[Paddlewise] Best place to sell paddling gear?

From: James Durkin <jwd_at_phonogram.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 15:25:23 -0500
Although I've got a bunch more topics kicking about the ole noggin
today, I promise this will be my last question for Sunday the 15th.

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Where is the best place / are the best places to sell paddling gear.
I'm specifically speaking about easily shippable items -- in this case
the items being paddlewear.

Last fall, I was looking to get a good general use paddling jacket,
along with a pair of dry pants that could be added to it to make a
nice pseudo drysuit when the weather got nasty enough to start
dropping the water temps in central NY enough to make casual paddling
attire or a wetsuit a little "light weight".  What I wound up with was
Stohlquist's "Gore-Tex ConTOUR DLX" (the double skirted version they
eliminated in this years line), which I then matched with a pair of
that company's "Gore-Tex Mooners dry pants.  The Mooners are primarily
a white-water product, but with a high top, grippy waistband, and the
Gripp-Loc features of the ConTOUR DLX, they make a pretty damned good
drysuit alternative.

Unfortunately, Murphy ruling the universe as such, various things kept
me off-water when the items would have been useful last fall, and a
broken leg kept me out of the boat during the early 2002 season when I
might have used them as well.

So, they're brand new, still in their bags, high quality gear.

I'm looking to sell because a very recent re-injury to the leg may
keep me out of late season waters for the second straight year.  Given
the way things are going, I would rather sell the items, use the
monies recouped for more pressing needs (even if only within the
context of paddling), and get a fresh start picking something out come
next spring.

So, given the lengthy ramble above, where is the best place to try to
sell these.  Given the cost, about $525 retail total, I'm not going to
simply give them way (which seems to be the given, the bottom line
expectation, on places like EBay).  Any suggestions for more paddling
specific buying/selling outlets?

-- 
James Durkin
jwd_at_phonogram.net

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