Every bale and stall counted
Unopened bales in the store and opened stock at each stall and shop, kept separately, so you know what you hold.
How stock control works →Second-hand Clothing Shops POS · Ethiopia
Best POS Software for Second-hand Clothing Shops in Ethiopia
Know which bales and suppliers make money, price every piece the same way by grade, run wholesale and retail from one stock, and see every stall from your phone.
Made for second-hand clothing sellers in Ethiopia: telebirr, card and cash on every sale, ETB pricing and records ready for MOR.
- Every bale with its cost & supplier
- Pieces priced by grade in one tap
- Profit per bale & per supplier
- Whole bales sold wholesale
- Rejects written off
- Stalls & shops counted separately
ladies tops
ProductMain shopStall 2
Ladies Tops · Bale 214Grade A186
Ladies Tops · Bale 214Grade B3112
Ladies Tops · Bale 214Grade C922
↻ Move Grade A pieces to the main shop, where they sell faster
Illustration · example data
Free setup & product importKeeps selling offlineETB pricing · telebirr recordedA real person on WhatsApp
What is the best POS software for second-hand clothing shops in Ethiopia?
EliteTeQ is POS software for second-hand clothing shops in Ethiopia that need to know which bales pay. Every bale is recorded with its cost and supplier, pieces are priced by grade in one tap, profit shows per bale and supplier, and whole bales sell wholesale from the same stock, even offline at the market. Plans start from USD 499 per year.
- Shows what each bale cost and what it has earned so far
- Prices every piece by grade, the same at every counter
- Sells whole bales and single pieces from one stock
- Counts every stall and shop separately, on your phone
Which second-hand clothing POS features does EliteTeQ include?
EliteTeQ includes the tools a second-hand clothing shop needs, from bale records to stock, purchasing, staff roles, accounting and offline selling, all in one system.
The full list, in one system: what is built for your trade, and everything that keeps stock, money and staff under control.
Built for second-hand clothing shops
- Bale records
- Prices by grade
- Profit per bale & supplier
- Wholesale & retail
- Rejects written off
- Stalls, shops & transfers
- Staff logins & audit log
- Takings by grade & stall
Stock, warehouses & branches
- Live stock in every shop, warehouse and branch
- Multiple warehouses and branches in one system
- Stock transfers, confirmed on arrival
- Damages and write-offs recorded with a reason
- Low-stock alerts and barcode scanning
Buying & selling
- Purchases recorded against what arrived
- Purchase returns to suppliers
- Fast sales at the counter, on any device
- Sales returns recorded properly
- Telebirr, card and cash recorded on each sale
- Receipts and sales records kept for MOR
Staff, roles & control
- Multiple users, each with their own login
- Roles and permissions that limit what each user sees and does
- Audit logs of who changed what, and when
- Sales by staff member and shift
- HRM: staff records in the same system
Product movement
- A movement history for every product
- Every purchase, sale, transfer, return and write-off, in order
- Trace exactly where missing stock went
- Movement by branch, warehouse and date range
- Fast movers and slow movers at a glance
- Know what to reorder and what to stop buying
Accounting, WhatsApp & cloud
- Accounting in the same system as the till
- Profit and margin by product and branch
- WhatsApp to customers and suppliers
- Keeps selling offline when the internet or power drops
- Cloud-based: syncs automatically, every branch on your phone
- Your records in the cloud, not on one shop computer
Sound familiar?
What problems does a second-hand clothing POS solve?
A POS like EliteTeQ stops the money a second-hand clothing shop loses to untracked stock, slow or wrong bills, unapproved staff changes and guesswork, because every sale, purchase and change is recorded in one system.
See How EliteTeQ Solves This →- No idea which bales make money?
- Record each bale with its cost and supplier, and every piece sold from it is tracked against that bale, so you see what it earned.
- Every piece priced by eye?
- No two pieces are the same, so you price by grade or category instead, chosen in one tap at the counter, and takings match.
- Half the bale is rejects?
- Torn and stained pieces are written off against the bale they came from, so a bad bale shows up as a bad bale.
- Wholesale and retail mixed up?
- Sell some bales whole to traders and open others piece by piece, from the same stock record.
- Several stalls, no single view?
- Each stall and shop keeps its own count, and pieces moved between them are on record.
- Buying from the wrong supplier again?
- Profit per supplier shows whose bales sell well and whose are full of rejects, before you pay for the next one.
What can a second-hand clothing seller see on EliteTeQ each day?
On EliteTeQ, a second-hand clothing owner can check today's sales, see what a bale has earned, compare suppliers and check grade prices, live on one screen and from any phone.
Everything a second-hand clothing owner checks in a day, on one screen.
Today · all branches
Sales todayBr48,630138 sales · Main 81 · Branch 2 57
Pieces sold264Main shop and stall
Bales behind cost2Still to earn back
Gross margin38%Across bales opened
Most profitable bales
Profit by supplier
Supplier: Peter Few rejectsBest
Supplier: Brian Mixed gradesSteady
Supplier: Amina Many rejectsWeak
- Check today's salesBy stall, shop and staff member
- See what a bale has earnedBale record: cost, sales and rejects
- Compare suppliersProfit per supplier
- Check grade pricesPrice list by grade or category
- See unopened balesStock at each store and stall
- Track wholesale salesWhole bales sold, by customer
- Follow pieces between stallsTransfers on record
- Know your marginsMargin by bale, grade and stall
How does EliteTeQ track bales, grades and stalls?
EliteTeQ runs a second-hand clothing shop from one system: bale records; prices by grade; profit per bale & supplier; wholesale & retail.
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Every bale, from what you paid to what it earned
Bale records
Each bale recorded with its cost, supplier and date, opened or kept whole.
Profit per bale & supplier
Every piece sold is counted against its bale, so you see which bales and suppliers pay.
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One price per grade, the same at every counter
Prices by grade
Grade or category prices chosen in one tap at the counter, so the same grade always sells at the same price.
Takings by grade & stall
Sales by grade, stall and seller, reconciled against every payment.
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Wholesale and retail from one stock
Wholesale & retail
Whole bales to traders or single pieces to shoppers, from the same stock.
Stalls, shops & transfers
Each location counted separately, with pieces moved between them on record.
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Rejects and refunds with a name on them
Rejects written off
Torn, stained or unsellable pieces written off with a reason, against the right bale.
Staff logins & audit log
Each seller has a login, and every price change and refund is logged.
Is EliteTeQ the right POS for your second-hand clothing business?
Yes. EliteTeQ is built for market stall sellers, second-hand clothing shops, bale importers and wholesalers, thrift shops and second-hand shoe sellers.
- Market stall sellers
- Second-hand clothing shops
- Bale importers and wholesalers
- Thrift shops
- Second-hand shoe sellers
- Second-hand bags and accessories sellers
- Household textiles sellers
- Traders with several stalls
From one bale to a whole container
Ladies tops & blouses / Dresses & skirts / Men’s shirts / Jeans & trousers / Jackets & coats / Sweaters / Children’s clothing / Shoes / Bags / Bedsheets & curtains
What does EliteTeQ do for your bales, sellers and books?
EliteTeQ keeps the stock, purchases, staff and books of a second-hand clothing shop in one system: live stock in every branch, purchases and returns by supplier, damages on record, an audit log for every void and discount, and accounts that update with every sale.
Every part of EliteTeQ, described by what it does for a second-hand clothing shop.
Pay for the bales that pay
Record each bale with its cost and supplier, and send back one that is not what you ordered, off the supplier’s bill.
Reordering without overstocking →One price per grade, takings that match
Pieces sell at the grade price chosen in one tap, and a returned piece goes back against the right sale.
The sales reports worth running →Rejects on the record
Torn and stained pieces are written off against their bale, so a bale full of rejects shows its real profit.
Where lost stock really goes →Pieces where they sell
Move good grades to the stall that sells them and the rest to where they clear, with every move on record.
Running several branches and stores →Sellers sell, you set prices
Staff choose the grade price; changing prices, refunds and bale costs need the right role.
Fair rules that stop till fraud →Every price change has a name on it
Each sale, price change and refund is tied to a seller and a time, at every stall.
Catching shrinkage early →Traders and regulars kept in the loop
Tell wholesale buyers and regular shoppers on WhatsApp when new bales are in or a fresh bale is being opened.
Follow every bale to the end
Bought, opened, graded, sold, moved or written off, so you know where each bale went.
Reading stock turnover →Know what the business really made
Bale costs, sales and expenses post to your accounts as they happen, with profit by bale and stall.
Accounting and ERP in one system →Your sellers in the same system
Staff records, roles and sales by seller sit next to your stock, not in a separate book.
Staff, payroll and branches →Your business in your pocket, online or off
Check every branch from your phone, and keep selling at the market when the network drops. Everything syncs when it returns.
Cloud vs traditional POS →Second-hand clothing POS vs a notebook: what changes?
Moving from a notebook to EliteTeQ means: profit per bale and per supplier; grade prices in one tap; written off against the bale.
| The notebook & spreadsheet way | The EliteTeQ way |
|---|---|
| Guessing which bales made money | Profit per bale and per supplier |
| Every piece priced by eye | Grade prices in one tap |
| Rejects never counted | Written off against the bale |
| Wholesale and retail in two books | One stock for both |
| Each stall with its own count | Every stall on your phone |
| Takings that never match | Sales reconciled by grade and seller |
| Buying again from a weak supplier | Supplier results before you pay |
Stop guessing. Start knowing.
Does EliteTeQ work for second-hand clothing sellers in Ethiopia?
Yes. EliteTeQ works in Ethiopia with ETB pricing, telebirr, card and cash recorded on every sale, records ready for MOR and full offline mode.
Built for Ethiopian businesses with VAT records for the Ministry of Revenues (MOR), Birr (ETB) pricing, each telebirr, card or bank-transfer payment recorded against its sale, and full offline mode for areas with power and network cuts.
Addis Ababa holds most formal trade, with regional cities supplying wide catchments over long routes. Two things shape every system here: Amharic script and the Ethiopian calendar, which sets the local reporting periods.
What does a day in a second-hand clothing business on EliteTeQ look like?
On EliteTeQ, a second-hand clothing shop runs from 06:30 to 18:30 in one system: sales, stock, staff and the close, with every figure live on the owner's phone.
An illustrative day, not a customer story.
Before the market opens, you check yesterday’s takings by stall and which bales are still behind their cost.
A new bale is opened at the main shop. Pieces are graded, and the rejects are written off against that bale.
The stall opens. Each piece is sold at its grade price, chosen in one tap.
A trader buys two unopened bales whole. The wholesale sale comes out of the same stock.
Grade A tops sell faster at the main shop. Some move over from Stall 2, on record.
Profit per supplier shows one supplier’s bales carry too many rejects, before the next order goes out.
Closing. Cash, telebirr and card reconcile against the day's sales at each stall.
How do I set up EliteTeQ for my bales and stalls?
Setting up EliteTeQ takes three steps: tell us how you buy and sell; we set up bales and grades for free; see profit per bale.
- 1
Tell us how you buy and sell
Your bale types, suppliers, price grades and stalls, from a notebook, a spreadsheet or a WhatsApp message.
- 2
We set up bales and grades for free
We load your stock, grade prices, stalls and shops, and create staff logins and roles.
- 3
See profit per bale
One short training session, then every piece sold is tracked against its bale from the first sale, online or offline.
How much does a second-hand clothing POS cost in Ethiopia?
EliteTeQ for a second-hand clothing shop starts from USD 499 per year, and setup and importing your product list are free.
From USD 499 per year
No setup fee. Your product list imported for you.
Every plan includes
- POS and inventory software
- Bale records and grade prices
- Profit per bale and supplier
- Wholesale and retail from one stock
- Free setup and product import
- Support from a real person on WhatsApp
Questions owners ask us
Not answered here? A real person replies on WhatsApp.
Is a second-hand clothing POS the same as a card machine?
No. A card machine only takes card payments. A second-hand clothing POS like EliteTeQ records every bale with its cost and supplier, prices pieces by grade in one tap, shows profit per bale and counts every stall separately. You can keep your card machine and record its payments against each sale.
Can I track profit per bale?
Yes. Each bale is recorded with its cost and supplier, and every piece sold from it is tracked against it, so you see what each bale earned.
Every piece is different. How do I price them?
Set prices by grade or category, such as Grade A, B and C or tops, jeans and jackets, and choose the right one in one tap at the counter. Every piece of the same grade sells at the same price.
Can I sell whole bales as well as single pieces?
Yes. Sell bales whole to traders or open them for retail and sell piece by piece, all from the same stock record.
What happens to rejects?
Torn, stained or unsellable pieces are written off with a reason against the bale they came from, so the bale’s profit stays honest.
Can customers pay with telebirr?
Yes. EliteTeQ records telebirr, card and cash against each sale, so every payment method is accounted for and reconciles at closing.
Can I run several stalls or shops?
Yes. Each stall and shop is tracked separately, pieces moved between them are on record, and you see them all from your phone.
Does it work offline at the market?
Yes. Selling carries on when the network drops, and everything syncs when the connection returns.
Can I see which suppliers make me money?
Yes. Because every bale carries its supplier and cost, reports show profit and rejects by supplier, so you buy more of the bales that pay.
Can I stop sellers changing prices?
Yes. Sellers choose the grade price at the counter; changing prices, giving refunds or seeing bale costs needs the role you choose, and every change is logged with the login and the time.
Is there support for second-hand clothing sellers in Ethiopia?
Yes. Setup, product import, staff training and day-to-day support for businesses in Ethiopia are done remotely, over WhatsApp, phone and screen-share, so you talk to a real person without waiting for a visit. Prices, payments and tax records are set up for Ethiopia.
How much does second-hand clothing POS software cost in Ethiopia?
EliteTeQ starts from USD 499 per year and scales with your branches, products and users. Setup and importing your product list are free.
Bring your bale list. See your stalls on EliteTeQ.
Send your bale types, suppliers and grade prices. In a free demo you will see a bale recorded at its cost, pieces priced by grade in one tap and profit per bale and supplier, set up for Ethiopia.
Other industries you might be interested in
Trades close to yours in Ethiopia, each with the problem it sorts out first.
- Fashion and accessoriesClothing Stores POSThe medium sells out, the XXL stays?Every style as a size & colour grid
- Fashion and accessoriesBoutiques & Fabric Shops POSReordering the wrong sizes?Every size, colour & design
- Fashion and accessoriesShoe Stores POSThey need the next size up?Every style by size & colour
- General and multi-branch retailWholesalers & Distributors POSCartons, dozens and pieces in one stock?Carton, dozen & piece from one stock
- Fashion and accessoriesOutlet Stores POSStock ageing on the rails?Original, outlet & cost price on every item
- Fashion and accessoriesJewelry Stores POSCounting the trays by eye?Every piece on its own record
Tax and compliance facts for second-hand clothing shops in Ethiopia
EliteTeQ POS calculates tax on every sale and keeps the records you file, and records telebirr, CBE Birr, M-Pesa, cards and bank transfers against each sale.
Related guides for Ethiopia
- Tax records and invoicing in Ethiopia
- How customers pay in Ethiopia
- Inventory and stock control
- How to choose a POS in Ethiopia
- EliteTeQ vs Lightspeed POS
- EliteTeQ vs Square POS
- POS glossary: Retail terms
Reviewed by the EliteTeQ team.
· Second-hand Clothing Shops POS in Ethiopia