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Euroford
Trad climber
chicago
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Jan 29, 2008 - 08:05am PT
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not to mention, gearexpress IS your typical ma n pa gearshop, just maybe not local.
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mister t
climber
nowhere special
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Jan 29, 2008 - 08:32am PT
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I would add Climbinggear.com. Owned by climbers and a local shop (Rock Creek) in TN. Good prices (great sale prices), FAST and correct everytime I've ordered
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rick d
Social climber
tucson, az
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Jan 29, 2008 - 09:58am PT
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I've never found a good deal on new stuff on ebay, and used items (unless some poor ending time or bad description) never sell for a deal.
bentgate & gearexpress are the only two I've bought from in the past few years on a regular basis. google for specific items and look out for specials at any vendors.
I picked up 10 tcu's (new) from a climbing gym w/ onine store in ohio for $34 each (DMM's).
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Bryan
climber
colorado
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Jan 29, 2008 - 10:05am PT
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I like GEAR EXPRESS as well. Fast delivery, very reliable. Also the hand written thank you is a nice touch. They usually offer some good deals as well.
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Jan 29, 2008 - 10:20am PT
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buy american...
climbinggear.com is out of chattanooga and they have great c/s and a great selection....
ks
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dryfly
Trad climber
utah
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Jan 29, 2008 - 10:34am PT
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I have ordered many times from mountain gear,always fast service and the prices are as good as anywhere.
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boognish
Trad climber
SF
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Jan 29, 2008 - 11:34am PT
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I have lots of good experience with bentgate. Good prices and service. They will call or email if they are out of stock to see what you want to do - back order, substitute, or drop part of the order.
Gearexpress is great too.
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Off-Width Loving Crack Whore
Trad climber
SLO
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Nov 19, 2008 - 05:37pm PT
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20% off EVERYTHING at www.Bouldering.com
just got an e-mail
(they sell more than just bouldering stuff)
they are located in California and it is run by climbers
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
Boise
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Nov 19, 2008 - 06:23pm PT
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I got like half my wall rack on E-Bay.....Got some deals, too.
It bears monitoring, if nothing else.
Taillights!
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Elcapinyoazz
Social climber
Redlands
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Nov 19, 2008 - 06:54pm PT
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Just did a couple orders from Bentgate in the last two weeks during their sale. Good experience with them, free shipping, no sales tax for us Cali dwellers (hell, that's a 9% discount itself). Although their sale did just end yesterday I think.
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Porkchop_express
Trad climber
Gunks, NY
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Nov 19, 2008 - 09:00pm PT
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i like rockandsnow.com they will match prices if you find lower ones elswhere
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lars johansen
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Nov 19, 2008 - 09:54pm PT
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gearexpress.com gets my vote, and business. Never ever had a hassle on returns and free shipping to boot. Very nice to deal with and very competitive pricing.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Nov 19, 2008 - 10:20pm PT
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My pesonal experiencies
#1. Gearexpress
#2. Bentgate
#3 Mountain gear
#4 Backcountry
Really wish we had a decent gear store around here. There's a couple, but very limited in products.
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apogee
climber
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Nov 19, 2008 - 10:26pm PT
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Whatever you do, don't support the big-box corporatization of the outdoor industry- REI. Buy from a local retailer if possible, or one of the specialty online retailers already mentioned.
I don't think REI does online sales, so this is probably not relevant to your situation anyway. Nice to see that none of the suggestions thusfar have anything to do with REI.
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JLP
Social climber
The internet
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Nov 20, 2008 - 01:10am PT
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All these places are going to be WAY more expensive than pro-deal.
A guy like John should just find a friend who can still get pro-deal. If I can, anyone can.
I usually just pay retail and get what I want when I want it with the least amount of screwing around. That said, I've used many of the above online retailers - mgear, backcoutry.com, bentgate, yada...if the local shop doesn't have exactly what I want.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Nov 20, 2008 - 09:09am PT
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I've bought from BentGate for years, both in person and
off their website. Always good experiences. They are great there.
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justthemaid
climber
Los Angeles
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Nov 20, 2008 - 12:06pm PT
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Ebay can be good or bad. There's plenty of new or nearly new stuff there. Main thing is you should know the retail price and pay close attention to what people are charging for shipping so you don't end up with a used cam that costs exactly the same as a new one once they tack on some outrageous shipping.
I've sold some new and used gear on ebay. I actually have a return policy on used stuff if someone gets it and doesn't like what they see for some reason, but that has never happened.
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Nate Ricklin
climber
San Diego
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Nov 20, 2008 - 01:32pm PT
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I only ever buy new stuff from one place anymore: Moosejaw.
-Free shipping
-no tax
-there's always a 15% off coupon, (I think the one right now is "jibstyle"), there's sometimes a 20% off coupon
-you get 5% back in points for free stuff
-if you go through ebates.com you get an additional 5% cash back.
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the kid
Trad climber
fayetteville, wv
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Nov 20, 2008 - 03:34pm PT
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duece,
You can support my SE old school climbing homies and go to:
climbinggear.com
They are located in Chattanooga and have a great biz and give back a ton to their climbing community.
ks
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Realist
Big Wall climber
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Nov 20, 2008 - 11:21pm PT
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I rate Bentgate, I live overseas and buy from them all the time, I have ordered numerous times and they have not made any mistakes with my orders at all.
Great communication and great follow up service Jes at bentgate rocks.
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