Guides

Before you buy or sell used gear: the right sizes, the right prices and the pitfalls to avoid.

• What size wing? Weight, wind and the North SeaThe right wing size depends mainly on your weight and the wind at your spot. Here are simple guidelines, and how to build a used quiver for the coast and the lakes.
• How much is your used kite, wing or foil gear worth?The right used price comes from the new price, the age and the condition. Here are depreciation guidelines, what moves the price, and how to set yours to sell quickly without giving it away.
• Buying used gear without getting scammedMost sales between riders go perfectly well. But classifieds also attract scammers, and their tricks repeat themselves. Knowing them is enough to avoid them.
• Buying a used foil: compatibility and checksA well-chosen used foil often costs half the new price and rides like day one. As long as the parts fit your gear, and nothing is cracked or seized.
• Buying a used kite: age, condition, bar and sizeA used kite lets you start out or complete your quiver for a fraction of the new price. As long as you check the canopy, the struts and above all the bar, because your safety depends on it.
• Used wetsuit: thickness, size and conditionA used wetsuit can be a great deal, especially for winter when thick neoprene is expensive. But it has to fit you exactly and must not have lost its stretch.