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Market-Leading Operation Serving Central Texas
$1M+ Revenue | 220 Recurring Mailboxes | 27% Year-Over-Year Growth | Market-Leading Crating & Freight Platform
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Rare opportunity to acquire one of Central Texas' premier packing, shipping, freight, custom crating, and mailbox businesses.
Located in one of Austin's most affluent and desirable trade areas, the company has built an outstanding reputation for customer service, specialized crating expertise, and complex freight solutions that many competitors cannot replicate. The business serves both residential and commercial customers and has become a trusted provider for shipping artwork, antiques, furniture, collectibles, electronics, industrial equipment, and other high-value items.
Unlike traditional shipping stores that rely heavily on retail merchandise sales, this operation generates the majority of its revenue from higher-value services, including packing, shipping, freight logistics, custom crating, and recurring mailbox rentals. The result is a diversified business with multiple revenue streams, recurring income, strong customer loyalty, and meaningful barriers to entry.
Revenue exceeded $1M+ in 2025 and is tracking 27% ahead of the prior year, driven by growth in custom crating and freight services.
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Market-Leading Operation: Recognized for expertise, professionalism, customer service, and specialized shipping solutions.
$1M+ Annual Revenue: Established business with a proven operating history and strong financial performance.
27% Year-Over-Year Growth: Revenue through May 2026 is approximately 27% ahead of the same period in 2025.
Specialized Crating & Freight Platform: Custom crate construction and freight capabilities allow the business to serve projects many competitors cannot accommodate.
Stable Recurring Revenue: Approximately 220 occupied mailboxes generate predictable recurring income.
Diversified Customer Base: No customer represents more than 5% of revenue.
11,800+ Customer Database: Significant opportunities for repeat business, targeted marketing, and customer reactivation.
Experienced Team & Long-Term Lease: Trained staff in place and lease extends through September 2028.
SPECIALIZED CRATING & FREIGHT CAPABILITIES
A key differentiator is the company's custom crating and freight operation. The business designs and builds custom shipping crates and regularly handles oversized, fragile, and high-value shipments. Average freight projects generate approximately $2,000 in revenue, while larger projects have approached $9,000. Management reports completing approximately eight freight projects per month.
The expertise, processes, and reputation required to perform these services create a significant competitive advantage.
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Significant opportunities remain for a growth-oriented buyer:
•Introduce virtual mailbox services (currently at zero)
•Expand commercial account development
•Leverage the 11,800+ customer database
•Increase marketing of freight and custom crating services
•Develop referral relationships with galleries, designers, movers, and estate liquidators
•Expand digital marketing and lead generation
•Grow freight and logistics services throughout the Austin market
•Increase recurring commercial shipping relationships
PREMIER ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITY
Businesses combining market leadership, recurring revenue, specialized expertise, strong financial performance, and demonstrated growth rarely become available.
This company offers the stability of recurring mailbox revenue, the higher-margin economics of custom crating and freight services, and meaningful opportunities for future expansion in one of the nation's fastest-growing markets.
For the right buyer, this represents far more than a shipping business—it is an opportunity to acquire a market-leading operation with recurring revenue, specialized capabilities, an established customer base, and substantial growth potential.
$1M+ Revenue | 220 Recurring Mailboxes | 27% Year-Over-Year Growth | Market-Leading Crating & Freight Platform
BUSINESS OVERVIEW
Rare opportunity to acquire one of Central Texas' premier packing, shipping, freight, custom crating, and mailbox businesses.
Located in one of Austin's most affluent and desirable trade areas, the company has built an outstanding reputation for customer service, specialized crating expertise, and complex freight solutions that many competitors cannot replicate. The business serves both residential and commercial customers and has become a trusted provider for shipping artwork, antiques, furniture, collectibles, electronics, industrial equipment, and other high-value items.
Unlike traditional shipping stores that rely heavily on retail merchandise sales, this operation generates the majority of its revenue from higher-value services, including packing, shipping, freight logistics, custom crating, and recurring mailbox rentals. The result is a diversified business with multiple revenue streams, recurring income, strong customer loyalty, and meaningful barriers to entry.
Revenue exceeded $1M+ in 2025 and is tracking 27% ahead of the prior year, driven by growth in custom crating and freight services.
INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Market-Leading Operation: Recognized for expertise, professionalism, customer service, and specialized shipping solutions.
$1M+ Annual Revenue: Established business with a proven operating history and strong financial performance.
27% Year-Over-Year Growth: Revenue through May 2026 is approximately 27% ahead of the same period in 2025.
Specialized Crating & Freight Platform: Custom crate construction and freight capabilities allow the business to serve projects many competitors cannot accommodate.
Stable Recurring Revenue: Approximately 220 occupied mailboxes generate predictable recurring income.
Diversified Customer Base: No customer represents more than 5% of revenue.
11,800+ Customer Database: Significant opportunities for repeat business, targeted marketing, and customer reactivation.
Experienced Team & Long-Term Lease: Trained staff in place and lease extends through September 2028.
SPECIALIZED CRATING & FREIGHT CAPABILITIES
A key differentiator is the company's custom crating and freight operation. The business designs and builds custom shipping crates and regularly handles oversized, fragile, and high-value shipments. Average freight projects generate approximately $2,000 in revenue, while larger projects have approached $9,000. Management reports completing approximately eight freight projects per month.
The expertise, processes, and reputation required to perform these services create a significant competitive advantage.
GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
Significant opportunities remain for a growth-oriented buyer:
•Introduce virtual mailbox services (currently at zero)
•Expand commercial account development
•Leverage the 11,800+ customer database
•Increase marketing of freight and custom crating services
•Develop referral relationships with galleries, designers, movers, and estate liquidators
•Expand digital marketing and lead generation
•Grow freight and logistics services throughout the Austin market
•Increase recurring commercial shipping relationships
PREMIER ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITY
Businesses combining market leadership, recurring revenue, specialized expertise, strong financial performance, and demonstrated growth rarely become available.
This company offers the stability of recurring mailbox revenue, the higher-margin economics of custom crating and freight services, and meaningful opportunities for future expansion in one of the nation's fastest-growing markets.
For the right buyer, this represents far more than a shipping business—it is an opportunity to acquire a market-leading operation with recurring revenue, specialized capabilities, an established customer base, and substantial growth potential.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 10
- Employees
- 5 Full-time
- Facilities & Assets
- The business operates from an approximately 1,300-square-foot facility in one of Austin's most affluent neighborhoods and is being offered as a turnkey operation. Included in the sale are the furniture, fixtures, equipment, point-of-sale systems, mailbox infrastructure, security systems, customer database of approximately 11,800 customers, established operating systems, vendor relationships, goodwill, and the valuable Austin Crate custom crating and freight platform. The business also benefits from 220 occupied mailboxes that generate recurring revenue and a lease extending through September 2028.
- Market Outlook / Competition
- The Austin market remains one of the strongest and fastest-growing metropolitan areas in the United States, benefiting from continued population growth, business expansion, and a highly educated, affluent customer base. Demand for professional packing, shipping, freight, and mailbox services remains healthy, particularly among businesses, professionals, remote workers, and residents relocating to and from the area. While the company competes with national carriers, few competitors possess the company's combination of custom crating expertise, freight capabilities, established reputation, and significant recurring mailbox revenue. These specialized capabilities create meaningful differentiation and position the business as a preferred provider for high-value, oversized, fragile, and complex shipments that many competitors are unable or unwilling to handle.
- Opportunities for Growth
- Despite its strong performance, the business offers numerous opportunities for future growth. A new owner could expand commercial account development among local businesses and professional service firms, implement virtual mailbox services -- which are not currently offered -- to create an additional high-margin recurring revenue stream, and leverage the company's database of more than 11,800 customers through targeted email marketing, promotions, and customer retention campaigns. Additional opportunities include increasing digital marketing efforts, developing referral relationships with art galleries, interior designers, movers, estate liquidators, and furniture retailers, and further expanding the company's custom crating, freight, and specialty shipping services throughout the Austin metropolitan area. These initiatives provide a clear pathway to accelerate revenue growth while enhancing profitability and recurring revenue.
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Leased
- Building Sq. Ft.
- 1,300
- Rent
- $5,334.00 per month
- Lease Expiration
- 9/30/2028
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Retirement
- Transition Support
- The Seller is committed to facilitating a smooth and successful transition. The Buyer will first receive comprehensive franchise training through ANNEX Brands at its corporate headquarters, covering operations, systems, marketing, customer service, and best practices. Following completion of the ANNEX training, the Seller will provide hands-on training at the store to ensure the Buyer is comfortable with day-to-day operations, specialized services, freight coordination, mailbox management, and the custom crating business. In addition, the Seller will remain available for a reasonable post-closing period to provide telephone and email support, answer questions, and assist with the transition as needed. This combination of franchise training, on-site operational training, and post-closing support is designed to help the Buyer assume ownership with confidence and minimize transition risk.
Listing Info
- ID
- 2515063
- Listing Views
- 186
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