Individuals, 3:00-7:30 pm - Just bring your ski and snowboard related gear to Newport High, fill out an inventory card for each item and we will put your inventory card in our inventory system and the item out of the floor in the appropriate place. Ski or Snowboard related gear only - hard goods (skis, snowboards, boots, bindings, helmets, racks, etc.) or soft goods (pants, jackets, fleese, gloves, bags, etc.).
Underwear and socks are not allowed. Old unsafe condition or unsaleable gear will be rejected. We also do not take matched sets (pants/jackets, snowboard bindings/boots) as they almost always get separated during the sale and are then not tagged/saleable.
If you want to DONATE all sale proceeds to the Newport High PTSA (Parent, Teacher, Student Association), put Newport PTSA as the Last Name on the Inventory Card.
If you have a lot of equipment (over 35 items), send an email to don@skiswap.info and we can arrange a time for you to come and get inventory cards to fill out prior to the swap.
If you can NOT pick up your check (and equipment) on Sunday, please provide a self addressed envelop so we can mail your check. Note: This means to us that you do not want any of your unsold items. They will be sold (proceeds to PTSA) or donated to another good cause.
The closest and easiest place to drop-off your gear is from the West Parking lot but you can come into the school from the North & East parking lots as well. Please do not use the bus turn-around on the south side.
Sale - Friday 5 pm - 9 pm, Saturday 8 am - 6 pm
Come in any time, we will have lots of merchandise (approx 10,000 items in 10,000 sq feet) and professional help (45+) throughout the sale. The first day, perhaps you have the maximum choices but also maximum craziness with masses of bargain hunters. In 2009, we sold the same amount of gear ($185,000) and had the same amount of customers (4,000) on Friday evening in 4.5 hours as on Saturday in 10 hours so you can see that the second day is a much more leisurely buying experience. And there were some great deals still available when we closed.
Equipment Pickup - Sunday, 11:30 am - 2:30 PM
Individuals - Please come on time, not early and not late. Please don't ask for special favors -- get favors from family, friends, or neighbors. A bunch of volunteers have just had 3 really really really big days and we have around 10,000 items to account for and only a few volunteers to do all of this.
Checks will be mailed within a week of the swap, assuming you filled out the inventory forms properly.
If you don't pickup your inventory, it will be donated to a charity organization within TWO weeks.
If you have a payment or inventory issue, send your name, address, inventory number & equipment type via email to don@skiswap.info.
Thank you for participating in our swap whether volunteering, buying, selling or all three.
We will do our very best to make this a good experience. The volunteers thank you for your patience and understanding.
Newport High School, Bellevue (Factoria), Washington.
4333 Factoria Blvd (128th Ave) SE
Bellevue, WA 98006Maps (jpeg) Factoria Area , School & Parking, Gym & Commons
The Main Swap Parking is accessed from 124th Ave SE
but can also be accessed from Factoria Blvd.SWAP Floor Layout (pdf) - 10,000 Square Feet of Fabulous Deals!
- From I-405 - Take Coal Creek exit off I-405 (just south of the I-90 & I-405 interchange)
Turn left on 124th Ave SE- From I-90 - 150th Ave. SE exit off I-90 (just east of the I-90 & I-405 interchange)
Right on SE 38th St (becomes SE 36th)
Left on Factoria Blvd (128th on old maps)
- Follow signs to the Newport High School west (Main lot), north-east, east, south parking lots
- Follow signs (or other people) to the swap entry