Shelf to sold, without the middlemen.
The Exchange introduces verified practices and lets you deal directly. No commission, no one holding your money, no cut of the deal — ever.
List your shelf, free
Bulk-upload your slow sellers in minutes. Pick frames from our brand database so listings fill themselves in — model, RRP and a stock photo. Set your own price and condition; hide anything from practices near you.
Browse the network
Search verified practices across the UK and Ireland by brand, price, condition and distance. Every seller carries a blue tick, so you always know who you're dealing with.
Deal directly
Message the practice, agree a straight swap or pay the difference, and arrange delivery between you. Rate each other once it's done so the network stays honest.
Frames sitting on your shelf are cash you can't spend.
Free up trapped capital
The average practice holds thousands of pounds in frames that will never suit its own customers. Move them — without discounting on your own shelf and admitting the buy was a mistake.
A closed, verified club
Every member is a checked, genuine practice, marked with a blue tick. You're dealing with peers you can look up — not strangers on the open internet.
One simple membership
Listing is always free. One flat monthly fee lets you contact members and trade the whole network. No commission, no cut of your deal, ever.
Trade beyond your catchment
Send stock to practices in other markets where it will actually sell, and keep it off the shelves of the competitor two streets away.
The details, answered.
Who can join the Exchange?
Registered independent opticians and optometry practices in the UK and Ireland. We verify every practice — usually against its GOC registration and trading details — before it's approved. Chains and non-trade buyers aren't admitted.
Does it really cost nothing to list?
Yes. Listing and browsing are free for every verified member. Membership is only what lets you contact another practice and make a deal — there's no commission and we never take a cut of the trade itself.
How do payment and delivery work?
Directly between the two practices. Once you've agreed a swap or a price, you arrange payment and postage between yourselves — the Exchange doesn't hold your money or sit in the middle of the transaction.
Can I stop local competitors seeing my stock?
Yes. You can hide any listing from practices within a distance you set, so you're only trading with those outside your catchment.
What if a trade goes wrong?
Both sides rate each other after every deal, and you can report or block any member who doesn't play fair. Because everyone is a verified, named practice, accountability is built in.
There are 30 founding places. Then they're gone.
Join the practices turning shelved frames back into working capital across the UK and Ireland.
Register your practice