Resale IQ vs gut feel — n before instinct
Trust gut feel to pick a hunt. Trust Resale IQ to veto the buy. Adidas Samba, New Balance 530 and Patagonia Synchilla are free samples. Everything else uses your free checks (10 a day, no account, no card), then Starter. 3,838 watched departures across 12 brands this snapshot — an em-dash if missing, never a confident zero.
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Instinct is how you notice a silhouette. It is not how you price it. A “this will move” feeling does not know whether 530s left the shelf this week or whether the ask is already above buy-below. Resale IQ is the n. Gut feel is the hypothesis.
Where instinct fails
Colourways, sizes and condition swing the exit more than the logo. Brand averages hide that. Gut feel reads the logo.
A SKIP on a famous model is the product working. Samba can be a skip at the wrong ask. Instinct hates that sentence. The warehouse does not.
Where instinct still belongs
Sourcing: which rail, which size stack, which hour you can stand in a queue. Resale IQ does not walk the floor.
After you see the ceiling, instinct can still say “I know this colourway is ugly in hand.” That is condition, not demand. Demand is 3M+ listing records and the named model page.
Gut feel vs warehouse
| Question | Gut feel | Resale IQ |
|---|---|---|
| Will this logo sell? | Often yes | Brand row on /data |
| What can I pay? | A round number | Buy-below, or Starter |
| Is n too small? | Ignored | Em-dash, not 0 |
| Free check | Always | Three named models |
Get the numbers
Let instinct hunt. Let the warehouse veto. Starter €9/mo.
Buy-below + demand before cash sticks.
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- Facebook lots vs named SKU — a bulk lot is not a model
- StockX last sale vs Vinted departure — different venue, different number
Frequently asked questions
Should I ignore my gut?
No. Use it to choose a hunt, then check the warehouse. https://resaleiq.dev/data and https://resaleiq.dev/tools.
Is the check free for every model?
Yes, up to 10 a day, no account, no card. Adidas Samba, New Balance 530 and Patagonia Synchilla are open samples; every other model uses the same 10 free checks a day.
Which markets?
Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Portugal. Not the UK.
What if the snapshot has no figure?
We show an em-dash. Missing is not zero.