Cost + timeline + your credentials, what do I actually pay for?

Three engagement shapes:

• Audit, $499, Fixed-fee, 5 business days, ~20 hours @ $25/hr. Catalog mix review, PC configurator depth gap analysis, pre-order queue audit, RGB ecosystem coverage, sponsor / esports partnerships, Newegg / Best Buy / Maingear competitive teardown. Written platform-fit recommendation within 24 hours of delivery. Great if you’re scoping a rebuild or stuck deciding Magento vs Shopify Plus.
• Build, $4,999, Fixed-fee, 6 weeks, ~200 hours @ $25/hr. Catalog import + Hyvä storefront + custom PC builder configurator + pre-order queue module + RGB compat attribute + sponsor codes (Refersion) + Klaviyo flows + mock RTX launch load test + go-live war-room. Best fit for $500k, $5M gaming retailers ready to migrate from Shopify or replatform.
• Custom enterprise, Quote in 24h, multi-week. Full Maingear / Origin PC-tier custom-build configurator, esports partnership platform (sponsor tiers + gift bundles + roster ops), multi-region voltage handling, B2B layer for esports orgs + university programs, Twitch / YouTube creator-marketplace integration, dedicated PM, SLA, through-cycle retainer.

Credentials:

• Adobe Certified Magento + Hyvä developer.
• 7+ years of gaming DTC builds shipped across DTC custom-PC, peripheral-only, and full-range retailers.
• Shipped the anti-scalper pre-order pattern through RTX 4090, 7900 XTX, and three Intel CPU launches with sub-1% chargeback rate.
• 4.9 average rating on Upwork (clickable testimonials on this page).

I work with one gaming hardware client at a time during build phase (6 weeks) so the work gets full attention. Ongoing retainers are $1.5k, $5k/mo for through-cycle ops.