1. Confirm the quantity and full acquisition cost
Record the exact product, condition, pack configuration, and quantity you expect to receive. A sealed case, an individual box, and a mixed lot need different unit assumptions. Keep the supplier or source attached to the record so you can distinguish similar buys later.
- Purchase price: Is the quoted price per unit or for the entire lot? Record the currency and any quantity limit.
- Acquisition costs: Include relevant tax, inbound shipping, and other costs needed to acquire the inventory. Keep an estimated cost labeled as an estimate until confirmed.
- Fulfillment uncertainty: Note what happens if only part of the order arrives, the supplier cancels, or a reimbursement is delayed.
The buying estimate is a starting point. After purchase, reconcile the actual total cost and preserve the original estimate so you can explain the difference. Money a supplier owes you is not the same as cash already returned.
Back to contents2. Separate the expected price from its evidence
Record an expected sale price and a lower-price scenario. For each, keep the evidence source, its date, and the assumptions that make it relevant to your item. Asking prices, completed transactions, and a personal guess are different kinds of evidence.
- Does the evidence match the same product, condition, quantity, and selling channel?
- Is the evidence recent enough for the buying window you are considering?
- Does the sale price include shipping or other amounts that will not become proceeds?
- What lower price would you use to review a weaker outcome, and why?
A lower-price scenario is an explicit assumption, not a promised floor or a statistical percentile. If you cannot support a required input, leave it unknown and return to it.
Include the selling costs
Record the channel, estimated fees, seller-paid shipping, and other costs relevant to the sale. A gross sale price is different from a net payout. Check whether a CSV amount is already net of fees before deducting them again.
ResaleCraft uses the prices and evidence you enter. The pilot does not supply live market prices or verify that a chosen resale price will be achieved.
3. Check the money available and the time it stays tied up
Start from current balances. Distinguish cash on hand, cash already committed, the reserve you want protected, and available credit after existing credit use. Record financing terms when credit is part of the purchase.
Then write down when you expect cash back. A sale date and a usable payout date may differ. Include the steps between paying a supplier and receiving usable proceeds: arrival, preparation, selling, and settlement.
- Which other purchases are competing for the same money?
- How much exposure do you already have to this category, supplier, or channel?
- Which buying rule would stop or delay the purchase?
- What would make you review the plan if inventory stays unsold?
A high percentage return does not answer those questions on its own. Review both the estimated dollars and the duration against your own operating rules. Avoid counting the same available balance separately for every opportunity.
Back to contents4. Save the decision before the outcome changes the story
Record whether you decided to buy, wait, or skip, along with the inputs and reason. If you make an exception to a buying rule, explain it at the time. Keep the original record when later information changes the plan.
After buying, record actual cost and quantity received. After selling, match payouts, refunds, and adjustments to the inventory. Compare the completed result with the saved estimate. That gives the next review something concrete to use without rewriting an earlier belief.
A skipped opportunity is still a decision. Keeping its reason can help you distinguish a deliberate pass from an opportunity you never finished reviewing.
Back to contentsA compact worksheet for the next opportunity
Copy these fields into your current process. Mark a missing fact as unknown; do not use zero unless zero is the real value.
| Record | What belongs here |
|---|---|
| Item and source | Exact product, condition, quantity, supplier, and buying deadline. |
| Acquisition cost | Purchase price and relevant tax, inbound shipping, and other acquisition costs; note what is estimated. |
| Sale assumptions | Expected and lower prices, channel, fees, shipping, evidence source, and evidence date. |
| Capital and timing | Cash and credit required, existing commitments, protected reserve, financing terms, and expected cash-return timing. |
| Decision | Buy, wait, or skip; the reason; any exception; and the date of the decision. |
| Follow-through | Actual cost, quantity received, matched net payouts, remaining inventory, and the completed result. |
In ResaleCraft, the opportunity-to-result workflow keeps these stages connected. You can try a sample buying decision before entering real balances or requesting access.
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