bulk ski poles from China?

[mntlion]

Banff sees a influx of new staff every fall, and they ALL need gear. It seems that the ski swaps never have enough ski poles avail, so I'm thinking of buying some in bulk to resell. Also patrol and trailcrew need a cheap pole option too.


Looking on alibaba.com poles are avail for $2-4 each, (avail in 200+ total) but has anyone ordered any? seen any? not looking for a high performance product here, but need it not to fall apart RIGHT away.

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search...sGalleryList=G

[Schnappi]

These look AWESOME!!

[RockinB]

I've purchased some stuff through alibaba once and it was a decent experience. FYI most of the manufactures will lower the purchase limits if you ask. Shipping was amazingly quick too.

[FLS]

Finally, heated ski poles are available to all.

[I've seen black diamonds!]

These are very clearly labelled:



Could help avoid a lot of confusion.

[dunfree]

aren't those the old BD touring pole grips?

[MagnificentUnicorn]

aren't those the old BD touring pole grips?

Look like early 90s Scott grips to me.

[baron]

These are very clearly labelled:



Could help avoid a lot of confusion.

^these would have been great when we 1st were learning and somehow ended up skiing over our own poles> now I can ski,& I cant quite figure anymore how that ever happened.

[moose pit]

Throw a fancy paint job on 'em and a catchy name, you could make a killing off them new schoolers.

[paulster2626]

Banff sees a influx of new staff every fall, and they ALL need gear. It seems that the ski swaps never have enough ski poles avail, so I'm thinking of buying some in bulk to resell. Also patrol and trailcrew need a cheap pole option too.


Looking on alibaba.com poles are avail for $2-4 each, (avail in 200+ total) but has anyone ordered any? seen any? not looking for a high performance product here, but need it not to fall apart RIGHT away.

https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search...sGalleryList=G

Just get 'em and sell them 3 for $30. One breaks, no biggie you've got another spare! Worst case you're out $30 but get to tell people about that time you bought those cheap Chinese "skiing poles."

It's win/win.

[neufox47]

Id be interested in buying a pair or two off you if they are decent. Alibaba sell voile ski straps? Group buy?

[XXX-er]

whole lotta poles ! even apres ski poles to hold your booze but most of those are xc poles

Unless you got more beta it just looks like a big crap shoot to me

[cmcrawfo]

I was considering this exact same order earlier this season.

I have a had good results purchasing other products (smaller quantities) through this site before. I think purchasing from a "gold supplier" that offers "Trade Assurance" would be the best bet.

[mntlion]

I was considering this exact same order earlier this season.

I have a had good results purchasing other products (smaller quantities) through this site before. I think purchasing from a "gold supplier" that offers "Trade Assurance" would be the best bet.

You are in Vernon BC? I'm in banff, Maybe we can team up on an order? I have VERY little experience with this

[skiitsbetter]

what do you mean you don't have to spend $70 on scott poles?

[stuckathuntermtn]

The basic aluminum ski poles are so cheap I don't see how you could lose. I don't see how they could really fuck it up either, as there's no moving parts. See if they will do a custom shop logo? Back in the day at Princeton Ski Shops on the East Coast, we had package poles like that for $20 or $30 a pop (or included with skis and bindings). We got and sold them by the hundreds and they said Princeton on them.
I'm sure there's plenty of travelers and regulars who forget or break their poles and just need a quick replacement. If you're at or on the way to the hill, you must get that from time to time.
Seems like a low risk investment for a decent ROI.

[Bruce Springskiin]

I remember a scheme from New Zealand years ago that involved having ski poles make a stop on their way from China to get filled with P (ecstasy) before arriving in NZ. You know while being entrepreneurial make the most of it.

[mntlion]

I remember a scheme from New Zealand years ago that involved having ski poles make a stop on their way from China to get filled with P (ecstasy) before arriving in NZ. You know while being entrepreneurial make the most of it.

maybe I can try fentanyl?

[jetski]

[mntlion]

can you use that at the ex-toboggan hill?

[ColMan]

Watch out for shipping charges. Air freight from CN isn't cheap. I've ordered stuff from Alibaba that I resell and the shipping charges can increase the unit cost considerably. Sharing a container is an option and considerably cheeper, but you have to deal with also shipping it from the nearest major port to your location.