The 2009 swap
was once again a tremendous success!
Note: All left over soft goods went to help the kids at Camp
Korey this year!
Biggest & Best - Why pay more or settle for lower quality? This sale is huge, with over 10,000 Sq feet, approximately 10,000 inventory items and $370,000 in sales. It is very well organized and you will find a huge selection of equipment and accessories at incredibly low prices. It rivals the big commercial events in Seattle except that we have Lower Prices, Free Entry and Free Parking. We take major Credit Cards (Visa, MasterCard & Amex), personal checks and of course, cash. Easy access from both I-405 (Coal Creek) & I-90 (150th).
Major
savings on NEW gear (30-60%) - Local ski
and snowboard stores offer gear at highly discounted prices, often 30-60% discount
off the price you would pay in a store during the prime season. How do they
do it? Every year, the industry over-manufactures by as much as 30%. This is
not junk but rather high quality, new gear that shops have left over or that
they buy at a discount from manufacturers for swaps and early season store sales.
Major savings on USED gear (50-90%) - This is also a great opportunity to help others by selling your used equipment or buying someone else's. Sporting equipment and clothing value drops about 50% per year for the first three years ($600, $300, $150, $75). Many people come to the Newport swap year after year to trade-up their gear as their kids grow and their skiing or snowboarding skill improves. There are lots of very nice, high quality, high value, used gear for sale at amazingly low prices.
One Stop
Shopping Convenience - We have new and used equipment for
beginner, intermediate, advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders so you can
outfit the entire family. We have all the accessories that you will need including
jackets, pants, underwear, socks, helmets, goggles, poles, boots, bindings and
much, much more.
Snowsports
Shops - Enumclaw
Ski & Mountain, Bothell
Ski & Bike, Gerk's
Ski & Bike, Liquidation
Sports, Mt
Si Board & Skate, and Goldstar have provided some fab gear at incredible
prices as well as providing technical assistance to find the just-right gear
for you.
Snowsports Training - You can also sign up for Bellevue
Ski & Snowboard School for Elementary, Middle or High School students.
We have a valued association Husky
Winter Sports who helps us with advertising at the University of Washington
and who will also be at the swap.
Ski Day Convenience - It is much
more convenient for new skiers and boarders to have their own equipment than
to stand in line
each week to rent equipment (30-60 minutes wait
prime season). Renting in town also requires time for pickup and drop-off. Buying
used is very cost effective since used equipment is deeply discounted
and generally costs less than renting for the season.
Charity - The Swap has an valued association with
SOS Outreach, a sports-based youth development organization, whose
goal is to help build character and self-esteem in underserved youth through
mentorship, community outreach and outdoor recreation.
We also contributed hundreds of left over soft goods (jackets, pants, fleece,
under clothing) to Camp
Korey - Mission To
honor the courage, strength, and determination of children and their families
who battle life-threatening and serious illnesses; and to provide them with
a safe, friendly, medically sound environment in which to simply have fun and
be kids.
Swap Advertising assistance by Newport's own Cynthia Flash of Flash Media Services.
You
don't want to miss this Swap.
* * * * * * We have the best deals anywhere on huge amounts of fabulous new
& used gear! * * * * * *
2010
Swap Flyers - Volunteer
Ad, Swap Flyer
4up
2008 Swap Flyers - NHS
Football Program, Times
Graphic, Reporter
Graphic, NHS
News Article, Press
Release
2004
Radio Ad, 2004
Times Article