Antique Dealers on Wave pay $19/month — $228/year. Over three years, that's $684. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 14.7 months. The median antique dealer earns $38,000/year, so Wave's annual cost is roughly 0.6% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $684 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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You're not the only one who's had enough.
Antique Dealers face unique challenges: Tracking provenance and cost basis on unique one-of-a-kind items. Managing booth rent plus online sales plus show fees. Cash transactions at shows with no paper trail. Insurance valuation for high-value inventory. On top of all that, Wave charges $19/month ($228/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median antique dealer earns $38,000/year. Software at $228/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your Reference guides and price databases 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.
Wave is just one piece. What else are you losing money on?
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Your exact Wave cost, full stack total, and what switching saves. 10 seconds.
| Feature | Wave | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✓ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Works offline | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $19/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $684 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
Most antique dealers are fully switched before the weekend.
Go to Settings → Data Export. Download customers, invoices, transactions, and accounts.
15-minute setup. Import your client list and bank transactions from CSV.
Run both for 1-2 weeks. Re-create recurring invoices in Nexa and check your bank imports.
Cancel paid features. Your free account data stays accessible for records.
Buying well is the whole business. I'm at estate sales, auctions and house calls most weeks, looking at hundreds of items to find the few worth buying: furniture with original finish, pottery with the right maker's marks, silver, lighting, and the occasional piece nobody else recognised. Knowledge is my inventory; I need to know what's real, what's reproduction, what's been repaired, and what similar pieces have actually sold for recently. Most items need something before they're sellable: cleaning, gentle restoration that doesn't destroy the value, and research into the maker and the date. I sell from a booth in an antique mall, where I pay rent and a commission on sales, plus online listings for pieces that need a wider audience, which means careful photos, measurements and honest condition notes. Shipping large or fragile items is its own skill and cost. I keep records of what I paid and when for every piece, because inventory can sit for months, and I'm constantly deciding what to discount to keep the booth fresh.
Real antique dealers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you an antique dealer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every antique dealer on Nexa →
For solo operators and small teams (1-5), yes. Nexa includes invoicing, scheduling, CRM, time tracking, task management, and full accounting. Wave may be better if you have a large team (10+) or need enterprise-specific features.
It's $7.75/month over 3 years. Wave is $19/month — that's $684 over 3 years. Which is more? And if you'd rather split it, Nexa is also available as 3 payments of $99.
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.
30-day money-back guarantee. Full refund. If Nexa doesn't save you $500 in year one, you get every penny back.
Export your data from Wave as CSV, import into Nexa in about 5 minutes.
The average solo operator there spends about $1,900/year on software — and antique dealer face their own version of that math. Missouri income tax up to 4.8%. St. Louis City imposes a 1% earnings tax on all workers. Illinois side has separate 4.95% state tax. St. Louis City and County are separate jurisdictions with different licensing. Missouri contractors need registration for projects over $5,000.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the St. Louis metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Antique Dealers run into with Wave, and what Nexa does instead.
If you want to compare notes or see how other antique dealers are running their tools, here's where the conversation happens.
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