A Washington, D.C. non-profit buying alliance for independent sellers
Founded MMXXVI Washington, D.C. A Non-Profit Alliance

Your buying power,
multiplied.

EXBA turns thousands of independent American sellers into one buyer — with the scale to negotiate hard and stand up to the overseas mega-sellers who flood the market and manipulate the price.

Alone, you take the price. Together, we set it.

The problem

You pay retail. The giants pay wholesale.

That's the squeeze most sellers can't fix on their own — and it isn't the only one. Overseas mega-sellers buy at a scale that lets them undercut you and control the price. EXBA pools thousands of independent American sellers into a single buyer, so your costs fall toward wholesale and you finally have the room to compete.

What we buy together

Six places the Alliance moves the price.

Each vertical is championed by a founding member and negotiated for the whole group. You opt into what fits your business.

I

Group Sourcing

Pooled manufacturing and landed cost on the products you already sell.

II

Software & SaaS

Group rates on the listing, advertising, and analytics tools you run every day.

III

Parcel & Shipping

Blended-volume rates with the carriers that move your orders.

IV

Freight & 3PL

Container, drayage, and fulfillment priced at alliance scale.

V

Supplies & Services

Packaging, prep, photography, and the services every seller buys.

VI

Capital & Insurance

Working capital and coverage on terms set for the group.

The math

Solve for X.

X is your annual saving. Tell us what you spend each month; the Alliance solves for the rest. Figures are illustrative ranges, not a quote.

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Your X — estimated annual saving
$0
per year, across the Alliance's group rates
Advertising software · ~25%$0
Other SaaS · ~20%$0
Shipping & parcel · ~15%$0
Supplies · ~10%$0
Illustrative only. Actual savings depend on your current contracts, volume, and the programs you opt into. Not an offer or guarantee.

Our charter

The EXBA Constitution.

A covenant, not a contract — the principles every member carries. It is the reason an alliance of rivals can trust one another in the buying room.

Alone, each of us pays retail to run a business; together, we command the scale of the giants we compete against. We pool our demand without surrendering our independence — and we share what we save.

THE TEN PRINCIPLES
I
We rise together, or not at all.
II
We cooperate in the buying room and compete in the open market.
III
A deal struck is a deal kept.
IV
The Alliance buys for you; it does not own you.
V
What we save belongs to those who saved it.
VI
Give to the table before you take from it.
VII
We win by being better buyers, not by cutting corners.
VIII
Built for the independent American seller.
IX
Selective at the door, generous inside.
X
Officers change; principles do not.

From the membership

What members are saving.

Founding-member stories from across the country — independent sellers buying as one.

−25%

We were spending a fortune on our ad-management software. Through EXBA's group rate, we pay 25% less for the exact same platform — and that drops straight to profit.

MR
Marcus Reed
Founder, Tidewater Goods · Richmond, VA
−18%

Our parcel rates hadn't moved in three years. The Alliance renegotiated them in a single month — same carriers, better number.

DC
Danielle Carter
Carter & Co. Home · Columbus, OH

I get enterprise pricing on sourcing and still run my brand exactly how I want. That's the whole point — buy together, compete on my own terms.

GH
Greg Halvorsen
North Pine Outfitters · Minneapolis, MN

It's the first room where independent sellers actually buy as one. Membership paid for itself inside the first quarter.

SA
Sofia Alvarez
Lumen Home Brands · Austin, TX

Membership

Apply to join the Alliance.

Membership is for sellers, and trust is the currency of this alliance. The surest way in is a referral from a member — or request an invitation, and we'll review it.

Invited by — nice. Finish your details below.

Vendors, agencies, and service providers cannot join as members — but can apply separately as partners.

Your information is kept private. We never sell or share it, and use it only to contact you about EXBA membership.

You're on the list.

Welcome to the founding cohort. We'll be in touch as the first buying programs go live.