How to liquidate unsold physical inventory without massive losses

“Right now I’m sitting on roughly $8–10k worth of bottled water inventory and paying warehouse/storage costs every month.”source ↗

“My priority is honestly to move the existing inventory, reduce my losses and stop paying storage every month.”source ↗

“Has anyone here dealt with something similar? What would be the most realistic way to move this amount of inventory without just dumping it for pennies?”source ↗

“What started bothering me wasn't just seeing the same products sitting there. It was realizing how much money was tied up in inventory that wasn't moving.”source ↗

“The part I'm still figuring out is what to actually do with the stuff that isn't moving.”source ↗

“I don't want to discount everything too quickly and kill the margin, but I also don't want to keep holding stock just because I don't want to admit it's not selling.”source ↗

“Timeskip to this past Monday where I come to find out they cancelled the market for this year.”source ↗

“I'm really not sure if there'd be much interest/where that interest could possibly be.”source ↗

“We've gotten a couple recommendations for liquidation companies (WinGate Sales Solutions for example) and they honestly rub me the wrong way. It also bugs me that almost none of these companies have any public reviews despite having pitch media with dozens and dozens of testimonials.”source ↗

“We need to get the most out of this liquidation and I don't know if it might be better to manage it ourselves.”source ↗

“I've been trying to get a new supplier but I'm to scared they will screw me over like the previous one.”source ↗

“I have approximately 19,000 brand-new bubble mailers... I no longer need them and would rather sell them in bulk to someone who can actually use them.”source ↗

“Does anyone know of fulfillment companies, e-commerce businesses, packaging companies, small businesses, shipping/mail centers, resellers, or other businesses... that might be interested in purchasing something like this?”source ↗

“My partner and I started a premium Egyptian-inspired apparel brand, but after giving it a serious try, we’ve decided to stop putting more money into marketing and look at exiting/liquidating.”source ↗

“For anyone who’s been through something similar: What was the best way to exit? Where did you find buyers, and what kind of pricing is realistic for a 2,500-piece apparel lot?”source ↗

“I ran a small retail liquidation a few years back and the lack of reviews on those companies is a massive red flag. The ones that cold call you the second you file anything are basically vultures.”source ↗

“I don't know what to do!! I'm too scared of importing again. How do i clear the dead stock without getting a huge loss?”source ↗

“I keep running into the same problem where I've got certain products that just sit there forever.”source ↗

“Figuring out that they're not selling isn't really the hard part, it's what to actually do with them after that.”source ↗

“Then a couple weeks later I'm doing the whole thing again because I have no idea if what I did actually made much difference.”source ↗

“I'm also never really sure how aggressive to be with discounts. Sometimes 10% seems pointless, other times 30% feels like I'm just giving money away.”source ↗

“No ability to return the faucet because it was bought on special order”source ↗

“Thoughts on how I can seek this?”source ↗