Postal Connections and iSold IT Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Postal Connections and iSold IT discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross Volume for 32 PC/ISI Stores open 12+ months in 2024. Average $354,359; median $331,506. 40% met/exceeded average. One @Home Location: $187,658. No net income disclosed.
What a Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35,900 | 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 | $56,500 – $239,150 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
4% royalty on Gross Volume; 2% marketing fund (max $225/mo); $100 tech support; additional fees for training, transfer, management, audits, collection costs.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Postal Connections and iSold IT system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 36 |
| Ceased operations | 2 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 5.6% of outlets |
System declined 2022-2024: 41→39→38 outlets. 2 ceased operations in 2024.
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 Postal Connections and iSold IT worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $56,500 | cheaper than most (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 5.6% of outlets | worse than 75% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Postal Connections and iSold IT
The franchisor's framing: Gross Volume for 32 PC/ISI Stores open 12+ months in 2024. Average $354,359; median $331,5… 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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Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $56,500–$239,150, including a $35,900 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise owners make?
- Gross Volume for 32 PC/ISI Stores open 12+ months in 2024. Average $354,359; median $331,506. 40% met/exceeded average. One @Home Location: $187,658. No net income disclosed. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise fees?
- Postal Connections and iSold IT's FDD discloses a $35,900 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. 4% royalty on Gross Volume; 2% marketing fund (max $225/mo); $100 tech support; additional fees for training, transfer, management, audits, collection costs.
- What is the Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise profit margin?
- Postal Connections and iSold IT does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross Volume for 32 PC/ISI Stores open 12+ months in 2024. Average $354,359; median $331,506. 40% met/exceeded average. One @Home Location: $187,658. No net income disclosed. 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 Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise failure rate?
- System declined 2022-2024: 41→39→38 outlets. 2 ceased operations in 2024.
- How many Postal Connections and iSold IT locations are there?
- Postal Connections and iSold IT's FDD reports 36 total outlets, with 2 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Postal Connections and iSold IT have complaints or lawsuits?
- Postal Connections and iSold IT 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 Postal Connections and iSold IT franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Postal Connections and iSold IT 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: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Postal Connections and iSold IT or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.