Postal Connections and iSOLD It Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Postal Connections and iSOLD It is a business services franchise offering shipping, mailboxes, packaging, and eBay consignment selling. Franchisees run retail centers, managing shipping transactions, packing, and consignment resale.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Postal Connections and iSOLD It franchise requires a total initial investment of $134K – $239K, including a $25K – $36K franchise fee and an ongoing 4.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $354K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $134K – $239K
- 46th pct Business Serv…
- Avg gross sales
- $354K
- Outlet subset4th pct Business Serv…
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- 2nd pct Business Serv…
- Units
- 36
- 32nd pct Business Serv…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Business Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Business Services avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $134K – $239K including a $25K franchise fee, 4.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $354K/year (reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system).
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 51/100 (higher is better).
- DECLINESystem 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
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Blue Stamp Franchise Company
- Predecessor
- Templar Franchise Company (TFC); Postal Connections of America Franchise Corp. (PCAFC)
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Managing Director
- Clifford "Andy" Thompson
- Incorporated in
- TX
- HQ
- 6136 Frisco Square Boulevard, Suite 400, Frisco, Texas 75034
- Auditor
- Schild & Co., Inc.
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $465K
- vs $461K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Clifford "Andy" Thompson
- Headquarters
- TX
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 19
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 33% below the typical business services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown15 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee for PC/ISI Storenot refundable | $29K | $36K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising Promotion | $5K | $8K | |
| Furniture, Fixtures, Decor, Equipment, Installation and Sales Tax | $32K | $40K | |
| Fast Track Merchandise | $7K | $13K | |
| Lease, Internet Access and Utility Depositsnot refundable | $3K | $8K | |
| Real Estate (Rent or Lease Payments for 3 Months) | $11K | $20K | |
| Computer Equipment | $9K | $12K | |
| Computer Set-up Fee, QuickList Operating Software License and Installation and Menu Boardnot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Office, Photography, Packing and Shipping Suppliesnot refundable | $3K | $6K | |
| Permits and Licenses | $500 | $1K | |
| Training Expenses | $5K | $7K | |
| Installation of Phone and Data Linesnot refundable | $1K | $2K | |
| Insurance | $1K | $2K | |
| Professional Fees | $1K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - 1st 3 months | $26K | $80K | |
| Total initial investment | $134K | $239K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $134K – $239K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $26K – $80K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $25K – $36K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 4.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 4.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $100 |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $7K – $13K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
A 6.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 76% below the business services norm.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$60K
17.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
25%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.0 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Postal Connections and iSOLD It unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
25%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
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
$709K
on $3.5M purchase
Total debt
$2.8M
SBA $1.8M + senior + seller note
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Avg gross sales
- $354K
- Per unit, per year
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- gross sales
- Sample size
- 33 outlets
- vs category median 35
- Range (low → high)
- $26K→$1.1M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency tier
- none
- Categorical assessment of disclosure depth
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Compared against 296 Business Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $354K/year in gross sales. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 1.9x. Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 6.0% — below the Business Services average of 11.9%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System contracting at -7.7% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven consolidation or franchisee exits.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Business Services averages
How Postal Connections and iSOLD It Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 36
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Turnover rate
- 19.4%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -7.7%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- -7.7%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 4
- Closed (3yr)
- 2
- Terminated (3yr)
- 5
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 11
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 16 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Available to sell in · Item 12
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- South Dakota
- Virginia
States where the franchisor is registered to sell new franchises (FDD registration filings).
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Shrinking unit base, missing profitability disclosure, and opaque cost structures create material uncertainty around franchisee ROI and system viability.
Litigation (Item 3)
0 case reference(s): 3 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Schild & Co., Inc.
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Must buy proprietary products: No
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 verdict
- 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
- 03MEDNo going concern statement is standard, but combined with unit decline signals potential franchisor financial stress
- 04MED4% 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
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 6.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 20 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Granted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 3 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Dallas, Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | TX |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 3 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 12 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 116 hrs
- Training location
- Field Training / Outlet (operational store within the network)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Dell OptiPlex 320 PC with QuickList Operating System
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Dell OptiPlex 320 PC with QuickList Operating System
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
38 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Postal Connections and iSOLD It · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Postal Connections and iSOLD It franchise?
The total investment to open a Postal Connections and iSOLD It franchise ranges from $134K – $239K, with an initial franchise fee of $25K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Postal Connections and iSOLD It franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Postal Connections and iSOLD It FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $354K. Important context: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Postal Connections and iSOLD It FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Postal Connections and iSOLD It FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Postal Connections and iSOLD It's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Postal Connections and iSOLD It (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Postal Connections and iSOLD It franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Postal Connections and iSOLD It has 36 total units in the United States, including 36 franchised units and 0 company-owned units.
Is Postal Connections and iSOLD It a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Postal Connections and iSOLD It as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 51 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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