pearldive Ama Sorter · ROI Calculator

How Much Value Is Hiding in Your Donation Backroom?

Every donated item has a best next step. Use the pearldive Ama Sorter ROI Calculator to estimate how much additional value your team could capture by routing the right items to ecommerce or retail from the start.

Calculate Your Sorting Impact
ROI Calculator

Estimate Your Annual Value Recovered

Valuable items slip through donation sorting every day. Adjust the assumptions below to see what better routing decisions could be worth to your organization — results update instantly.

Your Operation

Total sellable donated items your team reviews weekly. Please enter a number of 0 or more.
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Share of sorted items that should go online. Please enter a percentage between 0 and 100.
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Share of ecommerce-worthy items that end up on the retail floor today. Please enter a percentage between 0 and 100.
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Average gross sale price for items sold online. Please enter a dollar amount of 0 or more.
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Revenue retained after fees and fulfillment costs. Please enter a percentage between 0 and 100.
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What these missed items typically sell for in-store. Please enter a dollar amount of 0 or more.
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Used to estimate software cost (Ama Sorter is $300/month per location) and your net annual impact. Please enter a number of 0 or more.
Estimated Annual Value Recovered
$273,156
Missed ecommerce value your team could capture per year with Ama Sorter.
Ecommerce-worthy items per week1,500
Missed ecommerce items per week300
Net ecommerce value per item$24.50
Additional value per recovered item$17.51
Weekly value recovered$5,253
Additional items captured per year15,600
Estimated annual software cost−$10,800
Net annual impact$262,356

A conservative estimate. Does not include rare high-value finds, staff training gains, or improved cross-location consistency.

How It Works

From Donation to the Right Destination

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Snap or describe

A sorter snaps a photo or enters a short description of the item — no resale expertise needed.

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Ama analyzes

Ama reviews the item against real market data in seconds.

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Clear recommendation

Your team gets a simple answer: ecommerce or retail, with pricing guidance.

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Route with confidence

The item goes to the channel where it will sell best — from day one.

Why It Matters

Better Sorting Decisions Lead to Better Sales Outcomes

Valuable items slip through

Designer handbags, vintage electronics, collectibles, instruments, and premium apparel are easy to miss at intake — and easy to underprice on the retail floor.

Every sorter becomes a merchandiser

Ama gives new employees, volunteers, and store teams clear guidance, so strong routing decisions do not require years of resale experience.

The right channel, not just online

The goal is not to send everything to ecommerce. It is to send each item where it has the best chance of selling for the best price — supporting sellthrough and your mission.

Find More Value in Every Donation

Your team already has valuable donations coming through the door. Ama Sorter helps make sure those items do not get missed. See it in action with the Growth team.

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