Seattle Area
Wonderland Gear Exchange I have sold quite a bit of my extra gear there and picked up some great deals on a few used items as well.
Portland Area
Next Adventure has a basement section devoted to used gear
Colorado
Boulder Sports Recycler is a Boulder, CO based consignment shop with 25+ years in the business. It’s awesome to see a outdoor focused consignment shop be in business that long and they proudly have the mindset of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Corporate Options
REI is now starting to be much better about selling used gear in store and online. They also have a new trade in program as well. I haven’t used it yet but curious to see how well it works. If anyone has tried it let me know!
Arc’Teryx just started selling used gear as well. As expensive and well built as their stuff is I am very curious to see how they do.
Online
Facebook Marketplace can be hit and miss. Local options for Puget Sound area are Mountaineers Market Place and Mountaineers Gear Trade, Swap, and Sell
Isellaoutdoors is female owned and ran Outdoor Consignment business. Proceeds from their sales fund gear scholarships to combat toxic gear culture and empower women, BIPOC and other marginalized identies to access the gear they need to get out and adventure.
Have you bought used gear before? How was your experience and would you recommend? Please comment below and let’s have a conversation about how we can change the perception on used gear. Also if there are other resources I missed please let me know and I will get them added.