Liquidation Buyers on Wave pay $16/month — $192/year. Over three years, that's $644. Nexa is $279 once. Break-even runs about 17.4 months. The median liquidation buyer earns $32,000/year, so Wave's annual cost is roughly 0.6% of typical revenue — every year, forever.
That's $644 gone. And you don't own anything. Stop paying, lose access.
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Liquidation Buyers face unique challenges: Reading a manifest and estimating real recovery rate before committing on a truckload-sized buy. Fronting large capital and freight on lots that take weeks to sort, test, and sell through. Managing freight, LTL claims, and receiving when a truckload arrives damaged or short. Moving volume fast enough across channels so warehouse space and cash aren't tied up in slow lots. On top of all that, Wave charges $16/month ($192/year) — money that comes directly from your revenue. The median liquidation buyer earns $32,000/year. Software at $192/year is a meaningful percentage of that income, every year, forever. And you do not own anything.
Your accounts on liquidation marketplaces and direct-from-retailer channels 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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| Feature | Wave | Nexa |
|---|---|---|
| Invoicing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduling | ✗ | ✓ |
| CRM | ✗ | ✓ |
| Time Tracking | ✗ | ✓ |
| Full Accounting | ✗ | ✓ (SIMPL) |
| Task Management | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price | $16/mo forever | $279 once or 3 × $99 |
| 3-Year Cost | $644 | $279 |
| Stop paying? | Lose everything | Keep everything forever |
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Her day runs on bigger numbers than a single pallet: she's buying lots and truckloads, sometimes direct from a retailer's return stream, and the first skill is reading a manifest and estimating a recovery rate, what percentage of the stated retail she'll actually realize after the damage, the dead SKUs, and the cost of moving it all. She commits real capital on that estimate, plus freight, which means a single misjudged truckload can tie up thousands for weeks. When the LTL shipment backs into the dock she's checking it against the bill of lading before she signs, because a short or damaged delivery has to be claimed at receiving or she eats it. Then the warehouse work: forklift the pallets in, break the lot down, sort by category and condition, test the electronics, and decide what sells as-is, what bundles into wholesale lots for smaller resellers, and what goes to a discount channel. The pressure is throughput and cash velocity, capital is locked in inventory until it sells, and warehouse space is finite, so a slow-moving truckload is a double cost. She works multiple channels at once, marketplace listings for the winners, bulk lots for the bread-and-butter, and a salvage outlet for the rest, all to keep the floor turning.
Real liquidation buyers near you who run their business on Nexa — book directly, no platform fee. Are you a liquidation buyer? Post your business and get found in your area — $2.99 one-time. Or browse every liquidation buyer 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 $16/month — that's $644 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.
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The average solo operator there spends about $1,800/year on software — and liquidation buyer face their own version of that math. Mexico requires CFDI electronic invoicing for all formal businesses. ISR and IVA apply. Requirements vary by country and locality. Check local regulations.
Numbers reflect typical solo operators in the Puebla metro. Your situation will vary.
Specific gaps Liquidation Buyers run into with Wave, and what Nexa does instead.
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