The app that runs our business, and how we would build yours
One app takes our surplus lots from auction to shipped sale, with AI doing the research. Here is how it works, and what it looks like for a trade business.
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Every listing gets a bench report now
A listing with no description tells a buyer nothing. We are writing up what was actually tested on every unit.
We had seventy-five items filed under Other
An RF signal generator and a box of pipettes were both filed under Other. Here is why cataloging breaks down.
Every eBay-listed buy button now goes to eBay
Every storefront listing cross-listed on eBay now routes purchases to eBay. The real reason is buyer protection, not fee avoidance.
Repair buys speed. Testing buys margin.
Our own repair-ticket data: tested units sell in about half the time of untested ones, and at a far higher margin.
We moved into a space in Frankford
Strommen Systems now has a workshop in Frankford, Philadelphia. It is a working space, not a storefront, and here is what it changes for buyers.