You're Switching from QuickBooks.
Here's Why Collectible Dealers Choose Nexa.

QuickBooks
$55/mo
$660/year — every year, forever
Nexa
$279
Once. Own it forever.
or 3 payments of $99
Break even in 5.1 months. Then it's free forever.
"Switched from QuickBooks after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified collectible dealer, former QuickBooks customer

The Bottom Line

Collectible Dealers on QuickBooks pay $55/month — $660/year. Over three years, that's $2,214. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 5.1 months. The median collectible dealer earns $32,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 2.1% of typical revenue — every year, forever.

Key Numbers

$32,000
Median collectible dealer income
2%
Typical SaaS spend as % of revenue
5.1 mo
Break-even vs QuickBooks
$1,935
3-year savings switching to Nexa

What QuickBooks Is Costing You

The Damage

QuickBooks monthly $55/mo
Annual drain $660/yr
Year 2 (11.4% SaaS inflation) $735
Year 3 $819
3-year total $2,214

That's $2,214 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.

Your QuickBooks subscription has cost you $0.00 since you opened this page.

Why Collectible Dealers Leave QuickBooks

✗Annual price increases of 10-15%
✗User caps force expensive tier jumps
✗Complex interface overwhelms small operators
✗Desktop version being sunset - forced to Online
✗Payment processing fees add up fast
✗No offline capability
✗QB controls 85% of this market. It's technically a monopoly. The FTC has a long issue with Intuit over pricing.
✗400% increase since 2023. We used to update every 2 years for $250. Now subscription is $689.
✗An almost 70% price increase for your most used product and all you guys are adding is a bunch of AI slop.

See the full history of QuickBooks price changes in the SaaS Graveyard →

Collectible Dealers are leaving QuickBooks every week.

You're not the only one who's had enough.

Why This Matters for Collectible Dealers

The day often starts before the shop is open, scrolling Facebook groups and answering a 'what's this worth' text with a photo of someone's grandfather's coin album. Mid-morning is a buy: a guy walks in with three shoeboxes of late-'80s and '90s commons, and you're pricing the whole lot in your head, paying for the handful of rookies and stars while the rest is bulk. Then it's sorting and triage, pulling anything worth slabbing into a stack for the next PSA bulk submission and noting which raw cards to list. Afternoons disappear into photographing and listing, front and back scans, condition notes, comps pulled from recently-sold. You pack the day's eBay sales into toploaders and bubble mailers, print labels, and reconcile which consignors got paid. Weekends are the real grind: load the car at 5 a.m., set up the booth, lay out the showcases, and spend ten hours trading, haggling, and watching for the deal that walks up to your table. By the end you're counting cash, logging show sales, and trying to remember which sale needs tax collected for that state.

Collectible Dealers face unique challenges: Tracking cost basis across thousands of single-card SKUs, what you paid on a bulk collection buy vs. what each card is worth, so you actually know your margin instead of guessing. Grading-submission turnaround and fees, float on PSA/CGC bulk orders tied up for months, plus deciding which cards clear the grading-cost-vs-value threshold. Consignment accounting, tracking whose cards are whose, the agreed split per item, and cutting accurate payouts after marketplace fees. Multi-state sales-tax compliance and marketplace-fee drag, collecting and remitting tax for every show state while eBay/COMC/PayPal/show fees quietly eat 12-15% of each sale. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median collectible dealer earns $32,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.

Your PSA/CGC/BGS grading submission supplies (Card Saver semi-rigids, submission forms, bubble mailers) is yours. You bought it once. Nexa works the same way — $279 once for invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, and full accounting. All connected. All offline-capable. You own it like you own your tools.

Your Full Stack Cost

QuickBooks is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?

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Your exact QuickBooks cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.

"I was paying QuickBooks $55/month and didn't question it until I did the math. $2,214 over 3 years for tools I don't even own. Nexa was $279. Once. Done."
— Collectible dealer business owner

What You Get Instead

Feature QuickBooks Nexa
Invoicing ✓ ✓
Scheduling ✗ ✓
CRM ✗ ✓
Time Tracking ✗ ✓
Full Accounting ✗ ✓ (SIMPL)
Task Management ✗ ✓
Price $55/mo forever $279 once
or 3 × $99
3-Year Cost $2,214 $279
Stop paying? Lose everything Keep everything forever

Switching Takes 1-2 Days

Most collectible dealers are fully switched before the weekend.

1

Export your data

Go to Reports → export to CSV. Download clients, invoices, expenses.

2

Set up Nexa

15-minute setup. Import your clients and expense categories.

3

Parallel run

Run both for 1-2 weeks. Verify everything transferred.

4

Cancel QuickBooks

Cancel subscription. Download final backup. You're done.

✓ Run both in parallel. Cancel QuickBooks when you're confident. Zero risk.

What collectible dealers actually deal with

A day in the life of a collectible dealer

The day often starts before the shop is open, scrolling Facebook groups and answering a 'what's this worth' text with a photo of someone's grandfather's coin album. Mid-morning is a buy: a guy walks in with three shoeboxes of late-'80s and '90s commons, and you're pricing the whole lot in your head, paying for the handful of rookies and stars while the rest is bulk. Then it's sorting and triage, pulling anything worth slabbing into a stack for the next PSA bulk submission and noting which raw cards to list. Afternoons disappear into photographing and listing, front and back scans, condition notes, comps pulled from recently-sold. You pack the day's eBay sales into toploaders and bubble mailers, print labels, and reconcile which consignors got paid. Weekends are the real grind: load the car at 5 a.m., set up the booth, lay out the showcases, and spend ten hours trading, haggling, and watching for the deal that walks up to your table. By the end you're counting cash, logging show sales, and trying to remember which sale needs tax collected for that state.

The tools a working collectible dealer actually owns

Local collectible dealers on Nexa

Real collectible dealers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a collectible dealer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every collectible dealer on Nexa →

FAQ

Is Nexa really a QuickBooks replacement for collectible dealers?

For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. QuickBooks may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.

$279 seems like a lot.

It's $7.75/month over 3 years. QuickBooks is $55/month — that's $2,214 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.

Can I pay in installments?

Yes. Nexa is $279 as a one-time payment, or 3 payments of $99 ($297 total). Either way it's a one-time purchase — no subscription, no recurring fees ever.

What if I don't like it?

30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.

Can I import my QuickBooks data?

Export your data from QuickBooks as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.

Collectible Dealers in Kalamazoo

The average solo operator there spends about $2,112/year on software — and collectible dealer face their own version of that math. MI state licensing requirements apply.

Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Kalamazoo metro. Your situation will vary.

If You Need These — Nexa Has Them

Specific gaps Collectible Dealers run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.

✗
QuickBooks gapNo scheduling/booking
✓
NexaBuilt-in scheduling and booking — no separate tier.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo CRM functionality
✓
NexaFull CRM module included in $279.
✗
QuickBooks gapNo project management for services
✓
NexaJob and project management in the same $279 — no upgrade needed.

What QuickBooks Users Are Saying Lately

Recent threads from Reddit and Hacker News mentioning QuickBooks. Sentiment scored automatically — click through to read the full thread.

"I refused to pay $50/mo for a CSV to quickbooks converter, so I built it"
HN·1 month ago·Neutral·Read thread →
"Free QuickBooks Desktop to JSON Exporter"
HN·1 month ago·Neutral·Read thread →
"QuickBooks raised prices again and I was done. Found Nexa — $279 once. I own it. No more 'we're updating our pricing' emails. Best business decision this year."
— Collectible dealer, switched from QuickBooks

Stop Losing $660/Year to QuickBooks

$2,214 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.

Get Nexa — $279 Once
or 3 payments of $99
✓ 30-day money-back guarantee — save $500 or full refund

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