It all started two years ago with a few foundries requesting used furnaces or used cleaning equipment or wheel grinders. At the same time suppliers of equipment as well as foundries wanted to sell their used equipment and excess inventory. So, buyCASTINGS created a simple website under buyCASTINGS.com that catered to the buyers and sellers of equipment and supplies. The idea was to allow the sellers to post and for buyers to find foundry equipment, scrap material, or excess inventory. That site has now expanded to allow sellers to post items for sale and for buyers to search and place orders for items for sale directly from the sellers. There are no costs for the buyers and no commissions from the sellers, just a flat, nominal listing fee paid by sellers based on the listed sales price of the item.

How the system works - The system is easy to use: buyers can search, see photos, description, and a price for the items, ask questions, go see the equipment if they want, and place the order directly with the seller. The sellers will be able to upload multiple photos of items for sale, post description, price and terms for their items and have the buyers contact them directly to close the deal.