Trade in sales

Trade-ins:

Depending on the bow, we may be interested in trading in your current bow for a credit towards your new bow.  When unloading used items to us, this is where you will get the most value.  Below, we have a list of requirements/preferences for what we look for in a trade-in bow.  This is also going to be the most common way for us to take in used bows.  Understand that trade in values still won’t be as high as if you were to sell it to someone privately.  We assume almost every responsibility selling used bows to people as we would a new bow.  This includes labor, liability and selling the bow.  Trade ins can only be authorized by certain personnel and therefore may not always be available for consideration if they are not present or busy.  If you are considering a trade-in against the price of a new bow, inquire with your salesman.  They may be able to determine whether or not it's a bow that we’re looking for.  

Trade in: Traditional Bows 

• High poundage bows (60+) do not sell
• Bows that look like they’re in bad shape do not sell
• We only buy/accept trade ins for name brand bows (no custom/homemade)
• Bows for trade must have strings.  Without strings, people cannot test them and therefore do not buy them.  
• Most recurves we see have some twist in their limbs, if it is bad, we will not accept them
• Most popular poundage is between 30# and 45#
• The bows need to be shoot-able, i.e. can’t be missing a rest, functional string.  Customers stay away from bows that are not complete
• Packages sell quicker (quivers/arrows included)

Trade in: Compound Bows

• Rotating modules are essential for purchasing/trading in
• Bows that are from companies that we deal with will get a higher value (Bowtech, Athens, Elite, Bear, PSE)
• Strings must be in acceptable shape (able to last another year at least)
• If the bow looks like it was drug through the mud, the price will be significantly lower
• Bows that are fully loaded yield a lower price than if everything was sold separately
• We are only interested in main brand bows