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Grade · AS-IS

AS-IS: cheapest steel. Buy with eyes open.

AS-IS is the bottom rung of the grading scale. Damaged, partially leaking, sometimes with significant structural issues. You buy these to modify, repair, or use as raw material — not to store anything you care about, unfixed.

What it means

AS-IS, defined honestly.

AS-IS means no condition guarantees. The container might leak. The doors might not close all the way. There might be holes in the floor, perforated rust, or a corner crushed in a port accident. You get whatever the previous life left behind. The price reflects that.

What to expect

Six things you'll find on the actual unit.

Possible leaks

Roof, corner welds, door seals. Inspect before buying.

Heavy rust

Including perforating rust through panels. Repair-grade only.

Damaged doors

May not seal, may not lock, may not open fully.

Floor damage

Holes, rot, missing sections possible.

Structural issues

Bent corners, racked frame, twisted bottom rails on some units.

No guarantees

What you see is what you get. We'll send photos of every flaw before sale.

Who it's for

When this grade is the right pick.

Good fit

Container modifiers turning the unit into something else (a chicken coop, a shooting range, a target backstop). DIY builders who plan to weld plate over the damage. Buyers who treat the container as raw steel, not finished product.

Skip this grade if...

Skip AS-IS if you're buying for storage, jobsite use, or anything that needs to keep weather out. The repair labor will exceed the savings. Cargo-Worthy is almost always the better pick for working storage.

Pricing reality

What you should pay.

AS-IS is half to one-third the price of Cargo-Worthy. The math works only if you have welding equipment, time, and a specific use case that doesn't need a sealed container.

See AS-IS pricing on each size →
AS-IS · ready to buy?

We'll send photos of the exact unit before you pay.

No mystery boxes — that's the pillar. Call us, tell us your use case, and we'll match a specific container in stock to the spec and send photos of the actual unit before payment. If the photos don't look right, we keep looking.

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