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FV-02010·MODERATEExcellent91

Postal Connections and iSOLD It

Formerly known as BlueStamp Engineering

Business Services - Shipping & PostalFranchising since 2007Website
Investment
$57K – $239K
21st pct Shipping & Po…
Avg revenue
$354K
0th pct Shipping & Po…
Royalty
4.0%
0th pct Shipping & Po…
Units
36
57th pct Shipping & Po…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

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

Legal entity
Blue Stamp Franchise Company
Incorporated in
Texas
HQ
6136 Frisco Square Boulevard, Suite 400, Frisco, Texas 75034
Auditor
Schild & Co., Inc.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$461K
vs $465K prior year

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?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $354,359
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $57K–$239K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $10K–$80K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

17%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$32K
EBITDA margin
9.0%
Total invested
$193K
Payback
72 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Postal Connections and iSOLD It units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

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.

CEO
Clifford “Andy” Thompson
Founded
2012
FDD year
2025
States available
17

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$57K – $239K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$10K – $80K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$36K
Royalty
4.0%
Percentage of sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
6.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$354K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$332K
Item 19 type
Gross Volume
Sample size
32 units
vs category median 32
Range (low → high)
$26K$1.1M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank0th
vs Business Services - Shipping & Postal peers
Investment cost rank21th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank0th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank57th
vs Business Services - Shipping & Postal peers
Risk score rank43th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
36
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
2
Turnover rate
5.6%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-5.3%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-7.7%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
36-2
Franchised units
2024
38
Franchised units
2025
39
Franchised units

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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 23 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
51
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

55
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE55 / 100

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

  1. 01MINORUnit count declining 5.3% YoY (36 units) indicates shrinking franchise system with potential market saturation or franchisee exit concerns
  2. 02MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD Item 19 makes ROI projections impossible; average revenue of $354k does not guarantee profitability at this investment level
  3. 03MINORWide investment range ($56.5k–$239k) suggests highly variable unit economics and unclear startup cost transparency
  4. 04HIGHNo going concern statement is standard, but combined with unit decline signals potential franchisor financial stress
  5. 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

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Not allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
12 hrs
On-the-job training
116 hrs
POS system
Dell OptiPlex 320 PC / QuickList Operating System
Operating tech stack

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

Locked
(401) 462-••••
RI
(217) 782-••••
IL
(209) 388-••••
CA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Postal Connections and iSOLD It · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above