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Know what you own.

Clear, practical guides for turning a closet or collection into an organized record with purchase history, market evidence, and a P&L you can actually understand.

Watches · Collection records

How to Track a Rolex Collection: App, Records and Value

Looking for an app to track your Rolex collection? Learn what to record, how to compare exact references and when to use a watch tracker or mixed-collection app.

Streetwear · Inventory guide

How to Track a Streetwear Collection: Inventory App or Spreadsheet?

Catalog streetwear you own: identify releases, sizes, condition and purchase cost. Choose an inventory app or spreadsheet without confusing your collection with a wishlist.

Jewelry · Personal collection guide

How to Catalog a Jewelry Collection: Photos, Records and an App

Is there an app for your jewelry collection? Build a personal inventory of rings, chains and bracelets with photos, confirmed details and separate purchase and resale values.

Watches · Research guide

How to Estimate Watch Value by Reference and Condition

Compare the right watch reference, dial, bracelet, condition and included papers. Separate seller asking prices from evidence for your own watch.

Clothing · Photo guide

How to Photograph Clothing for Identification

Take useful clothing photos: whole garment, labels, construction details and flaws. Learn what a photo can identify and what still needs checking.

Collecting · Buying checklist

How to Compare Collector Wishlist Items Before Buying

Compare exact versions, condition, delivered cost and missing information before buying a saved sneaker, bag or watch. Keep wanted items separate from owned pieces.

Sneakers · Value guide

How to value used sneakers

Match the exact release, size and condition, compare sold evidence, and separate resale value from net proceeds.

Designer bags · Value guide

How to track handbag collection value

Record model, size, material and hardware. Build an honest collection range without treating unknown values as zero.

Closet value · 8 min

How to track what your closet is worth

Build a useful baseline, separate cost from current value, and update estimates without treating asking prices as guaranteed sale prices.

Portfolio · 7 min

How to calculate fashion collection P&L

Use purchase cost, current estimates, and completed sales to understand unrealized and realized profit or loss.

Organization · 7 min

How to catalog a designer wardrobe

Record the details that matter for clothing, bags, watches, jewelry, sneakers, and collectibles without making inventory a chore.

Market evidence · 6 min

Market value vs. resale price

Understand retail price, active asks, completed sales, market ranges, and why no single number is a promise.

Methodology · 7 min

How Pieces estimates market value

See what counts as evidence, how product variants are matched, why ranges beat false precision, and when confidence stays low.

Comparison · 6 min

Closet app or wardrobe spreadsheet?

An honest decision guide for choosing a spreadsheet, a digital closet, or both—based on what you actually need to track.

Comparison · 7 min

Marketplace vs collection tracker

Marketplaces price deals. A collection tracker logs what you own, what you paid, and estimated value — then lets you flex a P&L card.

Comparison · 7 min

Multi-category collection tracker

Sneaker-first apps and insurance catalogs have different jobs. Pieces is built to Collect. Track. Flex. mixed collections with shareable P&L cards.

Market evidence · 6 min

Why an AI Collection Estimate Can Be Wrong

Check identity, condition and source prices before relying on a collection estimate.

Free tool · CSV download

Designer closet inventory template

Download a clean, no-email CSV with fields for identity, size, condition, cost, receipts, market evidence, and privacy.

Free tool · Interactive calculator

Resale profit calculator

Enter a sale, shipping and actual fees to see net proceeds and profit. Model percentage fees using the correct fee base.

Product guide

Collector wishlist

Keep the pieces you want to collect organized with photos and product links.

About these guides

Pieces Editorial publishes practical collection-record guides from the team behind Pieces. We distinguish purchase cost, public listing estimates and completed sales, and link to the product methodology where app behavior matters. Examples explain a workflow; they are not appraisals or promises of resale proceeds.

Start with a designer closet, a watch collection, your sneaker rotation, or a mixed collection. For a correction or a question about an app feature, contact Pieces support.