitors" with no part numbers is effectively unsellable.

Who buys it

Surplus passives move through passives-focused and general excess brokers and, often, straight to manufacturers buying a specific reel to finish a production run at near-distributor pricing. Smaller manufacturers are common buyers of a single bulk reel. We take title to the whole lot so you clear it in one transaction.

Selling it cleanly

Counterfeit risk is lower per part than for silicon, but the same discipline applies: keep reels sealed, don't mix date codes, label partial reels honestly, and ship on ESD-appropriate packaging. We're upfront that low-value passive bulk recovers modestly — the realistic value concentrates in any high-demand or allocated lines in the lot.

The offer list is the asset. Send manufacturer part numbers, quantities, date codes and packaging (sealed reel / tray / tube / loose) — that is what gets a firm recovery offer fastest. Send your list → or estimate value →

Other components we buy: ICs & semiconductors · Connectors & electromechanical · Optical transceivers & cables · Excess BOM & mixed kits · back to components buyback · see the glossary for terms.