Amazon high-piece-count truckloads: counting and sorting

As of October 2026, a bin-store truckload ad says “9,000+ ITEMS” and “MOSTLY OVERSTOCK.” It describes smaller retail products. Overstock means excess stock. High piece count, or HPC, has no shared minimum count or condition rule.

LPN means License Plate Number, an Amazon code used to track a unit. The LPN pallet guide explains what to check when buying those goods.

Currently, Amazon's US auction FAQ lists sortable (smaller goods), non-sortable (larger or heavier goods) and AMXL (large, heavy or bulky goods) formats. It sets no shared HPC count. Confirm what the listing's short name means, which goods it includes and their condition.

Check size and count: small products need sorting space; tall pallets need safe handling. The monster truckload guide covers tall pallets.

Ask the seller:

• What does one piece mean: a complete retail product, a multipack (several units in one retail pack), a loose part or a package?
• Is the count an estimate or a checked count, and does a manifest list products and counts?
• What does mostly overstock include besides overstock?
• Are food, cosmetics, medical products or other goods with resale limits included or left out?
• Have goods been opened, inspected, tested or processed in other ways?
• What freight (shipping), taxes, extra charges and rules for reporting count or condition errors apply?

Get a written offer showing stock and freight charges.

Decide where you'll sell single items, same-product bundles or bin goods before buying. A bundle groups units in one sale. Check the site's current rules for unopened packs.

Check who bills you and which contract applies with the supplier-vetting guide. Confirm sales-tax rules and resale paperwork with the relevant authority. Plan sales beyond the seller's retail-reference total, the sum of its retail-price figures.

Only test what you can test safely. Don't test swollen or damaged batteries, damaged cords, gas appliances or anything recalled. Search CPSC recalls for the product and follow the maker's safety instructions. The CPSC online seller FAQ calls for stock inspection and recall checks.

Screen health, beauty and personal-care goods before sale bins. Currently, §7.1 of Amazon's purchase contract requires destruction of specified topical (applied to the body), consumable (consumed) and biohazard-contact products (in contact with biological hazards) with broken factory seals or signs of opening or use. They can't be resold under that rule. Check your contract.

Check parts and fit against the maker's specs when needed, including a cable's rating or an accessory's fit. Keep goods with unresolved ID or safety questions out of the sellable count.

Record each unit's checks. “Powers on; other functions untested” describes a partial check on powered goods. Check matching products one by one, even if a sample works. The inspection and testing guide covers records.

Example with made-up numbers: You pay $1,000 for stock, $400 for inbound freight (shipping to you) and $100 in purchase sales tax. You have 500 complete units that can be resold.

With 400 sellable units, buying and inbound cost is $1,500 ÷ 400 = $3.75 per unit. Covering $2,000 through 400 sales takes $2,000 ÷ 400 = $5 per sale on average. Check what buyers will pay. Break-even means receipts cover costs. Include actual packing, selling fees and other costs in the pallet profit calculator. The landed-cost guide explains buying costs and shipping to your site. This guide is not legal, tax or financial advice.

This guide was compiled from the public sources listed below. Checked on October 1, 2026. PalletPro doesn't sell pallets and isn't affiliated with any retailer, liquidator or marketplace named.