It’s recognized that the easiest way to lower the carbon footprint of any piece of gear is to keep it in use longer, often by selling it to another outdoor enthusiast. Heading into Earth Day 2023, Saturday, it’s also becoming more profitable.
Geartrade, the independent online resale platform for used outdoor gear and apparel, is hosting a special seller event through May 5, upping commissions by 10 percent for all consignment items over $165, including commissions of up to 80 percent. As with all Geartrade consignment sales, the special promotion includes free shipping and personal pricing control.
As the longest-running online resale platform with more than 20 years of audience growth, Geartrade is enjoyed by sellers because of its sizable and eager audience and trusted by buyers because of rigorous product evaluations that ensure top-quality products are listed on the site.
“The number one reason people sell through Geartrade is the positive environmental impact, as the number one way to lower the carbon footprint of any item is to keep it in circulation. But at the same time, a key benefit of that environmental warm fuzzy is the cash that ends up in the seller’s pocket, which is almost always the result of using a few well-known selling practices,” said Aaron Provine, president of Geartrade.
A sampling of those key selling tactics learned from Geartrade’s most successful frequent sellers includes:
- Be realistic on price – The biggest challenge to selling a piece of used gear or apparel isn’t the quality of an item, it’s the price. With Geartrade’sconsignment service, an expert sales team sets all prices after examining and researching all products, and then communicates that price to the seller for approval.
- Maximize the benefit of free shipping – Like every consignment service, Geartrade takes a small commission from every sale to cover their costs and stay in business. However, unlike other services, Geartrade provides 100 percent free shipping through FedEx – from the seller to the warehouse, as well as from the warehouse to the buyer.
- More expensive items make more money – That Geartrade commission – the one that pays to keep the lights on – is progressive, which means it delivers a bigger benefit for the seller as the final sales prices go up. In other words, the higher the sale price, the bigger the profit.
- The more items you sell, the more time you save – When sellers receive the free postage-paid consignment box from Geartrade, they can send in as many products as they’d like. Considering the time needed to create a single product listing (including research, photography, writing) averages at least 15 minutes, that means that a box with a dozen items can save around three hours of time when it’s handed off to the Geartrade consignment team.
To begin selling gear through the Geartrade consignment program, learn more and set up a free account at www.geartrade.com/how-it-works
