Any tips on selling old tackle to make room for new

[GoneFishingLTN]

Does anyone sell some tackle, they decided they just won't use to make room for new stuff?
If so how do you go about it without losing to much money most of my stuff hasn't even been used but has been opened

[J Francho]

You can generally recoup 30-50% selling on the flea market. Take pics of it, make bundles, price them. Be willing to negotiate. Use PayPal and send them USPS. 

[ironbjorn]

A lot of the time I'll eat the shipping cost to sell things that aren't selling or to sell faster.

[FryDog62]

Contact local High School fishing programs - sell for under $1 per lure or a package price for everything. Many HS programs have an annual budget to spend on things like this as kids do't always have the scratch for basic stuff that gets used  up throughout the season... 

[A-Jay]

1 hour ago, GoneFishingLTN said:

Does anyone sell some tackle, they decided they just won't use to make room for new stuff?
If so how do you go about it without losing to much money most of my stuff hasn't even been used but has been opened

I do it and am about to do it again here soon.

As for 'losing too much money', that's all about perspective for me.

The day I purchase gear that money is gone.

Anything and I do mean anything, I recover for it after that, is gravy.

There's some time & effort I need to expend to do it right.

@J Francho covered it nicely above.

Finally, gear is only worth whatever a basshead is willing to pay for it,

regardless of what I think it may 'be worth'.

Any sentimental value I may have is worth nothing to a new owner. 

It's value is set the moment it sells.

There are literally thousands of post here with gear that never sells

simply because the seller doesn't get that.

I price gear with that in mind.

Always seems too low at first.

Good Luck.

A-Jay

 

 

 

[BoatSquirrel]

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

The day I purchase gear that money is gone.

Words to live by right there.

[FryDog62]

Yes, but that “Monkey” is never gone...

[scbassin]

Just because a bait is old does not useful. I still use baits I fished with back in the late 70's early 80's.  Wee R & deep Wee R. Guess what they still catch Bass.

[Smells like fish]

Selling off lures, is against my rules… ? seriously I’d break into a sweat and pass out at the thought… yes I’m a hoarder ?

[Jig Man]

I find a rural high school team with kids who need stuff and donate it to them.

[txchaser]

On 9/24/2021 at 2:23 PM, Jig Man said:

I find a rural high school team with kids who need stuff and donate it to them.

Same here.