For vintage resellers & upcyclers

The haul was $85. What was the lamp?

You don't buy materials — you buy hauls. An $85 estate-sale lot becomes fourteen items, each needing its own cost basis before you can know what any flip made. Add booth rent, the antique mall's percentage, and the upcycle parts, and "I did well this month" deserves better evidence. MadeKeeper splits the haul and keeps the score.

The app is live. Free during the pilot. Founding rate $19/mo, locked for life.

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How MadeKeeper maps to your booth

Hauls split into itemsLog the lot at what you paid and split it across the items inside — evenly or by judgment. Every piece gets an honest basis, so every flip has a real margin.
Upcycle costs on the pieceThe rewire kit, the paint, the new shade — restoration parts log against the item they went into, so the finished lamp's basis is the whole truth.
Booth rent and the mall cutMonthly booth rent and the mall's percentage are your channel costs. MadeKeeper counts them against booth sales, so the booth answers the same question as a fair: is it worth it?
The pick is a business tripEstate-sale mileage and sourcing-day expenses log as the deductions they are. The Saturday spent picking counts, even when the truck comes home light.

One flip, to the penny

Say an $85 estate lot splits into 14 items:

  • Per-item basis ($85 ÷ 14)$6.07
  • Rewire kit for the lamp$11.40
The lamp's true basis$17.47

It sells for $65 at the booth; the mall takes 10% ($6.50), leaving $41.03 on the flip — before its share of the month's booth rent, which MadeKeeper also counts. That's the whole truth of the lamp.

MadeKeeper keeps your purchase records per haul — where it came from, what you paid — the paperwork a resale certificate expects; on pre-1978 painted pieces, what's safe to sell as-is stays your judgment call.

Straight about what's live

Materials and true cost per piece, products (in bulk or one-of-a-kind), sales that drain stock, the was-this-fair-worth-it event math, mileage, expenses, and the year-end tax packet — all in the app today. Etsy and Square sync, your own storefront, a booth card reader, and shipping labels are building, shaped with founding makers. Nothing above describes a feature that doesn't exist without saying so. See the full live-vs-building list →

Questions vintage resellers and upcyclers ask

How does haul splitting work?

Log the lot at its price and divide it across the items — evenly, or weighted toward the good pieces. Each item carries its basis from then on, through restoration to sale.

Can it track my antique-mall booth?

Yes — booth rent and the mall's percentage log as channel costs against booth sales. Month by month, you'll see whether the booth out-earns the online listings and the market table.

What about items that never sell?

Dead stock is part of flipping. Mark-downs and donations log honestly, so your real hit rate — not just your wins — shapes what you pay at the next sale.

Ready to see your real numbers?

The app is live and free during the pilot. Lock the $19/mo founding rate for as long as you stay.

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