Square Point of Sale, configured for salvage yards and auto recyclers

Run admission and parts sales at the counter. Square Point of Sale is Square's POS app for taking payments in person, online or in the field. Roots sets up your items, services, taxes, permissions and devices so checkout is quick.Free 30-minute consultation. Review your setup, compare options and leave with clear next steps.

How each solution supports salvage yards & auto recyclers

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Point of Sale

For salvage yards & auto recyclers: Bring vehicle parts, accessories and trade orders into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around part numbers, fitment details and wholesale invoices. Run admission and parts sales at the counter. Square Point of Sale is Square's POS app for taking payments in person, online or in the field. Roots sets up your items, services, taxes, permissions and devices so checkout is quick.
  • Choose the Square plan and hardware that fit your counter, trucks or bays
  • Import your catalog and customer list and set team permissions
  • Configure taxes, discounts, receipts and (if you use them) tips

Square for Retail

For salvage yards & auto recyclers: Connect vehicle parts, accessories and trade orders to a retail catalog, stock tracking and customer purchase history. Run the retail counter for salvage yards and auto recyclers with barcode scanning and live stock counts. Square's retail features handle large catalogs, barcode scanning, vendors and customer accounts, synced with online sales.
  • Import your catalog, variants and vendors
  • Set up barcode labels, scanners and receipt printers
  • Configure house accounts for repeat business customers
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Square Inventory

For salvage yards & auto recyclers: Track vehicle parts, accessories and trade orders with item-level stock records and replenishment workflows. Track the parts and materials salvage yards and auto recyclers sell so you reorder before you run out. Square's item library tracks stock as items are sold at the POS or added to invoices, with real-time reports and low-stock alerts.
  • Import SKUs, vendors and costs
  • Set reorder points and low-stock alerts
  • Configure barcode labels and scanners
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Payouts

For salvage yards & auto recyclers: Distribute amounts owed to parts suppliers and marketplace sellers, with payment references matched to part numbers, fitment details and wholesale invoices. Pay vehicle and scrap sellers electronically to accounts in their name. Roots Payouts sends bank payments to subcontractors, crews and vendors. Provided through our licensed banking and money-transmission partners. Roots Payments is not a bank or money transmitter.
  • Set up payee onboarding
  • Connect payouts to job completion or approvals
  • Reconciliation reporting
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Merchant Account

For salvage yards & auto recyclers: Arrange a processing account for vehicle parts, accessories and trade orders, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. Typical tickets for salvage yards and auto recyclers run $10 parts to $5,000 vehicle purchases, and a merchant account's limits and pricing can be set for that range. A dedicated merchant account gives you custom pricing and processing limits set during underwriting. Roots uses it when Square isn't the right fit.
  • Statement review and a pricing quote
  • Underwriting and application support
  • A named support contact after go-live
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ACH Payments

For salvage yards & auto recyclers: Offer bank-account payments for vehicle parts, accessories and trade orders, with authorization and invoice matching built into the workflow. Typical tickets for salvage yards and auto recyclers run $10 parts to $5,000 vehicle purchases. On the larger ones, ACH costs far less than a card. ACH moves money straight from the customer's bank account, which usually costs far less than a card on a large invoice.
  • Set up ACH on invoices and payment pages
  • Write authorization language
  • Explain return and settlement timing
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$915.00 · ref ACH-7731

Square Point of Sale questions

Questions auto parts store owners ask about payments.
Square POS combines payment acceptance with item and customer records. Roots configures the catalog, staff workflow and reporting around your business.
Yes. We help test checkout, receipts, refunds and daily reporting, then train your team on the selected Square setup.
Bring your item or service catalog, checkout stations and staff roles. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for salvage yards & auto recyclers and prepare a clear setup scope.
See Square’s official pages for current software, hardware and processing prices. Request a quote for your Roots setup or custom project. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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