Engagements & Pricing
Search work scoped like a private desk.
Every paid search starts with a free fit review. DayRove quotes only after the target, source channels, expected work, and risk profile are understood.
Pricing anchor
Most accepted search sprints start between $150 and $750 depending on difficulty, urgency, item value, and outreach depth. Complex, high-value, or multi-item searches may be quoted higher after fit review.
Risk reversal
No charge unless we believe the search is workable. If we accept a paid search and cannot return usable options, pricing signals, seller paths, or a clear dead-end explanation, we credit or refund the sprint.
No charge
Free Fit Review
A desk review before any paid work begins.
Submit the target piece. The DayRove desk reviews the item, budget, condition expectations, timing, likely channels, and risk profile before deciding whether a paid search is workable.
- Desk-reviewed search brief
- Workability assessment
- Suggested search depth and channels
- Scope, timeline, and price recommendation if accepted
Most start at $150–$750
Search Sprint
The core private sourcing engagement.
For a defined watch, jewelry piece, designer good, collectible, discontinued product, rare gift, or hobby item where DayRove can run a focused search and return a decision-ready memo.
- Private search brief and channel map
- Marketplace, dealer, listing, seller-page, forum, and collector-channel research
- Candidate shortlist with seller and contact paths
- Pricing signals and comparable notes
- Authenticity, condition, and visible risk flags
- Client dispatch with next-step recommendation
Quoted after fit review
Complex / High-Value Search
For higher diligence, rare supply, or multiple targets.
Used when item value, rarity, urgency, documentation needs, or number of targets requires a deeper file, more channel coverage, and more careful source review.
- Custom source map and expanded channel review
- Deeper pricing and comparable analysis
- Stronger seller-path notes and contact history
- More detailed documentation and risk questions
- Written recommendation to proceed, revise, wait, or stop
Custom terms
Ongoing Watchlist
For clients tracking targets that surface occasionally.
A recurring desk arrangement for clients monitoring a short list of specific pieces, hard-to-time listings, rare gifts, or collector items that may only appear occasionally.
- Defined target list and channel coverage
- Recurring market review
- New-match alerts and short dispatches
- Periodic pricing signal updates
- Escalation to a deeper sprint when a strong path appears
How DayRove charges
DayRove charges for search labor: market research, channel mapping, candidate filtering, risk flagging, and search-file preparation. We do not charge a commission on your purchase. There is no success fee. No transaction-based compensation. Paid work is scoped as search labor and a useful decision file.
What affects the quote
Item rarity and market depth
Urgency and active-listing pressure
Item value and risk tolerance
Condition, documentation, and provenance sensitivity
Seller outreach depth authorized by the client
Single target versus multi-item search file
Common questions
How engagement works
Do I pay before DayRove reviews my request?
No. The fit review is free. DayRove reviews the item, budget, timeline, and constraints before recommending whether a paid search is workable. No charge for the fit review stage.
What happens if the item cannot be found?
If DayRove accepts a paid search and cannot return usable options, pricing signals, seller paths, or a clear dead-end explanation, we credit or refund the sprint. A clear dead-end explanation — why the search hit a wall and what a revised brief might change — is still part of the work product.
Does DayRove authenticate watches or luxury goods?
No. DayRove is not an authenticator. We flag visible concerns from the research file: thin photos, suspicious pricing, weak seller history, missing documentation. These are research notes. Authentication, inspection, and appraisal remain the client's responsibility.
Does DayRove buy the item for me?
No. DayRove does not buy, hold, or custody items or funds. The purchase decision — and the transaction — stays entirely with the client.
Does DayRove charge a commission on the purchase?
No. DayRove charges for search labor: market research, filtering, risk flagging, and search-file preparation. There is no commission, success fee, or transaction-based compensation.
Can DayRove contact sellers on my behalf?
Yes, when authorized. DayRove identifies itself honestly as a sourcing research desk. The client can restrict outreach at any time by selecting 'compile the file only' or 'ask me first before outreach' in the request form.
Can I request a very specific model or reference?
Yes. Specificity improves the search. The more defined the reference, dial variant, bracelet type, condition requirement, and documentation preference, the more targeted the search file can be.
Can DayRove monitor for an item over time?
Yes. The ongoing watchlist engagement covers recurring channel review for clients tracking items that surface occasionally. Terms are quoted after fit review.
How fast can a search happen?
Timeline depends on item rarity, market depth, channel complexity, and outreach scope. DayRove provides a timeline estimate after the fit review. Urgent searches can often be expedited if the brief is strong and the market supports it.
What do I receive at the end?
A private sourcing memo: candidate shortlist, pricing signal table, seller/contact paths, condition notes, authenticity and risk flags, and a next-step recommendation — or a clear dead-end explanation if the market does not support the brief.