Observed arrival · 2026-10-03
Lotdesk, the phone-first auction lot book
Lotdesk is a cataloging tool for auction houses: staff record a lot’s photos, description, condition, and estimate on a phone, then print a catalog or export the sale.
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$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- Auction houses cataloging lots on site
- Worth noticing
- The phone saves each lot locally first and shows an outbox count for entries still waiting to sync.
Field notes
Lot records can hold up to 12 photographs of 3 MB each, alongside description, condition, estimate, and consignor details. The site says entries are saved on the phone before syncing and displays an outbox count; its fallback CSV has 12 columns and omits reserve and private information. The sample auction uses public-domain images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Open Access collection.
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$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
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●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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