VERDICT
Should I use Geartrade?
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Depends. Fine for buyers hunting discounted used outdoor gear — long-running and generally legit. Sellers should compare fees first; commissions and price-drop terms cut into payouts.
Confidence
Medium. Based on ~30 public sources (reviews, forums, official pages); many snippets were truncated, so a few claims rest on partial text.
Ratings
Pricing
Selling (consignment)
Commission-based; exact rates not shown in reviewed sources
ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Best for
- Discount used-gear hunters
- Skiers, climbers, backpackers
- Sellers prioritizing convenience over payout
- Secondhand/sustainability shoppers
Not for
- Sellers chasing top dollar for gear
- Anyone needing instant cash — consignment waits for a buyer
- Buyers wanting new-gear warranties and easy returns
- Teams or companies — this is consumer retail, not procurement software
Gotchas - check before you buy
high
Seller commissions are high enough that reviewers call selling here expensive
medium
Consignment terms allow Geartrade to decrease your item's price
low
Seller posts carry 30-day pricing terms; read before listing
low
Earnings can be taken as store credit — confirm cash payout options first
Pros and cons
Pros
- Long-running used gear marketplace, operating since 1999
- AI pricing trained on 1M+ pieces of sold gear
- Buyers report fast shipping
- Active 50K-member r/GearTrade community for direct deals
- Sellers can convert earnings into store credit
Cons
- Called a high-cost site for sellers by independent reviewer
- Consignment terms let Geartrade decrease item prices
- Some sellers post 'Avoid' warnings on climbing forums
- Not BBB accredited per BBB profile
Sources & method
official x3review x5news x2
Key stats
Value for money: 3/5
Rating
Commission-based; exact rates not shown in reviewed sources
Starting price
10
Sources
Analyzed
- Value for money: 3/5. Cheap used gear for buyers; high seller fees
- Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
- Feature depth: 3/5. AI pricing, consignment, store credit options
- Support quality: 2/5. Support rep praised on Reddit; 'Avoid' threads exist
- Security posture. No findings in reviewed sources
- 1999 Founded Salt Lake City, UT
- 1M+ pieces Gear sold Basis of its AI pricing data
- 50K members r/GearTrade community Reddit buy/sell forum
Pricing
Selling (consignment)
Commission-based; exact rates not shown in reviewed sources
- Post 30-Day Pricing terms apply
- Optional store credit for earnings
Security
No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
What users say
Buyers generally report legit purchases and fast shipping, while some sellers criticize fees and warn others away.
“Shipping was fast!”
“Geartrade.com - Avoid!”
“High-Cost Site to Sell Sporting Gear”
Alternatives
Compare Geartrade with each alternative.
REI Used Gear trade-in
Instant store credit at a major retailer, lower payout
Out&Back Outdoor
Used-gear buyback site GearJunkie lists alongside Geartrade
Geartrade vs Out&Back Outdoorr/GearTrade subreddit
Fee-free direct deals with 50K members
eBay
Bigger auction audience for rare gear
Geartrade vs eBay
Companies that could
- REI Uses REI's own used-gear trade-in program instead
Full analysis
Based on ~30 public sources (reviews, forums, official pages); many snippets were truncated, so a few claims rest on partial text.
Legit used outdoor gear marketplace — smart for buyers, costly commissions for sellers.
Methodology
Based on ~30 public sources (reviews, forums, official pages); many snippets were truncated, so a few claims rest on partial text.
Sources
- Geartrade homepage — buy + sell used outdoor geargeartrade.comofficial
- Sell Your Gear — Post 30-Day Pricinggeartrade.comofficial
- Consignment Terms of Servicegeartrade.comofficial
- GearTrade: High-Cost Site to Sell Sporting Gearsidehusl.comreview
- Geartrade.com Trustpilot reviewstrustpilot.comreview
- Geartrade.com - Avoid! (MountainProject)mountainproject.comreview
- review
- Geartrade launches proprietary AI system (1M+ items sold)outdoorsportswire.comnews
- Where to Buy Used Outdoor Gear (GearJunkie)gearjunkie.comnews
- Is geartrade.com legitimate? (Reddit)reddit.comreview
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