Finding quality gear that enhances your performance, and being in good shape, is important for any goalie who doesn’t find the need to invest in the high-end stuff. Finding quality gear is a challenge, and knowing where to look is important to find the best deals and gear that fits your size and playing style. At Goalie Guru, we offer goalies a way to sell their gear locally by our website page PadSave, where you can post your gear for sale in your city, and browse through other available pieces. We also help grow the goalie network by offering the Guru Gear Donation Program for any goalies looking for gear who can’t get around the financial barriers, and we also work with local sports stores in the lower mainland to help find the best quality gear for a great price!
- Your city’s Facebook Marketplace/Craigslist/Kijiji
Usually, the most popular place to find a great deal on quality gear is on your city’s online marketplace. If buying, make sure to browse around for a bit to find new gear that pops up for sale around you. Usually Fb Marketplace is the top dog with listings, but you might be able to find some gems on Craigslist or Kijiji.
If selling: make sure to take quality photos, and include the best description and specs of the gear. You can do a quick search online to figure out what might be the value in your gear before setting the price. Messaging and communication can sometimes be a hassle, but you can always find some great deals by spending some time scrolling through gear.
- Online websites like Sideline Swap and Hockey Hero
Sideline Swap is a top dog in online buy and sell for sports gear, and you can adjust the settings of your listings to do whatever you want, you can receive offers for your gear, or have a set prices to set at. As a USA website, selling in Canada makes for an extra few dollars. There is a sideline swap fee of about 12%, and bumping your items to the top of the listings is an extra 3% of the price you sell for, but it is guaranteed to sell your gear faster. Just box up, print the label, ship and you’re done!
Hockey Hero is a Canadian buy-and-sell website based out of Ontario, Canada. With a flat fee unlike Sideline Swap, they help organize the shipping as well, and provide a hockey only platform to browse through quality gear on. As a hockey-specific solution to buying and selling gear in Canada, they also offer much more! Hockey Hero helps people find qualified coaches and trainers in their area, and find the best one to fit their needs.They also partner with Canadian hockey related companies and services, so they can build the game together!
- Local Sports stores and used sports stores
Depending on the city, some used sports stores offer “gear for cash” or “sports gear consignment”, where you can trade in your gear directly for cash on the spot, or set the price you want to sell it for an the stores sells it for you, clearing up your space and not having to worry about the hassle of selling. A few stores promote, while some you might have to call to ask if they do this. If you are wanting to get rid of your gear quickly, and get some lunch money for it, used sports stores are a great way to go. If you trade in a certain amount of gear, it can add up to a decent chunk of change.
- Minor hockey/youth hockey programs, and the Goalie Guru Gear Donation Program
Donating your gear to your local minor hockey association or youth hockey programs is a great way to go. Most have gear storages of extra gear that they let goalies use free of charge during the season, and they are always much appreciative of quality gear being donated.
In just the Lower Mainland area, we at Goalie Guru have our own gear donation program, where if a goalie is wanting to donate old gear, or if a new goalie is looking for an exact size or spec, we help connect the goalies and assist with questions on sizing and our recommended takes on gear.
- Garage sales and thrift stores
Sometimes browsing around on a Sunday afternoon in your neighborhood can bring some gems your way. Local thrift stores that have a sports section will usually contain a piece or two of gear, and always at a low price. You never know what you will find just from someone giving it all away!
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