imacie 0 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Hi, i was wondering does anyone know about secondhand shops around resorts? has anyone ever bought stuff from such shops? is it really cheap? i mean with the amount of new snowboards being sold one would ask where do all the used ones end up? also has anyone ever tried to sell secondhand gear in japan is it easy or difficult even at cheap prices Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 My old one and bindings went to a local school in Hakuba and hopefully to a student who will get a year or two fun out of it. I've seen second hand boards in some shops selling new gear. Most guys just sell of their stuff privately in my experience. What exactly do you want to know? Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Head along to your local Hard Off, I picked up a burton custom 160 and a pair of Flows for 9k altogether last year Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 With the value of the american peso why not just order from the states Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Originally Posted By: rider69 With the value of the american peso why not just order from the states thats actually a good point eh? How much extra in general do places charge for shipping?　Many brands won't allow international shipping from their retailers so how much extra is it for the 3rd party shipping service thingy? Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Originally Posted By: Tubby Beaver Originally Posted By: rider69 With the value of the american peso why not just order from the states thats actually a good point eh? How much extra in general do places charge for shipping?　Many brands won't allow international shipping from their retailers so how much extra is it for the 3rd party shipping service thingy? Been doing a fair amount of this recently. I used a forwarding/consolidation company called VIAddress. There are other...BongoUS etc. It has worked out well for me. You will make big big savings for light smaller items...like clothes, boots, bindings etc. But oversize items (such as boards) can encounter highier shipping costs..but still marginally cheaper than buying locally (in Oz). They claim they have better rates due to bulk shipping arrangements with UPS FEDEX etc, but most of the savings come about when they consolidate items for you. Most US online sellers have free shipping, so you avoid paying local shipping ontop of international shipping. Only issue I have found is they take a whilst to turn the shipping around, so leave plenty of time. As an examples...in USD New boots (K2 Darko 09/10) = $150 Shipping to Oz with other items = $100 New boards (165 & 151) = $800 Shipping to Oz = $500 (due to size of 165 board) Last thing to watch out for is how they use the highier of the actual weight and volumetric weight to calculate shipping cost...google it. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Oh and watch out for the import duties. In Oz you do not pay duties as long as the items are valued at less than $1000. Link to post Share on other sites
panhead_pete 27 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I have a mate in LA that handles all my cars, Harleys and does small stuff as well. Let me know if you want his details. The US postal service works really well too. Link to post Share on other sites
rider69 18 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Backcountry will ship lots of stuff and at a good price as well. Link to post Share on other sites
SantaCruz 0 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I believe SierraSnowboard also ships internationally. Link to post Share on other sites
ippy 66 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 not for much longer. Probably being sold to thehouse on september 22nd after burton froze their assets and nudged them into chapter 11. check this out: http://easyloungin.com/forum/topic.php?id=4930&page=23 About the 8th post down a guy called esq lays out all the stuff thats been happening. Link to post Share on other sites
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