Desk Workflow
How a private rare-goods search moves.
DayRove works like a research desk: define the piece, map the market, filter candidates, flag risk, and deliver a clear file. Each step has a desk action, a client action, an output, and a hard boundary.
Submit the target
Desk action
Receive the search brief: item, reference, condition, budget, timeline, and constraints.
Client action
Describe the piece as specifically as possible. Include must-haves and dealbreakers.
Output
Target brief reviewed and queued for fit assessment.
Boundary
No paid work begins at this stage. No commitment on either side.
Fit review
Desk action
Review whether the search is defined, workable, ethical, and likely to produce a useful file.
Client action
Answer clarifying questions if the desk needs more detail before assessing fit.
Output
Accepted (proceed to scope), declined (with explanation), or needs clarification.
Boundary
No charge for fit review. No search work is performed during this stage.
Scope and quote
Desk action
Define channel depth, outreach assumptions, timeline, and search sprint pricing.
Client action
Review the scope and price. Confirm, adjust constraints, or decline without obligation.
Output
Scope note with search plan, timeline estimate, and price.
Boundary
No search work begins until the client confirms the scope and pays for the sprint.
Search sprint
Desk action
Research marketplaces, dealers, listings, seller pages, forums, collector channels, and other available paths.
Client action
No action required during the sprint. The desk will notify you if a key decision point arises.
Output
Raw candidate pool before filtering. Channel log documenting paths reviewed.
Boundary
DayRove does not represent the client or seller. No purchase authority is granted at this stage.
Candidate filtering
Desk action
Remove weak options. Rank stronger candidates by fit, price, condition, and seller path quality.
Client action
No action required. Filtering is part of the search sprint.
Output
Filtered candidate table with notes on fit, price, and seller path.
Boundary
Filtering reflects research judgment, not authentication or appraisal.
Seller path review
Desk action
Map how each candidate can be contacted. Contact sellers, dealers, marketplaces, or listing owners where authorized.
Client action
Authorize or restrict outreach level in the request form. Confirm before any outreach if 'ask first' was selected.
Output
Seller path notes, contact status, and any responses received.
Boundary
DayRove identifies itself honestly as a sourcing research desk. No seller is contacted without authorization.
Risk and authenticity flags
Desk action
Document visible concerns: thin photos, suspicious pricing, condition gaps, missing documentation, unclear payment path, seller-history signals.
Client action
Review flags carefully before contacting any seller or making any purchase decision.
Output
Risk notes and authenticity flag list for each candidate.
Boundary
DayRove flags visible concerns. DayRove does not authenticate goods, inspect items, or guarantee seller legitimacy.
Search file delivery
Desk action
Compile and deliver the private sourcing memo with all candidates, pricing, risk notes, contact paths, and recommended next steps.
Client action
Review the file. Contact sellers, arrange independent authentication, negotiate, purchase, or walk away — at your discretion.
Output
Private search memo. Or a clear dead-end explanation if no usable path exists.
Boundary
DayRove provides decision support. Final purchase decisions, authentication, inspection, payment, shipping, and seller verification remain with the client.
Work product standard
If DayRove accepts paid work, the file must be useful even when the answer is not a clean purchase path. A clear dead-end explanation, pricing signal, risk note, or revised-search recommendation is still part of the work product. No charge is kept if a paid search produces nothing usable.
Ready to send the target?
DayRove reviews fit before any paid search begins.