RD Milhollin said:
>>I was wondering what you do with your old gear?
>Whatever is still usable by someone (cheap, broke, student) might well be
>donated to the TCMA auctions.
And Miguel Blanco added
>You may even get to sell something...
I agree. I have seen some amazingly used and abused gear go for good
money at auctions, especially if there is a good story associated with it or if
it was part of some particularly memorable trip. For example, I recovered some
totally trashed pieces of rope (sections of sheath missing, core frayed and
knotted) that had been left rigged at the entrance of Infiernillo once when it
flooded. I sold several lengths of it at grotto auctions simply because people
had never seen what could happen to rope in a serious flood. It was good
teaching material. I believe some of the infamous 1980 Polish rope from San
AgustÃn likewise sold at auction.
Mark Minton
