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🧮 Collection Buying Calculator

Free tool for resellers. Know exactly what to offer before you walk in — calculate aggressive, fair, and walk-away prices for any collection.

📦 Deal Parameters

What are they asking for the collection?
(~125.0 hrs estimated at 15min/item)
(~166.7 hrs based on your settings)
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📦 Unsold Inventory — Bulk Liquidation Value150 items remaining (30%)
Bulk Liquidation Value
$180
150 items × $8 × 15%
Added to Effective Gross
$2,980
$2,800 sold + $180 bulk

Revenue & Cost Breakdown

$2,800
Sold Gross
350 items
$180
Bulk Liquidation
150 unsold
$371
Platform Fees
13.25%
$1,575
Shipping Costs
$4.5/item
$200
Labor Costs
8h
Effective gross (sold + bulk)$2,980
Net before acquisition cost$834
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Aggressive Offer
You really want it
$1,192
30.040.0% of effective gross
Range: $894$1,192
Cost per item$2.38
Your profit$-358
ROI-30.0%
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Fair Offer
Solid deal
$1,565
40.065.0% of effective gross
Range: $1,192$1,937
Cost per item$3.13
Your profit$-730
ROI-46.7%
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Walk Away Below
Danger zone
$1,937
65.080.0% of effective gross
If they want >$1,937, walk
Threshold65.0% of gross
Profit at threshold$-1,103
Margin vs. effective gross65.0%
🧠 Live Advisor
❓ Ask the Seller
What's the best price you can do if I pay cash today?
How long have you had this collection?
Is there anything else included — supplies, binders, boxes, storage?
Are you flexible on price if I can pick up today?
What were you hoping to get for the collection?
🛡️ Your Defense
This collection will take ~8 hours to sort, price, and list — that's real time out of my schedule.
Platform fees + shipping will run $1,946 before I see any profit.
Realistically, 150 items (30%) won't sell — those are dead weight I'm taking a risk on.
My offer of $1,192 is 40% of estimated gross — fair margin for the risk and effort.
⚡ Quick Numbers
Aggressive$1,192
Fair$1,565
Walk Away$1,937
Start at $1,192. Hold firm at $1,565. Walk if they want more than $1,937.
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