Name

Toolset

Legal name

주식회사 도구모음

Website

https://toolset.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Refurbished Electronics

NAICS

Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (8112), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers (423430)

SIC

Computer Peripheral Equipment, Nec (3577)

akta.pro primary industry

ITAD, Electronics Recycling & Parts Harvesting Retail (CRACAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

IT Asset Lifecycle Services (Procure-to-Retire) (BPAEAOAF), Repair, Refurbishment & Remanufacturing Services (EUAIANAB)

Keywords

• Refurbished electronics
• IT asset buyback
• Circular economy platform
• Used electronics marketplace
• Corporate IT liquidation

Headquarters

HQ city

Yeoksamdong

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. B2C Refurbished Electronics Sales: Direct sales of refurbished laptops, tablets, and desktops through owned marketplace (리퍼연구소). Company purchases used electronics, inspects/refurbishes, and resells to consumers. Revenue from margin between buyback price and retail sale price.
2. B2B Corporate IT Asset Buyback: Enterprise service for corporate IT asset liquidation. Company purchases used office equipment (laptops, tablets) from businesses, offering competitive pricing due to direct B2C resale model eliminating middle margins.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Toolset operates a circular economy platform for IT assets that purchases used and retired electronics from individuals and enterprises, refurbishes them through an 18-point hardware inspection with 3-expert cross-verification, and resells the refurbished products through dedicated B2C and B2B channels. It also runs an enterprise IT asset buyback service that handles appraisal, collection, and responsible disposal for corporate IT departments.

Product overview

Toolset operates as a circular economy platform for IT assets with three main offerings: 리퍼연구소 is the core B2C marketplace selling certified refurbished electronics (laptops, tablets, desktops) with rigorous 18-point inspection and warranty; 중고픽 serves as a B2B marketplace for small business equipment transactions; and 해피셀링 provides door-to-door pickup services. The B2B enterprise division handles large-scale IT asset acquisition from corporate clients, offering premium pricing, fast 3-week processing, and full-service support from inspection to accounting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reaper Lab (리퍼연구소) B2C Marketplace Reaper Lab is Toolset's consumer-facing online marketplace where individual buyers can purchase inspected, refurbished laptops, tablets, and desktops that have passed Toolset's 18-point hardware inspection and 3-expert cross-verification, each backed by a 3-year warranty and 2-year refund guarantee.
• Reaper Lab B2B Corporate IT Asset Buyback A dedicated corporate service under the Reaper Lab brand through which enterprise IT and procurement teams sell back retired laptops and IT equipment in bulk; Toolset handles appraisal, on-site collection, ISO 14001-compliant processing, and payment.
• Joonggo Pick (중고픽) B2B Marketplace Joonggo Pick is a B2B marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses and resellers to purchase inspected, warrantied refurbished electronics in smaller batch quantities, drawing on the same 18-point inspection and warranty infrastructure as the consumer marketplace.
• Happy Selling (해피셀링) Offline Home Pickup Happy Selling is an offline home-pickup service that collects used laptops, tablets, and desktops directly from individual sellers' homes, providing them as trade-in inventory for Toolset's refurbishment and resale pipeline.

Quantifiable outcome

• Target defect rate 0% for all inspected products
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 중고나라 (Joonggonara)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic partnership with Joonggonara, Korea's largest C2C marketplace, to launch 'Joonggonara Certified Notebooks' - introducing automotive-style certified used product model to the IT electronics market. Products feature 18-point professional inspection and AS (after-sales service) warranty, combining C2C platform reach with B2C quality assurance.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Danawa (다나와): Korea's largest electronics price-comparison and retail platform with broad consumer-electronics listings. Competes indirectly for consumer electronics demand and could expand into refurbished SKUs.
• Apple Refurbished: Apple's official certified refurbished store for Macs, iPads, and iPhones. Competes for the same consumer demand segment with OEM-backed quality and warranty, but as part of a broader product portfolio rather than a refurbished pure-play.
• Karrot / 당근마켓 (Daangn): Korea's largest hyperlocal C2C marketplace with tens of millions of MAUs in used goods including electronics. Competes for the same consumer transactions but without quality inspection or warranty — represents the C2C alternative Toolset explicitly differentiates against.
• Amazon Renewed: Amazon's certified refurbished electronics marketplace with warranty-backed listings. Operates the same quality-certified refurbished resale concept but as part of Amazon's broader commerce platform rather than a standalone refurbished specialist.

Direct peers

• Swappa: Marketplace for gently used and refurbished mobile devices and electronics with quality listings. Comparable model: certified listings, peer trust signals, and warranty/condition grading.
• Gazelle: US-based refurbished consumer electronics reseller (now part of Back Market group). Operates the same buy-refurbish-resell model with quality certification targeting consumers.
• Back Market: Global refurbished electronics marketplace operating the same B2C model — buying used devices, refurbishing them in-house, and reselling with warranty and quality guarantees. Closest direct comparator in business model and category.
• Reborn (리본): Korean refurbished device seller focused on smartphones and IT equipment with quality certification and warranty positioning. Operates a similar circular-economy thesis in the Korean market.

Regional players

• Bunjang (번개장터): Major Korean C2C marketplace for secondhand goods including IT equipment. Competes for used-electronics transactions and is geographically focused on Korea; lacks certification/warranty infrastructure.

Others

• Joonggonara (중고나라): Korea's largest dedicated used-goods C2C platform and Toolset's flagship channel partner for the 'Joonggonara Certified Notebooks' line. Functions simultaneously as partner (distribution) and as adjacent competitor in C2C used electronics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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