Everything in the vault.
The whole spec sheet — 76 features, every one linked to the real thing.
Log it once, know it forever.
Five ways in, sixteen categories, zero caps. Free, cloud-synced, unlimited.
Photo identify →
Snap it — the AI names make, model and specs.
Describe it
One typed sentence becomes a filled-in draft. A credit, refunded on a miss.
Barcode scan
Read the box's UPC and match it to the catalog.
Import from a link
Paste a product URL; the specs come with it.
Spreadsheet import →
CSV or XLSX with column mapping — units read as the sheet wrote them.
16 EDC categories
Knives, pens, lights, Zippos, coins, watches, multitools, wallets, fidgets, prybars — and Other.
Multi-photo upload
Several at a time; pick the cover.
Blueprint spec sheets
Every piece rendered like an engineering drawing.
Custom specs
Free-form fields for what the factory sheet doesn't cover.
Receipts
Attach proof of purchase to the piece it bought.
Acquisition record
Paid, from whom, date, shipping, tax, order number.
Labels
Color-coded, renameable, filterable.
Sub-vaults
Collections inside the collection.
Today's Carry
Spin a daily carry from the categories you pick.
Duplicate a piece
Own two? Log the second in two taps.
Recycle bin →
Deleted pieces stay restorable for 30 days.
Maintenance log →
Oiling, sharpening, repairs — on intervals that remind you.
Wishlist →
Multiple lists; move items between them.
Price alerts
Set a target — get pinged when the market dips under it.
Share a piece
Public link with photos and specs. Prices stay yours.
Sold prices, not asking prices.
Sold-comp valuations
Real completed sales, IQR outliers cut, a median written to each piece.
Retail anchor
Values sanity-checked against what the maker actually charges.
Portfolio ticker
Total value, invested, and the delta — live on the vault.
Valuation confidence
Every number says how sure it is.
Steel matrix →
Performance polygons for 85+ steels — edge, toughness, corrosion, sharpenability.
Drop Watch →
200+ stores watched; restock pings the moment a piece is back.
Deal scores
How good that drop actually is, against sold history.
Brand following →
Follow makers — their drops come to you.
Model value pages
What a model really sells for — reached from any brand or piece.
Knife Finder →
Filterable search over the whole catalog: steel, lock, size, budget.
Recent drops →
The live feed of what just landed where.
Snipe — extension →
One click on a Whatnot or eBay live: identify the knife, quote retail and sold, meter the bid.
Snipe — in the app
A floating button over any live stream. Android and iOS.
Snipe — Live Activity
On iPhone, snipe without leaving the stream.
Snipe history →
Every check you've run, kept.
From "available" to sold, with receipts.
The newest pipeline: list without writing a listing, publish to eBay only when you confirm, and hand the piece's history to its next owner.
The Case →
The members' storefront. Browse everything collectors have out, across the community.
List a piece
Flip it to available — sell, trade, or both — with an ask and a 280-character note. No listing to write.
FOR SALE strip
Listed pieces show on your public profile. Prices and history stay private.
Trading Post →
ISO / WTS / WTT classifieds with a piece attached straight from the vault. CHOIL never touches the money.
eBay connect →
Link your seller account once, from Settings.
eBay drafts
The listing is built from the piece's own record — photos, specs, category, item specifics — inspectable in Seller Hub.
Confirmed publish
Nothing goes live, and no fees exist, until you explicitly say so.
Business policies
No eBay shipping/payment/return policies yet? CHOIL creates them from your ship-from address.
Cross-post generator
Venue-correct listings for BladeForums, r/Knife_Swap, Whatnot and Facebook — tags, timestamp lines and all.
Mark sold
Price, fees, shipping, and the currency it actually sold in.
Realized P&L
What you netted — per piece, and across everything you've let go.
Sold leaves the boards
Sold pieces drop off leaderboards and your public profile automatically.
Provenance chain
An append-only ownership record on every piece, maintenance log included.
Ownership transfer
Sell to a member, hand them the chain with a claim link. Their vault carries the history.
Bill of Sale — PDF
Generated per piece, ready for the share sheet or the buyer's inbox.
Insurance schedule — PDF →
The whole collection: values, serials, totals — with unvalued pieces flagged so the number is honest.
Collectors, compared and connected.
Public profile →
Show everything, favorites only, or nothing at all.
Per-item privacy
Hide any piece; add public notes to the ones you show.
Collector badges
Size, value, steel diversity, donor — earned, not bought.
Compare vaults
Two collections, head-to-head.
Comparison privacy →
Fourteen field-level toggles on exactly what a friend sees.
AI verdict
A reasoned winner with a margin — and a public link for the receipts.
Face-Offs →
Bugout vs. PM2, argued in the open and settled by votes.
Leaderboards →
Collection score, value, streaks, hottest — global or friends-only.
Shows directory →
Who's exhibiting at which table, before you're on the floor.
Friends & invites →
Invite by link, or by email with a personal note.
Messages →
DMs with photo attachments and knife cards pulled from your vault.
Moderation
Blocking, reporting, community ban votes — with admin appeals.
An AI that knows your gear cold.
Ask your vault
"What would level up my collection?" answered from your actual inventory.
Collection assessment
A blunt read: strengths, gaps, and the one piece to chase next.
Deep scan
The premium identify pass — reads etched maker's marks and faint blade text.
Spec enrichment
Factory specs filled in from make and model.
Photo hunt
Finds a clean product image when yours is a drawer shot.
Compare verdict
The judge behind head-to-head vault comparisons.
Phone, web, extension — one vault.
iPhone & Android →
The full vault in your pocket — logging, valuation, The Case, eBay, documents, Snipe.
Push notifications
Messages, drops, price alerts — with app-icon badge counts.
Email & SMS channels →
Per-channel toggles. Account and security messages always send.
Credits & Pro →
The vault is free forever; credits and Pro power the AI heavy lifting.
Gifts →
Buy credits or Pro time for another collector — a redeemable link does the rest.
Donations
Support the project, earn the donor badge.
Private by default →
Prices never public. Sharing is opt-in per item. Deletion is self-serve and complete.
Free. Unlimited. Synced.
The vault costs nothing and never caps your collection. Pro adds the AI heavy lifting.