Stay away from Geartrade!!! Stay away!!! Aweful experience with an order from Geartrade. They sent a completely wrong item in a correct box. To me, this means that there was a customer return (to Backcountry) and the customer scammed them or this was a parts takeoff from a compkete bike. Either way, no one confirmed that the product in the box was legit. Extremely frustrating! They sent a return label and I am waiting for my refund which they say they will send refund when the seller (Backcountry).Furthermore, their policy states that they don"t pay the seller until the item has been successfully received and accepted by the buyer. This means that you have my money and should refund me as soon as you got the email receipt from Fedex. I will never buy from Geartrade again and I spend a ton of money on outdoor gear. Geartrade is absolutely horrible. I can get an instant refund from Ebay and Amazon Warehouse...

This website is a great resource for gathering equipment/goods for even better prices! The scope of products, vendors and owners is great! It's difficult to not find what you're looking for, new and old. Pricing is typically fair and better brick and mortar store prices. The various sizing methods could be cleaned-up in addition to site navigation from a user experience point of view. Overall, a go-to source for gear.

Sick deals, closeouts from Backcountry.com Good stuff... I have gotten plenty of things from here. I especially look for when I need a specialized piece of climbing gear (generally clothing) that I may only a few times. For example I got good GORETEX pants for a mountaineering trip for like 1/4 the price. Also, Backcountry.com liquidates things here and you can get seriously good deals on basically new stuff. Got a sick pair of climbing shoes for $60 ($150 retail) and they are perfect. Highly recommend geartrade.

The website no longer allows you to sell your own gear, you must use their consignment model. Have sold gear in the past on Geartrade with no issues. I logged in a week ago to list about a dozen winter items for sale, and discovered that there is no longer a way to list your own items for sale. The only option is to now use their Consignment model, even though the help desk documents still show that you can list your own items for sale. I emailed the help desk a week ago asking how to navigate to the "list your own items for sale" via the menu options and still have not received a reply. If gear trade no longer allows or supports members listing their own gear, then the website should clearly state this and your help desk documentation should be updated.

Some good experiences, some bad. Some good experiences, some bad. The customer support is frustrating. They don't seem to have visibility or the ability or willingness to contact sellers to work out discrepancies. The site is very glitchy. One price shows in some places, another place shows another. Links lead to unexpected places or do nothing. It works OK enough that I will still use the service but it can be extremely frustrating service if you have any trouble with your order or glitches.