Question 1

What is FoundEtc?

Accepted Answer

FoundEtc is inventory software for resale. Photograph what you have, turn those photos into a structured catalog, price with comps, and publish sale-ready listings.

Question 2

Who is FoundEtc for?

Accepted Answer

Estate sale companies and professional resellers who need to catalog a lot of unique items quickly. Shoppers can browse and search published inventory at FoundEtc Explore. FoundEtc is also building tools for personal property appraisers and currently seeking design partners.

Question 3

How does photo-to-inventory work?

Accepted Answer

Upload shelf, table, or booth photos of your inventory. FoundEtc detects sellable items in the shot, you review and confirm what's correct, and each item becomes a record you can price, organize, and publish.

Question 4

How does FoundEtc use AI?

Accepted Answer

FoundEtc uses image recognition to detect and categorize items from your photos, so you're not typing every title and description by hand. One photo of a shelf or table can become a dozen separate item records. Nothing publishes until you've reviewed it. You're the expert on your inventory, FoundEtc saves you the data entry.

Question 5

What is the beta? What's a design partner?

Accepted Answer

Beta means the software is live and available for use, but still evolving with user feedback. Design partners go a step further: direct input on what we build next, and early access as new features roll out.

Question 6

How much does it cost?

Accepted Answer

FoundEtc is free during this beta period and pricing is still being finalized as we work with our early users. Plans will start at $29 per month for resellers and $99 per month for estate sale professionals, and a free tier will always be available.

Question 7

Where does FoundEtc's pricing data come from?

Accepted Answer

FoundEtc searches active listings, new and secondhand marketplaces across the web using image comparison, not keyword search, so you get comparable items even for pieces you can't easily describe.

Question 8

Who built FoundEtc?

Accepted Answer

FoundEtc is built by a small, independent team of developers and designers passionate about building tools that help people sell and shop more sustainably. The team is Colorado-founded and distributed across the US.

Question 9

How can I get started?

Accepted Answer

Sign up for free, no credit card required. Prefer to see it in action first? Schedule a call or send an email to hello@foundetc.com.

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