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    Why so little for sale?

    Hey all,

    Was just thinking how much I’ve enjoyed perusing “our” items for sale section over the years. Lately however, and I’d estimate at least six months or maybe a year, very little is for sale anymore. What is for sale sells almost instantly. It seems it is a seller’s market.

    Those of you that have been around for a while certainly must recall the old for sale forum stocked with everything for hammocking and camping in general.

    Maybe due to the current situation and our collective anti-social distancing folks are doing more outdoors and more camping? And thus more demand for gear. I don’t know for certain. It seems to me however this started well before this year. I may be on the edge of staying on topic and to do so I’m thinking about snagging another hammock, preferably used, from the forum.

    Curious why you think the small list for sale is our current “normal”?
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    Who knows. I do know that I am seeing more hammock gear being sold on various FaceBook sites.
    I am still 18 but with 52 years of experience !

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    Covids got people doing more out doors stuff so people are using gear a lot more plus the lead times to buy stuff new is high as well

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    it also seems like less people are posting here now so that might have something to do with the less stuff being for sale. maybe the ones that do post here has gotten there gear dialed in so they aren't buying anything new so they have less gear to sale.
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    I think Sout Embrace has the answer. During my "Gear Acquisition" phase, I checked the site multiple times a day for the pieces I was looking for and often found them within a week or two. As I upgraded my gear, I would sell off the replaced items. I haven't upgraded anything in a long time so therefore I have nothing to sell. Looks like I'm not alone.

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    Someone asked this recently, so it's not just you. Things dried up about a year or so ago.

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    I don't know why it is slow but can say that most items that are posted at a good price are selling quickly. One item yesterday took less than 5 minutes. New hangers are snapping things up quickly.
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    I sold many things in the span of 2 weeks earlier this month. Like Deb said, each time, the items sold really quickly. The demand is there for sure. I was also surprised to see yesterday only 1 active listing.

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    Perhaps we've reached a point where more of us have things dialed in to the point where we don't feel the need to purchase more gear for the sake of curiosity. There used to be a ton of catch-and-release items for sale, but now that's rare. I certainly don't feel like I need to try anything new at the moment. Honestly, there just really isn't anything all that new or groundbreaking out right now.

    There are definitely new hangers who are in the same place we were a few years ago. I suspect as they try out new gear and figure out what works for them- and what doesn't, we'll probably see an uptick again in FS items at some point.

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    Covid money

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