How to Buy (and Sell) Used Gear - Backpacker

How to Buy (and Sell) Used Gear

Save and make money with these tips from experts at the country's best secondhand gear shops.

Author:: Kristy Holland
Publish date:: May 2, 2013

*See more results of our best-used-gear-store survey at backpacker.com/usedgear.

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