How the hustle works
Principles, not a playbook. The smart moves are yours to find.
Buying
You keep 92.5% of every rental. The other 7.5% is ToolShed's cut.
A used tool's price tracks its condition and the local supply. Areas with lots of cheap stock list tools low.
Estate sales and liquidations sometimes surface a steal priced well under its worth.
Rare legendary finds turn up now and then, anywhere. They are worth real money.
Renting
A tool earns a slice of its value every day it is booked, lifted or lowered by local demand.
Better condition rents for more. A mint tool earns well above a beat-up one.
A tool under 33% condition is too damaged to rent until you fix it.
Hot demand books a tool for more days at once. Cool demand books shorter.
Your star rating scales every dollar of rent. Five stars earns noticeably more than three.
Selling and flipping
Resale rises and falls with local demand, so the same tool is worth more in some areas than others.
A tool that has already earned back what you paid for it sells at a premium.
Selling is for gear you are done renting, or for cashing in where demand is high.
The loan
Interest compounds on your loan every single day. Time is the cost.
Your loan is backed by your shed. If it grows past what your tools are worth for too long, the lender starts seizing tools.
Reading the town
Each area has its own specialties it wants most, and its own price level for buying.
Cheaper-to-buy areas tend to rent softer, because locals there own their own tools. Pricier areas rent hotter.
The map forecasts what you would earn on arrival in each area tomorrow.
Storms, viral trends, slow weeks, and other events swing demand for a category. The same town plays the same way for everyone in the Daily.
The numbers you see are always the cash you get. No fine print.