One of our most popular partners is GearTrade.com, who is located at the base of 3 major ski resorts in Utah. You may ask, "why are they so popular?" Well let me tell you why! GearTrade.com acts as an online consignment type shop to buy and sell your outdoor gear. You can find everything from Hiking and Camping equipment to mountain and road bikes and our favorite ski and snowboard gear. Now we know what you are saying, "that’s what eBay does" well if you haven’t noticed lately, eBay isn’t the bargain find it use to be. It’s overflowing with retailers listing their last years gear for a minimal discount.
GearTrade.com offers easy to find real deals on honestly described outdoor gear. It’s not uncommon to find Good gear at over 90% off retail! Another plus is that a lot of the gear listed on GearTrade.com comes from Backcountry.com the leader in online outdoor gear. Gear Trade has recently redone their selling process to make it super easy, they also have and iPhone app that makes it easy to snap a shot and add it to a new listing for super fast and easy listings of your old gear. We put together a quick video of just how simple it is to list your gear on GearTrade.com have a looksie.
GearChase.com took some time with Rob Reinfurt the site manager for GearTrade.com to answer a few personal questions about GearTrade.com.
Backcountry uses our service to liquidate all of their returns. The previous owners of Backcounty.com own GearTrade.com. They have always been separate entities. Backcountry.com also decrease their items prices on a daily basis which is cool. So watch for falling prices from them.
It was started in 1999. A group of gearheads, outdoornuts and entrepreneurs realized the need for a marketplace where people could buy and sell their outdoor gear.
I was not around for this. I started in 2005 when the new owners purchased the company
The challenge is getting people to list their outdoor gear. To get up, look in their closet or garage and decide to part with their unused gear then take the next step and sell it on GearTrade.
We are skiers. We all came to Utah to ski and we never left. We are consumed with the mountains.
There are so many things I do every day to grow the business. The key is really persistence and refinement of the systems. We always try to make it easier for the user.
New products are listed everyday so the people who always stay on top of our RSS feeds get the worm. If you keep checking back you are bound to score.
A few months before the season starts when people are almost thinking about it, but not quite. Like right now is a good time to get deals on ski/snowboard gear and winter outerwear.
New sports and technology keep stepping up the game. The gear right now is a big component of pushing the athletic boundaries. It is great to see. We get people involved in new sports for dirt cheap. Without our service a lot of folks would not be able to afford to say try out wakesurfing or downhill mountain biking.
Being an internet company allows us to measure a huge number of goals and stats. We can monitor 100's of metrics and we do.
I buy alot of gear. Mostly skis. I have to admit, I don't sell much gear. I hold onto my gear for friends who come into town gear-less and want to get after it.
Selling your Gear is super easy. We have streamlined the process so it only takes a few minutes. You can even use your iPhone. It's free to signup and list your gear and you only pay when your gear sells. We keep it simple for ya.
GearTrade.com dose not publish an email address for contacting them, however you can use their Contact Us form. They have always been very quick to reply. GearTrade.com customer service phone number is also not listed on their website.
Or if you feel like sending them your customer service questions via snail mail
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GearTrade.com has been an excellent partner with GearChase.com, we love displaying their daily deals on our homepage they are always very quick to sell out. If you have any questions for GearTrade.com or GearChase.com, please use our Contact Us form and we will get right back to you.