Is this thrift find actually worth flipping? Free, no signup, works offline.
The item card asks two questions: what you would pay for it and what it sells for, which means checking sold comps first, not just wishful asking prices. Then pick where you will sell it. The preset buttons load that platform's fee structure automatically: eBay at 13.6 percent plus 40 cents per order, Poshmark at 20 percent for sales over 15 dollars, Mercari at 10 percent, Depop at 3.3 percent plus 45 cents, or Facebook local pickup with zero fee. The fee fields stay editable, and the note under them tells you when to change them, like using a flat $2.95 for Poshmark sales under $15. Add your costs: shipping you pay, packaging and supplies, and anything else like gas or a share of a storage unit entry fee. Set your bar, the minimum profit that makes a flip worth your time, which defaults to $10. The breakdown shows the sale price, platform fees, buy cost, and other costs, then your real profit, what you keep per sale, and ROI on your cash. The verdict is one of three: WORTH IT, MARGINAL, or SKIP IT.
Example only, not typical earnings. Say you find an item for $3 that sells for $25, and you sell it on eBay at 13.6 percent plus $0.40 per order, with no shipping cost, $1.50 in packaging, and a $10 minimum profit bar. Platform fees are 13.6 percent of $25 ($3.40) plus $0.40, or $3.80. Your costs are $3 plus $1.50, or $4.50. You keep $25 minus $3.80, or $21.20 per sale. Real profit is $21.20 minus $4.50, or $16.70. ROI is $16.70 over $3, about 557 percent, and the verdict reads WORTH IT, since $16.70 beats your $10 bar by $6.70.
Check sold listings on the platform, not active asking prices. The tool takes your sell price as a given, so the quality of your comp check decides the quality of the verdict.
The tool's presets: eBay 13.6 percent plus $0.40 per order, Poshmark 20 percent on sales of $15 and up, Mercari 10 percent, Depop 3.3 percent plus $0.45, and Facebook local pickup at zero. Rates change, so check your seller hub and edit the fields if they differ.
The default is $10, and it is editable. Set it to reflect the real time a flip costs you: sourcing, photographing, listing, packing, and shipping. A flip that clears your bar is worth doing; one that does not is a chore.
On sales of $15 and up, yes, per the tool's preset. Under $15 it is a flat $2.95, so switch the flat fee field to $2.95 for cheap items as the tool's note suggests.
Your profit divided by what you paid for the item, shown as a percent. It tells you how hard each dollar of buy money works, which is useful when you are choosing between several flips at the thrift store.