GearTrade.com - Buy and Sell Used Travel & Adventure Gear
Posted on November 4, 2013 by
What is almost as good as getting new gear? Making money on your old gear. And of course, the funds gained from clearing out your old gear can be put toward your new stuff. Which might make your significant other slightly less upset. You can go the eBay route; but I can't be the only one who only grudgingly uses that site occasionally, and only because there is no good alternative yet. You could also risk the possibility of being scammed, robbed, or haggled down by using Craigslist. Plus you're limited to a smaller market size of just locals.
If only there was a place specifically for travel and adventure junkies to buy, sell, and swap used gear. Well, now there is - Geartrade.com. So, what is Geartrade.com all about?
2. The site is specifically focused on travel and adventure gear.
3. There are no listing or image fees. Geartrade takes a standard 12% cut of the selling price.
4. Geartrade handles all of the customer service stuff. They tell you where to ship your item when it sells.
5. Though there are buyer protections (72 hours to return an item, and ONLY in the case of misrepresented info or shipping damage), they aren't as draconian against sellers as much as eBay has become.
6. It's not auction style, and there's no time limit for the listing.
7. If you're a seller, there's not much competition... yet. I did notice Backcountry.com is one of the most active sellers, with some good deals on closeout and returned items.
8. You can see what the savings under retail an item is being sold for, but... see the down side.
2. Payment isn't sent for at least 2-4 weeks, and by check.
3. The site looks and works decent, but there are some small gripes: sorting lists aren't alphabetized; there's no option to find sellers or to see sold items; and if you're adding an item by a brand not in the system, you have to submit it and wait a full day to complete the listing. Also, almost identical items have to be listed separately - which besides more work for sellers, is not much of a problem with the small number of items being sold right now, but might be messy looking if the site catches on.
4. The retail price is shown, but it's up to the seller to enter. Can they can remember that or enter it honestly? And how is this meaningful with a 3 of 4 year old item? Geartrade should probably add a Model Year entry.
Check out the Geartrade video below for more info on how to list your gear. And excuse me while I go digging through my closet for stuff I don't need anymore.
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If only there was a place specifically for travel and adventure junkies to buy, sell, and swap used gear. Well, now there is - Geartrade.com. So, what is Geartrade.com all about?
The Up Side (+)
1. It's not eBay! Well, I guess that could probably be mentioned in the Down Side section, too.2. The site is specifically focused on travel and adventure gear.
3. There are no listing or image fees. Geartrade takes a standard 12% cut of the selling price.
4. Geartrade handles all of the customer service stuff. They tell you where to ship your item when it sells.
5. Though there are buyer protections (72 hours to return an item, and ONLY in the case of misrepresented info or shipping damage), they aren't as draconian against sellers as much as eBay has become.
6. It's not auction style, and there's no time limit for the listing.
7. If you're a seller, there's not much competition... yet. I did notice Backcountry.com is one of the most active sellers, with some good deals on closeout and returned items.
8. You can see what the savings under retail an item is being sold for, but... see the down side.
The Down Side (-)
1. As with any upstart community based website, not many people know about it yet so there aren't many items listed.2. Payment isn't sent for at least 2-4 weeks, and by check.
3. The site looks and works decent, but there are some small gripes: sorting lists aren't alphabetized; there's no option to find sellers or to see sold items; and if you're adding an item by a brand not in the system, you have to submit it and wait a full day to complete the listing. Also, almost identical items have to be listed separately - which besides more work for sellers, is not much of a problem with the small number of items being sold right now, but might be messy looking if the site catches on.
4. The retail price is shown, but it's up to the seller to enter. Can they can remember that or enter it honestly? And how is this meaningful with a 3 of 4 year old item? Geartrade should probably add a Model Year entry.
Check out the Geartrade video below for more info on how to list your gear. And excuse me while I go digging through my closet for stuff I don't need anymore.
LIST your Skis & Snowboards at GearTrade.com! No FEES Click Here for Details!.
Climbers - SELL your Climbing Gear at GearTrade.com, No Listing Fees! Click for Details!
