Throughput
Operations
Throughput is the number of devices a business can receive, test, grade, price, and list for resale within a defined time period.
Throughput directly affects pricing outcomes because it determines how quickly acquired inventory reaches market. Low throughput increases lag between intake and listing, which can leave sellers posting at stale market levels after rapid price movement events such as new flagship launches. Automation in diagnostics and grading improves throughput by reducing per-device processing time and shrinking the gap between acquisition assumptions and live resale pricing.