u/BuyGroup

Most businesses still buy like it’s 2003.
One person orders office supplies. Another orders janitorial. Another orders IT gear. Different vendors. Different prices. Different timing. Nobody knows total demand until after the money is already spent.
Pooling demand before ordering flips that model.
Instead of 20 people making 20 small purchases, you coordinate demand first, then go to market with leverage. That changes everything:
Better pricing from volume
More negotiating power with suppliers
Cleaner forecasting
Fewer duplicate purchases
Better visibility into spend
Easier standardization across teams/locations
Ability to run RFQs with real volume behind them
And the crazy part is the internet should have solved this years ago. We coordinate rides, food delivery, hotel pricing, even social networks in real time — but a lot of businesses still buy operational products in fragmented silos.
The companies that figure out how to organize demand before the order happens are probably going to have a massive advantage on indirect spend over the next few years.

BuyGroup (BG) is building hosted product pages where creators can have their own unique URL/code tied to products they promote.
A few ways it could work:
• Run group-buy deals where pricing improves as more followers join
• Launch pre-sales to measure real demand before placing supplier orders
• Create limited-time drops for your community
• Offer exclusive pricing tied to your personal code/link
• Test products without carrying inventory yourself
Instead of hoping a product hits, you can actually see demand building live.
Could be interesting for:
TikTok creators
Instagram influencers
YouTube channels
Affiliate marketers
Niche communities
Amazon storefront creators
The bigger the coordinated demand, the better the pricing leverage becomes.
Curious whether influencers would actually use something like this or if affiliate links are still the easier path.

In a lot of companies, buying is spread across teams, locations, or departments.
Which sounds flexible… until you see:
The same product bought at different prices
Multiple vendors for no clear reason
Zero visibility into total spend
Missed opportunities to combine volume
But centralizing everything isn’t perfect either—it can slow things down and frustrate teams.
So what’s the reality?
Is decentralized purchasing necessary… or just an expensive habit no one’s fixed?
Curious how others are handling it.