CASE STUDY
REVERE AUCTIONS
Custom Technology for a 300-Year-Old Industry
DIGITAL | CUSTOM SOFTWARE | AI
THE CHALLENGE
Revere Auctions had built a reputation as a boutique auction house specializing in high-end fine art, jewelry, and collectibles. But as their business grew, they faced a common challenge for specialized firms: their operational technology hadn’t kept pace with their ambitions.
Their initial website needed a complete overhaul to properly represent their expertise and serve as a foundation for growth. Beyond that, they were managing increasingly complex workflows—listing items across multiple auction platforms, processing invoices, coordinating inventory, and handling specialized item processing tasks that consumed significant staff time. Each of these pain points represented not just inefficiency, but hours of manual work that kept their team from focusing on what they do best: connecting collectors with exceptional pieces.
THE PROCESS
Our work with Revere began with a website project and evolved into an ongoing technology partnership spanning more than five years. Rather than delivering a single solution and moving on, we’ve worked alongside their team to identify opportunities for improvement and build the digital infrastructure needed to support their growth—one strategic project at a time.
1. Digital Foundation
We started by rebuilding their website to properly showcase their expertise and collections. This wasn’t just about aesthetics—it was about creating a scalable platform that could serve as the backbone for their digital presence and support the operational integrations they’d need as they grew.
3. Operations Optimization
We worked closely with their team to understand their daily operational challenges and built custom solutions for their invoicing and payment processing systems. By creating tools tailored specifically to how auction houses work, we helped eliminate manual processes that had become bottlenecks as their volume increased.
2. Multi-Platform Integration
As Revere expanded their reach, they needed to list items efficiently across multiple auction platforms including Live Auctioneers and others. We built integration systems that streamlined their inventory management and listing workflows, eliminating duplicate data entry and reducing the friction of managing a multi-platform presence.
4. Proprietary Automation
Most recently, we’ve developed custom software incorporating AI and automation to handle specialized item processing workflows. These proprietary tools give Revere a competitive advantage by dramatically reducing the time required for tasks that previously demanded significant manual effort—allowing their experts to focus on curation and client relationships rather than administrative work.
THE RESULT
The impact of our partnership extends beyond any single project. Revere has experienced significant growth over the past four years, and their digital infrastructure has scaled seamlessly alongside that expansion. The custom tools we’ve built have freed up hours of staff time daily, directly improving their operational efficiency and bottom line.
More importantly, we’ve helped them build a technology foundation that doesn’t just solve today’s problems—it positions them to take advantage of new opportunities as they arise. Each project has informed the next, creating a compound effect where improvements to one area of their operations unlock possibilities in others.
THE TAKEAWAY
Transformation doesn’t always come from a single comprehensive project. Sometimes the most effective approach is to start with a solid foundation and build incrementally—solving real problems as they emerge and compounding improvements over time.
Our ongoing partnership with Revere demonstrates the value of working with a technology partner who understands your business deeply enough to anticipate needs and move quickly when opportunities arise. By combining strategic thinking with hands-on implementation, we’ve helped them modernize a traditional industry without losing the specialized expertise that makes them exceptional.
We engaged Quarterdeck initially to deepen the functionality of our website. The quality and speed of their work was so impressive that they have now built fantastic custom solutions for our invoicing and inventory management systems which seamlessly integrate with payment processing. Our investment in their work pays dividends daily and has freed up hours a day of staff time.