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Jason G
(JasonG) - F

Locale: iceberg lake
Good BPL Gear swap alternatives? on 02/11/2012 18:33:25 MST Print View

What are some other good forums/sites to buy/sell gear?
Phillip Colelli
(pdcolelli42)

Locale: AT, follow@ www.thruperspective.com
Re: Good BPL Gear swap alternatives? on 02/11/2012 18:59:24 MST Print View

I think whiteblaze has a buy/sell forum but I've heard it's nowhere near as good as this one. BPL I believe will have far more traffic than any other buy/sell IMHO.
Nick Gatel
(ngatel) - MLife

Locale: Southern California
Re: Good BPL Gear swap alternatives? on 02/11/2012 19:48:00 MST Print View

eBay has millions of visitors everyday.
drowning in spam
(leaftye) - F

Locale: SoCal
 		Re: Good BPL Gear swap alternatives? on 02/11/2012 19:52:10 MST Print View

http://mountainproject.com/v/for-sale--wanted/103989416
http://www.mec.ca/AST/ContentPrimary/Community/GearSwap.jsp
http://www.nwhikers.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=5
http://www.geartrade.com/
http://cascadeclimbers.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/forums/10/1/The_Yard_Sale
http://www.summitpost.org/phpBB3/classifieds-f38.html

And Whiteblaze/Hammockforums of course.
Curtis B.
(rutilate) - MLife

Locale: New England
gear swap alternatives on 02/11/2012 22:20:39 MST Print View

I've looked at a number of other alternatives and have continued to come back here. There is far more traffic, prices are better than ebay, and stuff sells. And there is plenty of high-end stuff to buy.

If you bought/sold more than a handful of items, it'd be worth the yearly membership fee just for access to buyers and more great gear!
Dustin Short
(upalachango) - MLife
Re: gear swap alternatives on 02/11/2012 22:31:46 MST Print View

Yeah, BPL seems to be the best, it's a legitimate "gear swap" as opposed to a used gear lot.

Geartrade though is pretty awesome for buying gear. Backcountry sells A LOT of their returned items there. Some items are pretty beat up but often times it'll just be missing the tags and otherwise new, for huge savings.