Custom pricing, monitoring and inventory tools for pawn shops and liquidators
A pawn shop or liquidation business sees a little of everything. Tools, electronics, jewelry, instruments, bulk lots and pallets. Each item needs a price, a record and a place to sell. When the volume is high, that work gets rushed or skipped.
Botifex builds custom software for small businesses. For pawn shops and liquidators, that means pricing, monitoring and inventory tools made around how your shop buys, prices and sells. This page is about those custom builds. It is not about the Botifex consumer app, which is a self-serve tool for individual resellers.
The problem: too many different items, too little time to price them
Pricing by memory works until it does not. Checking what an item really sells for takes minutes, and there may be dozens of items in a day. Then the item goes on a shelf, and the record of what you paid lives on a tag or in a notebook.
Three jobs come up again and again:
- Finding out quickly what an item sells for.
- Knowing what you own, what it cost and how long it has been there.
- Watching outside sources for lots and items worth buying.
What a custom build can do for a pawn shop or liquidator
Every build is scoped to your job. These are kinds of things we can scope on a discovery call.
Quick price checks
A faster way to see what common items sell for, built around your categories. Which item types this works for depends on where good price data exists, so we scope it with you first.
Inventory records
One place for each item or lot: what you paid, photos, notes, status and dates. A view that shows what has been sitting the longest, so you can reprice or move it.
Monitoring for lots and deals
Watch the public sources you choose and get an alert when something matches your buy rules. We confirm which sources can be monitored, and whether it is allowed, on the call.
Listing help
Draft titles and descriptions for review, and prepare the same item for more than one place to sell.
Less repeat work
Move data between the systems you use, and fill recurring paperwork. A person approves anything that is costly to get wrong.
Example builds (examples, not past clients)
These show how a build could be shaped. They are not real engagements and they are not quotes.
An intake price check
Example: an intake price check. A shop wants a fast way to see what common items sell for. Typical shape: agree the item types, build a lookup that shows recent sold prices, store the result with the item record, then adjust it as the team uses it.
A liquidation lot tracker
Example: a liquidation lot tracker. A liquidator buys mixed lots and wants cost and status per lot. Typical shape: build a lot and item tracker with cost split, photos and aging view, then connect it to the places the items are sold.
How the discovery call works
- Send a short note or call us. Tell us about your shop, the job you want solved and the best way to reach you.
- We reply to set up a call.
- On the call, we ask how you price, track and sell items today and what "done" looks like.
- After the call, you get a written scope and quote. Nothing is built until you agree.
What we will tell you straight
We will not promise results. We do not post prices, because cost depends on the job. We check whether a source can be monitored, and whether it is allowed, before we promise it. We make no promises about legal reporting or compliance rules for your business. Those rules differ by state and city, and you should check them with your own advisor. If a custom build is not the right answer, we will say so.
Want to see the general approach first? Read about our custom software builds for small businesses. Run a vehicle lot too? See tools for used auto and RV dealers.
Questions owners ask
Is this the Botifex app?
No. The Botifex app is a self-serve tool for individual resellers. This page is about custom builds made to order for a business.
Can you price items other than electronics and tools?
It depends on the item type and where good price data exists. We talk through your categories on the discovery call.
Does this help with required pawn records or police reporting?
We do not make compliance claims on this page. If you need a tool to fit your record rules, bring them to the call and we will tell you if we can scope it.
How do we start, and what does it cost?
Request a discovery call. After the call, you get a written scope and quote. Cost depends on the job, so we do not post prices.
Will this guarantee more sales?
No. We cannot promise sales or profit. We build tools that save time and give you clearer information. Results depend on how you use them.
Request a discovery call
Tell us how your shop prices, tracks and sells items. We will tell you which build fits and what the scope would include.