"Switched from QuickBooks after the last price increase. Nexa does everything I needed for $279. Wish I'd done it sooner."
— Verified trading card dealer, former QuickBooks customer
The Bottom Line
Trading Card 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 trading card dealer earns $35,000/year, so QuickBooks's annual cost is roughly 1.9% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
Key Numbers
$35,000
Median trading card 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 Trading Card 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.
Trading Card Dealers are leaving QuickBooks every week.
You're not the only one who's had enough.
Why This Matters for Trading Card Dealers
You ripped a $500 hobby box and hit a rookie auto worth $300. The rest of the cards are worth maybe $100 total. You send the auto to PSA for $50 grading. If it comes back a 10, it's worth $800. A 9 is $300. You've got $2,000 in cards at PSA right now with 3-month turnaround. Your eBay store has 400 listings. Tracking cost basis per card from box breaks requires math your spreadsheet can't handle.
Trading Card Dealers face unique challenges: Cost basis tracking on box breaks and case breaks. Grading costs and turnaround times affecting cash flow. Price volatility based on player performance and rookie seasons. Platform fees across eBay, COMC, and direct sales. On top of all that, QuickBooks charges $55/month ($660/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median trading card dealer earns $35,000/year. Software at $660/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Card sleeves, top loaders, and storage boxes 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."
— Trading card 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 trading card 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 trading card dealers actually deal with
Cost basis tracking on box breaks and case breaks
Grading costs and turnaround times affecting cash flow
Price volatility based on player performance and rookie seasons
Platform fees across eBay, COMC, and direct sales
A day in the life of a trading card dealer
You ripped a $500 hobby box and hit a rookie auto worth $300. The rest of the cards are worth maybe $100 total. You send the auto to PSA for $50 grading. If it comes back a 10, it's worth $800. A 9 is $300. You've got $2,000 in cards at PSA right now with 3-month turnaround. Your eBay store has 400 listings. Tracking cost basis per card from box breaks requires math your spreadsheet can't handle.
The tools a working trading card dealer actually owns
Card sleeves, top loaders, and storage boxes
PSA/BGS grading submissions
Shipping supplies for graded cards
Display cases for shows
Why trading card dealers leave the big platforms
quickbooks: $55/month for tracking card breaks. Most individual card profits are $5-20. The software costs more than most of your sales.
wave: Can't handle the volume. 400 eBay listings, each needing individual cost basis from different box breaks.
Where trading card dealers actually talk shop
r/baseballcards (Reddit)
r/sportscards (Reddit)
r/pokemontcg (Reddit)
r/footballcards (Reddit)
Blowout Forums (Forum)
PSA Card Forum (Forum)
Beckett Forums (Forum)
Jabs Family (YouTube)
Local trading card dealers on Nexa
Real trading card dealers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee.
Are you a trading card dealer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time.
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FAQ
Is Nexa really a QuickBooks replacement for trading card 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.
Trading Card Dealers in Nampa
The average solo operator there spends about $2,280/year on software — and trading card dealer face their own version of that math. ID state licensing requirements apply.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Nampa metro. Your situation will vary.
If You Need These — Nexa Has Them
Specific gaps Trading Card Dealers run into with QuickBooks, and what Nexa does instead.
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QuickBooks gapNo scheduling/booking
✓
NexaBuilt-in scheduling and booking — no separate tier.
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QuickBooks gapNo CRM functionality
✓
NexaFull CRM module included in $279.
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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"
"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."
— Trading card dealer, switched from QuickBooks
Stop Losing $660/Year to QuickBooks
$2,214 over 3 years. Or $279 once (or 3 × $99). Own your tools.