Common Sale Value (ASP) is one of the handful of metrics utilized by ITAD suppliers to assist clarify your incoming remarketing income – or no less than it needs to be.  Don’t take it at face worth although as a result of a excessive ASP within the incorrect context can work in opposition to you and your ITAD program – and it could actually act as a pleasant smoke display screen for ITAD suppliers.  Most drivers of ASP are apparent.  However there are optimistic drivers which decrease ASP, and destructive drivers which enhance ASP.  As an illustration:

• Decrease ASP could not imply poor efficiency by itself and should be investigated additional.  It might imply the resale of older(and therefore extra) units bought which drags down ASP however finally ends in larger remarketing income and carbon profit for you.  

• Increased ASP could not imply nice efficiency by itself and should be investigated additional. Don’t fall for “Now we have the very best ASP within the business” with out extra info.  Any ITAD supplier can have a excessive cut-line and resell the straightforward stuff (jacking up their ASP) whereas tossing older however reusable tools to recycling with out hesitation with a view to hit a set monetary margin.  By some means, although, you’ll nonetheless hear about their excessive ASP and their IT “round financial system”.  

ASP is tremendous vital – however remember that it’s solely one indicator and solely displays what’s bought.  Have you ever ever requested “what wasn’t bought and why?”  That’s your key.  ASP is vital, the extra funding your ITAD supplier makes to generate optimistic ROI on a better share of what you ship them, whereas additionally maximizing ASP, the extra you profit.