This is quick guide on how to list a
snowboard so that you can justify your reserve price (or lack of) and sell your
plank quickly and honestly to the right person.
- How old is your board and how much use has it had?
The age is of some importance, but use is
the key because this will tell you how much flex is left in the board. Flex
gives a board life, it helps it turn, pop, absorb bumps and landings. The best
way to show how much life is left in your board is to place the board on a hard
flat floor and take a picture of the camber in the middle of the board. If the
board is new it should have around 1.5 to 2cm of clearance, a totally dead
board will be sitting flat to the floor.
- How much damage has the board sustained?
This is fairly obvious but be open and
photograph any damage to the board so that you don’t have to describe it in
detail on bidder questions. Light Scratches shouldn’t affect your asking price,
Core shots are more serious and make the board slightly more of a risk so adjust
the price accordingly. To be clear you should not be selling a board where the
edge has cracked or blown out as the flex of the board will be uneven and the
core of the board will be exposed to water so it can delaminate, unless of
course you are labelling it as a rock hopping powder machine or firewood.
Top sheet scratches don’t need a mention
above the usual wear and tear tag, but any kind of delamination of the top
sheet needs to be mentioned as this will alter the flexibility of the board and
it’s water resistance in the same way as a blown edge. Pulled inserts for the
bindings are more serious mainly because they are so rare these days. The
problem is that the reason why they are so rare (they are been weaved in as
part of the core) also means that they are very damaging to the core and
therefore the flex of the board if they have been yanked out. Threaded inserts
can be replaced but again this is a major work and price needs to be adjusted
accordingly.
- What kind of Binding system does it suit
I know this seems pretty obvious, but to
make things easier for every level of buyer it’s something that you flag if you
are selling a Burton board with 3D or EST attachments so that buyers know the
board won’t necessarily be compatible with their existing bindings.
Any problems hit me up on ed@snowshed.net and I'll get back to you as soon as I can
