Budget: 25000 USD Deadline: 21 days
In terms of timelines, the basic setup of Shopify POS, catalog structure, inventory management, receipts, write-offs, and pricing rules can realistically be assembled in about 2-3 weeks. The budget for the first working phase is from 65,000 UAH; I will specify the exact amount after a brief review of the current product list and the desired accounting logic.
Here, the focus is not on Shopify itself, but on the order of operations. Several thousand items for hobby games mean SKUs, variants, series, languages, product conditions, rare items, revaluation, acceptance, and sales through the cash register. If this is done poorly, the store starts to live in spreadsheets, and Shopify turns into a beautiful showcase with manual chaos. It’s been tested; I automatically turn on self-irony with such tasks =)
At the start, I would do the following:
> design the catalog structure and SKU rules
> set up Shopify POS, employee roles, warehouses, and basic processes
> prepare the import of several thousand items without breaking variants
> describe acceptance, write-offs, inventory adjustments, and price changes
> check sales, return, inventory, and reporting scenarios
I need 2 clarifications:
> Do you already have a file with products, prices, and stock, or does the catalog need to be compiled from different sources?
> Should Pokemon, Magic the Gathering, and Lorcana be accounted for simply as product items, or is a more nuanced logic needed regarding series, languages, card conditions, and individual items?
Similar cases of ours:
> https://business.ingello.com/prime-eva - e-commerce and sales system logic, close to retail operations
> https://business.ingello.com/eva - retail, processes, integrations, and scaling of accounting
> https://business.ingello.com/carveli - product structure, sales, and managed commercial system
The main landing page of Ingello for the exchange - https://systems-fl.ingello.com
!!I would not start with chaotic app setups in Shopify!! First, a compact accounting scheme is needed, and only then the setup - measure seven times, cut once. Then the system will not just work but will withstand the growth of the store and catalog.