Junkco+ Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Junkco+ franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Junkco+ discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Affiliate-owned location (2024): $481,734 annual gross revenue, 812 jobs, $593.27 average revenue/job. Median job $310. No royalties paid in 2024.
What a Junkco+ franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $55,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 4% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $200,760 – $307,760 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty: 4% first 6 months, then 5-8% tiered. Brand marketing: 2% from month 13. Multiple ancillary fees including technology ($200/mo), software ($650/mo).
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Junkco+ system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 1 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
No franchised outlets exist; only 1 company-owned. Zero historical franchisee data.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Junkco+ worth it? — how it compares to 85 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $200,760 | pricier than 89% of peers |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 2.8%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every home & trade services franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Junkco+
The franchisor's framing: Affiliate-owned location (2024): $481,734 annual gross revenue, 812 jobs, $593.27 average … We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Junkco+ franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Junkco+ franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $200,760–$307,760, including a $55,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Junkco+ franchise owners make?
- Affiliate-owned location (2024): $481,734 annual gross revenue, 812 jobs, $593.27 average revenue/job. Median job $310. No royalties paid in 2024. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Junkco+ franchise fees?
- Junkco+'s FDD discloses a $55,000 initial franchise fee, a 4% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty: 4% first 6 months, then 5-8% tiered. Brand marketing: 2% from month 13. Multiple ancillary fees including technology ($200/mo), software ($650/mo).
- What is the Junkco+ franchise profit margin?
- Junkco+ does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Affiliate-owned location (2024): $481,734 annual gross revenue, 812 jobs, $593.27 average revenue/job. Median job $310. No royalties paid in 2024. Recurring fees alone take about 6% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Junkco+ franchise failure rate?
- No franchised outlets exist; only 1 company-owned. Zero historical franchisee data.
- How many Junkco+ locations are there?
- Junkco+'s FDD reports 1 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Junkco+ have complaints or lawsuits?
- Junkco+ discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Junkco+ franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Junkco+ scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35067-202511-03 (Clean FDD 2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Junkco+ or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.