ɹˈiːsəntli, ɡɹˈuːp bˈaɪɪŋ hˈæzbiːn tˈeɪkən ˈɑːnlaɪn ɪn nˈuːmɚɹəs fˈɔːɹmz, ɔːlðˈoʊ ɡɹˈuːp bˈaɪz pɹˈaɪɚ tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn jˈuːʒuːəli ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə ðə ɡɹˈuːpɪŋ ʌv ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl pɹˈɑːdʌkts fɚðə hˈoʊlseɪl mˈɑːɹkɪt ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn tʃˈaɪnə.
Recently, group buying has been taken online in numerous forms, although group buys prior to 2009 usually referred to the grouping of industrial products for the wholesale market (especially in China).