billcoe Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 http://www.geartrade.com Gearwhores.com link Saw this ad on Steep and Cheap which caters to us gear whores. Very few things are currently listed, although I expect that will change fast. Do any of you have any experiences with it yet? I've put this on Supertopo and RC.com as well and no bites yet. Regards: Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfinley Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 There's a good troll and flamefest about that company here: http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=11966&start=0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Flush_Amazing Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 It's not a new site at all. I sold a few items on there about 4.5 years ago. I don't know how it works now, but back then the buyer sent payment to GearTrade and then GearTrade was supposed to send the seller a check. I had to hound GearTrade to send me a check (many emails and maybe even a phone call or two, I don't remember) before they finally sent me a check. It was a pain in the ass and I decided to never do business with them again. I hope they have eliminated or improved their escrow system. It's great that they don't charge a commission, but they obviously don't get the same traffic as eBay or even craigslist probably, so in the end you probably get more money going through eBay. edit: just checked. They still do the escrow thing. I don't like the idea of them holding onto money for an item I've already mailed. As a seller, I'll be staying away from geartrade. I think the site is a dumping ground for second-rate gear manufacturers to unload excess inventory. I doubt the number of items listed will be "increasing rapidly" as you expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 http://www.geartrade.com Gearwhores.com link Saw this ad on Steep and Cheap which caters to us gear whores. Very few things are currently listed, although I expect that will change fast. Do any of you have any experiences with it yet? I've put this on Supertopo and RC.com as well and no bites yet. Regards: Bill Your the best bill. Ill try to make it on Sat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 Thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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