What does a useful handbag catalog need?
Brand and a nickname are the easy part. The fields that decide later value and selling are model and size, leather, hardware, the date mark, condition, inclusions, and where the bag physically sits. Skip those and you rebuild the hard work the night you try to list something.
- Identity - brand, model, size, colour.
- Materials - leather or canvas, hardware finish.
- Date mark - raw stamp plus the year you decoded.
- Condition - corners, glazing, hardware, lining, odour.
- Inclusions - box, dust bag, lock and keys, card.
- Place - closet, shelf, box.
How do you catalog without typing all weekend?
Photograph the bag straight on in decent light, then the stamp and the hardware. samla.ai identifies it and fills category-specific details - model, leather, hardware, date marks - then shows a market estimate with comparable listings. You review, edit anything soft, add your condition notes, and file the item to a place. That is the whole loop; repeat shelf by shelf.
How should you shape places?
Give the catalog the same shape as the closet. One place per shelf or box beats a flat pile of "Bags". When you stand in a shop wondering whether you already own that Speedy, search from the phone and read the place line instead of guessing.
What order works for a whole closet?
- Pick one shelf. Finish it before you open the next.
- Scan the bag, confirm model and date mark, edit the stamp if needed.
- Add condition notes - conservative when unsure.
- Photograph inclusions if they matter for a later listing.
- File to the place that matches the physical shelf.
- Move on. Do not pause to rewrite every biography field.
How do Free, Pro and Ultra fit?
The free plan includes collection places, a monthly scan allowance and Look up mode - enough to work through a closet at a steady pace. Pro and Ultra raise scan and item limits and unlock publishing to marketplaces when a cataloged bag is ready to leave. Plans are Free, Pro and Ultra; pick based on closet size and whether you will publish listings.
