Catalogs that win consignors
Consignment houses use Gavelist at intake: photograph each consignor's items as they arrive, bulk-upload, and every lot gets a catalog-ready title, description, and condition note — one consistent voice from lot 1 to lot 1,000, at $0.15/lot with no percentage of sales. Better presentation isn't just faster cataloging; it's why the next consignor picks your house.
Consignors judge your house by how their items are presented — and inconsistent catalogs cost you the next consignment.
Every lot gets researched-quality description in your house voice, identically applied across every consignor.
Intake bottlenecks: items sit un-cataloged while staff catch up.
Catalog as items arrive — upload and describe per consignor or per sale.
Commission math conversations with consignors get awkward without clear numbers.
Point them at the free consignment payout calculator — both sides of the math, in the open.
Per-seat software pricing punishes seasonal consignment volume.
$0.15/lot pay-as-you-go: cost tracks your intake exactly.
How it works
Shoot at intake
Photograph items as consignors drop off — multiple angles, marks, and flaws.
Upload per consignor
Bulk-upload and sort into lots; consignor batches stay organized.
Review & publish
AI writes the descriptions; review, export a file for your platform, and show consignors a catalog that sells their items.
88%
lots shipped with no client edit to the AI title or description (all Gavelist clients except the largest, through Sep 2026)
Under 10 min
for most sales up to 500 lots, once describing starts
$0.15
per lot — scales with intake
How does Gavelist fit a consignment workflow?
Photograph at intake, upload per consignor or per sale, and Gavelist writes the descriptions. Presentation quality becomes a consignor-acquisition tool.
Can descriptions stay consistent across hundreds of consignors' items?
One voice, your conventions, applied identically to every lot. According to Gavelist production data, 88% of lots across Gavelist clients shipped with no client edit to the AI title or description (96% including Gavelist's largest client), through September 2026.
What does it cost per consignment sale?
$0.15/lot pay-as-you-go — a 300-lot sale costs $45. No subscription, no percentage of sales.
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Give every consignor the premium catalog treatment
Run one intake batch through Gavelist and show a consignor the difference. Free to try, $0.15/lot when you publish.