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    USA Duane Hall
    BPL Member

    @hikerduane

    Locale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada

    With sales on new gear now, sellers better lower prices, especially when new can be had for only a few bucks more. Buyer beware.
    Duane

    #1860543
    K C
    BPL Member

    @kalebc

    Locale: South West

    Yea, I saw some montbell gear that was selling for more than you could get it on cleansnipe. But… Cottage gear deals will always live on as they almost never get discounted.

    #1860547
    Dave T
    Member

    @davet

    Yes, it seems like there are more sellers trying to get higher prices (i.e. at "new gear on sale" prices) for their gear.

    Back in the day, BPL Gear Swap seemed like a smaller set of folks selling gear at more reasonable, used prices, maybe with more of a "glad it's going to a good home with a fellow fourm member" vibe.

    That's my thought, at least.

    Of course, we don't have to buy, but ~high prices and bump/bump/bump threads are a little annoying!

    #1860549
    Greg F
    BPL Member

    @gregf

    Locale: Canadian Rockies

    The market sets the rate. If people can't sell here or elsewhere then they will have to lower their price. Let the market set the rate. I don't see anything wrong with that.

    Sellers should start high and slowly lower prices. Buyers should only buy at a price they are comfortable. Beyond that who cares.

    #1860573
    drowning in spam
    Member

    @leaftye

    Locale: SoCal

    Perhaps people are trying to recoup their membership fees?

    #1860578
    David McBride
    Member

    @vintagegent

    Locale: Galveston TX

    "Of course, we don't have to buy, but ~high prices and bump/bump/bump threads are a little annoying!"

    I agree that the bumping of sale threads has become an annoyance. I'm on another forum (non backpacking) with a selling subforum, and, in order to bump your thread, you have to reduce your asking price by at least 5%.

    #1860591
    James holden
    BPL Member

    @bearbreeder-2

    the ads from gear buyer below the posts have a very positive effect IMO … basically if yr price is more or not much less than the gear buyer price, yr scrued

    the ads are advantageous to the buyers in gear swap … and to BPL who is likely seeing some sales as a result of it

    #1860713
    USA Duane Hall
    BPL Member

    @hikerduane

    Locale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada

    I've posted wtb ads when I was able for old stoves and cruise the adds for gear, mostly stoves. I now visit BPL quite a bit for info and still looking for stuff to buy, never know. The most active buy/sell place I know of outside CL and eBay.
    Duane

    #1860735
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    Why do people sell so much stuff? I have only sold two pieces of gear on BPL in several years. One was a BPL Thorofare shirt that did not live up to Ryan Jordan's hype. I sold it when someone posted a WTB. The second item I sold was when I somehow accidentally ordered a under-quilt from Tim Marshall, instead of a regular quilt.

    Maybe folks should quit buying stuff they don't need or research gear a little further? Most of the stuff I have bought that did not live up to expectations I give to people who may not be able to afford it, especially Boy Scouts and college students.

    #1860740
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    "Why do people sell so much stuff?"

    Some of us just enjoy it, Nick. I know I do. It's like a hobby, really. I don't rebuild motorcycles, I don't collect figurines, I buy and sell backpacking gear for kicks (I certainly don't do it for profit!). It's relatively harmless, and better than smoking! ;-)

    #1860743
    Justin Baker
    BPL Member

    @justin_baker

    Locale: Santa Rosa, CA

    Perhaps…
    But it's getting getting close to the time where people start outfitting for summer trips.

    #1860747
    Warren Greer
    Spectator

    @warrengreer

    Locale: SoCal

    better than smoking!!!!!

    #1860763
    Steven Paris
    BPL Member

    @saparisor

    Locale: Pacific Northwest

    For the record, Doug DOES collect figurines. Erotic figurines.

    #1860772
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    "For the record, Doug DOES collect figurines. Erotic figurines."

    Damn Steven, you said you wouldn't tell. Well, at least get it completely correct, Erotic Disney figurines! I know, who woulda thought…..

    #1860777
    USA Duane Hall
    BPL Member

    @hikerduane

    Locale: Extreme northern Sierra Nevada

    I know Frank, one of the CA crowd I bp with some, he says many like to try gear out, then if they don't like it, sell it. Quite a bit of that going on here. Like the one topic about some needing the latest and greatest.
    Duane

    #1860779
    Warren Greer
    Spectator

    @warrengreer

    Locale: SoCal

    unsavory underbelly of the figure collecting world: figurine erotica. Ha!

    #1860817
    Nick Gatel
    BPL Member

    @ngatel

    Locale: Southern California

    "I know I do. It's like a hobby, really. I don't rebuild motorcycles, I don't collect figurines, I buy and sell backpacking gear for kicks"

    Okay, you got me there. But maybe I could teach a little bit about buying low and selling high?

    ;)

    #1860829
    Aaron
    BPL Member

    @aaronufl

    I agree with Greg. If the items for sale are in good enough condition and a buyer deems it a fair price, then it's fine by me. I always do a price search on the net before I sell any gear, just to make sure I'm starting with a fair price. Yeah, there have been a lot of sales going on (Golite for example), but as far as I know, you don't see a lot of ULA, MLD, or Tarptent gear on sale directly from the manufacturer. Because of that, the gear swap is a great place to try out slightly used gear with the safety net of being able to resell if it doesn't work out, avoid 8-12 week wait times, and send gear off to someone who may get more use out of it.

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