Geartrade.comReviews of geartrade.com

I found this site, and it's a gem! I've been able to sell all of my used outdoor gear for a nice chunk of change! It's helped me upgrade my skis and bindings for the upcoming season!

Bought some gear off the site, and the seller shipped within a couple days. However USPS lost my package for about 3 weeks. I reached out to GearTrade and they were super responsive, helpful, and kept me in contact with the seller in order to file claims, etc until my package finally arrived.

A few years back it was decent. You could find good stuff at a decent price. Not sure what happened but when I go on there now I see people trying to get top dollar for used gear. Occasionally I'll see people trying to sell gear for more than it would cost in a shop. I guess folks get ripped off because they don't know any better then turn around and try to do the same to someone else.

Shipping is very fast and easy to contact the owner for any request!

As a seller for around 3 months now, GearTrade is incredibly efficient and has a great UI to quickly sell and list items. I am very thorough with my pictures, descriptions, and pricing so I have not encountered any problems with either GearTrade or my customers. Be honest with your sales and receive honest customers in return :)

GearTrade's return policy limits are 72 hours from receipt. The policy may be ok for clothes or shoes that are easily inspected, but problems with items like tents or sleeping pads (leaks, etc.)may not be evident until after 72 hours. In that case, you are just left with a used, defective item with cash gone. Better to look elsewhere.

As a seller I am most disappointed with the site. I have had 5 offers on a tent which I accepted but NONE have followed thru with the purchase. Having read complaints here about buying then getting a note the item is not available I am wondering g if this is happening or whether people just can't follow thru.

I have tried to re outfit my camping and backpacking gear from this site. I have a family and kids so I wasn't looking to pay full price and gently used gear is just broken in as far as I'm concerned. However!!!, this site if you purchase from any sellers other than Backcountry, is hit or miss at best. I have had less than a 50% completion rate with my orders. When I try to contact gear trade I get the same cut and paste responses over and over again. Always , reason for cancellation: none. I am beyond disappointed with this site and will never use it again. Buyer beware. Seems like it could be an amazing concept if they procured the items from the sellers before listing them that way you would be assured when you try to purchase something through them, YOU WOULD ACTUALLY RECIEVE IT!!!!!!