From factory run to sold-out drop, counted
Keepsel is inventory and production software for enamel pin makers. Cost each design with molds, shipping and backing cards included, count every factory run as real stock, and know when a bestseller needs its restock ordered.
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An enamel pin in Keepsel
Product
Hard Enamel Pin (1.25 in)
SKU PIN-ENAMEL-125
Material
Enamel Pin Blank
tracked in each · Blanks
Supplier
Bead & Wire Co.
Variations, from Maker
Size, Finish
Track everything that goes into an enamel pin
From raw materials to the finished piece, Keepsel keeps pin makers on top of:
- wire and chain
- beads and stones
- findings and clasps
- blanks
- boxes and pouches
Built around how pin makers actually work
The real unit cost isn't the quote
The factory quotes $1.60 a pin, then the mold fee, shipping, customs and payment fees land. Spread across a 200-run, your true per-pin number is what pricing should stand on.
Runs arrive in boxes, sell one at a time
From the Maker plan, a run of 200 pins goes into a design's finished stock in one adjustment, and every sale you record takes them off one by one. You always know how many of each design remain, wherever you sold them.
Seconds are stock too
Every run has B-grades. Counting them as their own discounted item turns flawed pins into planned revenue instead of a drawer of maybes.
Restock timing is the whole game
Factory lead times run 3–6 weeks. From the Team plan, a "keep at least" level on each design shows when its stock runs under it, so the reorder goes in while the design still has momentum, not after a month of "sold out".
Hard Enamel Pin (1.25 in), costed line by line
This is the math Keepsel does for every product you make: every line from its recipe, updated whenever a material's price changes.
Reorders skip the mold fee: take that line out of the recipe for run two and the improved margin shows at once.
Hard Enamel Pin (1.25 in)
- Factory unit price (200-pin run)
- $1.60
- Mold fee (amortized over run)
- $0.30
- Shipping + customs (per pin)
- $0.20
- Backing card + polybag
- $0.23
- Rubber clutch
- $0.08
- True cost
- $2.41
- Suggested price
- $12.00
- Margin
- 80%
A day in Keepsel, for pin makers
Cost a run, all-in
Put the factory price, the mold, shipping and fees in each design's recipe, and the true per-pin number works itself out.
Split grades on arrival
180 A-grade to full price, 20 seconds to their own discounted item. From the Maker plan, both are counted, both intentional.
Sell from one count
From the Maker plan, every sale you record (shop, con or stockist) comes off one count per design, so you don't oversell a design that's down to singles.
Reorder on the data
From the Team plan, give a bestseller a "keep at least" level, and its stock dropping under that level is your cue for the next factory run, with weeks of lead time to spare.
Questions pin makers ask
How much does it cost to make enamel pins?
A typical 200-pin hard enamel run lands around $2.00–$2.75 per pin once mold, shipping, customs and packaging join the factory quote. Reorders drop the mold fee and improve margin, which is why tracking cost per run matters.
How should I price enamel pins?
Standard 1.25-inch pins sell in the $10–$14 range; your floor comes from your all-in unit cost. At $2.41 a pin, $12 leaves room for con fees, stockist splits and the occasional sale without going underwater.
How do I track pin inventory across designs?
Each design is a product with its all-in cost. From the Maker plan, each factory run goes into its finished stock and the sales you record draw the count down; from the Team plan, a "keep at least" level on each design shows which to reorder while lead times still work in your favor.
What should I do with B-grade seconds?
Grade them into their own discounted item when the run arrives. Seconds sales are real revenue, and counting them separately keeps A-grade stock honest for full-price customers.
Can Keepsel help me plan a pin preorder?
Count your preorders to size the run, and price it from the design's all-in cost so the preorder price already pays. When the run lands, from the Maker plan you add it to the design's finished stock and ship the preorders from a real count instead of a guess.
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Guides for pin makers
All guidesHow to Price Enamel Pins (The All-In Unit Cost)
The factory quotes $1.60 a pin. Your real cost is $2.41. Price from the all-in number and pins become a real business.
How to Run a Successful Product Pre-Order
A pre-order lets you fund materials, test demand, and sell before you build. Done wrong, it's a pile of orders you can't fill on time. Here's how to do it right.
How to Forecast Materials for a Big Order
Saying yes to a big order is the easy part. Making sure you have the materials to fill it, on time, is where it's won or lost. Here's how to plan it.
What to Do With Deadstock and Excess Inventory
Every maker ends up with it: stock that just won't sell. Here's how to turn deadstock back into cash and space, and make less of it next time.
Run your pin business like a business
Know your true cost and margin and keep every material counted. Or try the free pricing calculator first.
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