Our Origin
Oilfield Precision. Garage-Sale Simplicity.
I'm Alex MacDonald. An oil-patch engineer who hates wasting my free time. Ten years of running drilling rigs taught me an important lesson: when every second costs big money, you obsess over making processes as simple as possible. That mindset is what drove me to build TreasureHub.
Back at home, my garage keeps filling up with perfectly good gear through the years — a dresser, a pair of old skis, a set of spare rims for a car I no longer own, and a stack of dumbbells. How many of you can say the same?
Posting each item online meant fighting through which messages are bots or scams, then negotiating on price, arranging a meet-up, inviting strangers into your home, and praying the buyer actually showed up to not waste your free time. I kept thinking, why can't someone handle this process for me?
The Real Pain:
| Headache | Solution |
|---|---|
| Paying strangers with cash | Almost nowhere else in your day-to-day life do you pay with cash anymore, why for selling your stuff? No cash hand-offs needed, all payments are processed via Stripe. |
| Haggling over price | The price is set via a discount schedule and only reserved for the first person to "Buy It Now". Reducing the number of messages by 95%. |
| Coordinating pick-up/drop-off times is challenging | Pick-up/drop-off times are easily coordinated via the app only after the item is sold. |
The Proof-of-Concept:
Target window
August 2025
Pilot zone
Houston (within the 610 loop to start)
Scope
50+ items (furniture, baby gear, fitness equipment, etc.). No vehicles or clothing will be accepted.
| Phase | What we'll test | Success metric |
|---|---|---|
| 1. One-Tap Listing | Upload 2 photos minimum → auto-price → auto-list | < 60 second or less listing time |
| 2. Concierge Pick-Up | Truck & trailer, route optimization, and quality control checks. | 100% on-time pick-ups |
| 3. Secure Cash-Out | Buyer pays via card; Seller receives payment once item passes QA/QC checks and buyer accepts delivery. | Zero cash-hand-offs, seller payment within 24 hours of delivery. |
| 4. Feedback Loop | Both Buyer and Seller rate the transaction via SMS/email micro-survey | ≥ 4.5★ Average Satisfaction |
Early access sign-ups earn a family and friends rate of 15% off the service fee on their first transaction. They will have direct access to the team building the application for any feedback or suggestions. We'll tweak things until the process feels as friction-free as hailing a rideshare.
The Mission:
If the proof-of-concept is successful, two great things happen:
Households free up space and get paid without any hassle.
Quality items stay in circulation, giving a new life to items that no longer serve a purpose for you.
That's the kind of efficiency any Dad with an over-stuffed garage like me can get behind.
Thanks for hopping on the wait-list
Your invite to the August proof-of-concept is coming soon.
— Alex