Postal Connections and iSOLD It
Formerly known as BlueStamp Engineering
Bottom line
- Total investment $57K – $239K including a $36K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $354K/year (median $332K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 55/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 51 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -7.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Postal Connections and iSOLD It unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
17%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Postal Connections and iSOLD It units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$142K
on $709K purchase
Total debt
$567K
SBA $0.4M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Postal Connections and iSOLD It franchisees operate drop-off/mailing centers and consignment-based e-commerce liquidation services. Day-to-day operations include managing shipping services (UPS, FedEx, USPS), processing customer packages, handling consignment inventory for online resale, and fulfilling local logistics needs.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 23 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Shrinking unit base, missing profitability disclosure, and opaque cost structures create material uncertainty around franchisee ROI and system viability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 55 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 5.3% YoY (36 units) indicates shrinking franchise system with potential market saturation or franchisee exit concerns
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 makes ROI projections impossible; average revenue of $354k does not guarantee profitability at this investment level
- 03MINORWide investment range ($56.5k–$239k) suggests highly variable unit economics and unclear startup cost transparency
- 04HIGHNo going concern statement is standard, but combined with unit decline signals potential franchisor financial stress
- 05MED4% royalty on gross volume (not net) means franchisees pay regardless of profitability; with undisclosed net income, true burden is unknown
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
55 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Postal Connections and iSOLD It · FDD (2025) PDF