Dick’s Sporting Goods and SidelineSwap are building on the success of the 60 trade-in events they executed in 2022 and expanding their partnership to offer 200 trade-in events in 19 states through the first half of 2023.
At the events, Dick’s athletes can exchange their used gear and receive Dick’s gift cards toward a purchase. Athletes also have the option to donate all or a portion of the trade-in value to select local sports organizations. Items that do not qualify for trade-in can be donated or recycled.
Dick’s athletes who attended the 2022 events received, on average, $88 for used gear.
The 2023 trade-in events will take place at Dick’s locations in Pennsylvania, California, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Georgia, and Tennessee.
SidelineSwap said U.S. households are sitting on 23.6 billion unused products worth $580 billion and used sports gear accounts for approximately $20 billion of these unused items.
