diff --git a/gratipay/models/package/__init__.py b/gratipay/models/package/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2..4b96fe449a 100644
--- a/gratipay/models/package/__init__.py
+++ b/gratipay/models/package/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+from gratipay.models.team import Team
+
+from postgres.orm import Model
+
+class Package(Model):
+    """Represent a gratipackage. :-)
+    """
+
+    typname = 'packages'
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, Package):
+            return False
+        return self.id == other.id
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        if not isinstance(other, Package):
+            return True
+        return self.id != other.id
+
+    # Constructors
+    # ============
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_id(cls, id):
+        """Return an existing package based on id.
+        """
+        return cls._from_thing("id", id)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_team_slug(cls, slug):
+        """Return an existing package based on team's slug.
+        """
+        return cls._from_thing("team", slug)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _from_thing(cls, thing, value):
+        assert thing in ("id", "team")
+        return cls.db.one("""
+
+            SELECT packages.*::packages
+              FROM packages
+             WHERE {}=%s
+
+        """.format(thing), (value,))
+
+    @classmethod
+    def insert(cls, owner, **fields):
+        return cls.db.one("""
+
+            INSERT INTO packages
+                        (package_manager_id, name, description,
+                         long_description, long_description_raw,
+                         long_description_type)
+                 VALUES (%(package_manager_id)s, %(name)s, %(description)s,
+                         %(long_description)s, %(long_description_raw)s,
+                         %(long_description_type)s)
+              RETURNING packages.*::packages
+
+        """, fields)
+
+    def set_team(self, team):
+        """ Set team for a package.
+        """
+        if not isinstance(team, Team):
+            raise NotAllowed("Not a team!")
+        elif team.is_closed:
+            raise NotAllowed("team is closed")
+        elif not team.is_approved:
+            raise NotAllowed("team not approved")
+
+        package_id = self.id
+        slug = team.slug
+        with self.db.get_cursor() as c:
+            # TODO add event
+            c.run("""
+                UPDATE packages
+                   SET team=%(slug)s
+                 WHERE id=%(package_id)s
+            """, locals())
+        self.set_attributes(team=team)
+
+
+class NotAllowed(Exception):
+    pass