Exhibit 23.0


                     [SELLERS & ASSOCIATES P.C. LETTER HEAD]



                      CONSENT OF SELLERS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the Maxx  International,  Inc.
(f/k/a Area Investment and Development Company)  Registration  Statement on Form
S-8, of our report  dated  February 29,  2000,  included in Maxx  International,
Inc.'s  Form  10-KSB  for the year  ended  December  31,  1999,  filed  with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ Sellers & Associates, P.C.
SELLERS & ASSOCIATES, P.C.
August 23, 2000