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GearTrade Finally Get’s a New Look
The first Internet start up I was involved in as one of the co-founders was GearTrade.com. I loved GearTrade. Working in that start up in 2000 is some of my fondest work memories I have.Â
GearTrade is an ASP provider of used and close out outdoors equipment. GearTrade gets in the middle of the transaction by managing the financial exchange between the buyer and the seller. Its a great model.
In 2001, we merged GearTrade with Weboutdoors and then sold it the next year to Wildcat Technologies out of Seattle. Wildcat (we called them “Wildkitty”) then sold GearTrade to Park City-based Backcountry.com who still runs it today. Backcountry uses GearTrade as an outlet for their returned and overstocked goods. Its a great fit.
If you go to GearTrade.com you will see that Backcountry is working on a new design for the site. It looks great. I’m glad to see that John and Jim are still committed to GearTrade’s success.
I really miss the outdoors industry. Maybe someday I’ll open a gear shop and sit around all day doing nothing. Sounds kind of nice.