Would people buy "second hand rope"?

About 10 years ago I did a climbing course and got very excited and went out and bought a lot of gear. I never found someone to climb with (didn't try hard enough) and now I have an unused 30m and 60m rope. I also have an unused helmet and carabiners. 

The thing is I am not going to get back into climbing (not that I was in it) anytime soon so I am wondering would I be able to sell my gear. I vaguely remember my one time instructor saying no one would buy second hand rope but I am wondering is there anyone out there who would look at the rope and know from the feel and touch that it hadn't once been used, which it hasn't. I also vaguely remember the instructor saying that rope ages but I could have totally made that up. 

Could anyone give me some advice please? Thank you in advance and hopefully this is in the correct section.

Tal that's brilliant, thank you for your reply! I will put it up for sale and offer inspection first, maybe it will interest someone.

Eric Wahlrabwrote:

Tal that's brilliant, thank you for your reply! I will put it up for sale and offer inspection first, maybe it will interest someone.

I think as long as you include the information you included above and you either make it the right price or someone offers the right price, you shouldn't have a problem selling it. 

Eric Wahlrabwrote:

About 10 years ago I did a climbing course and got very excited and went out and bought a lot of gear. I never found someone to climb with (didn't try hard enough) and now I have an unused 30m and 60m rope. I also have an unused helmet and carabiners. 

According to most manufacturers at that age, almost all soft good should be retired, even if they've been properly stored the entire time. The rope, helmet, and any nylon or dyneema products are either at, or past their expiration dates. Will they still function: probably. Make sure to include the age front and center so people know that they're getting an aged product.

Dan Gozdzwrote:

According to most manufacturers at that age, almost all soft good should be retired, even if they've been properly stored the entire time. The rope, helmet, and any nylon or dyneema products are either at, or past their expiration dates. Will they still function: probably. Make sure to include the age front and center so people know that they're getting an aged product.

Your right about what the manufacturers say, and also that he should be upfront about the age.

My counterpoint is that the results of actual pull testing of old but well cared for soft goods show that not much strength is lost. 

see this thread and youtube testing:

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/118278208/break-testing-old-gear

I've got ropes MUCH older than OP's that I still top-rope on with 100% confidence.

michael sershenwrote:

Your right about what the manufacturers say, and also that he should be upfront about the age.

My counterpoint is that the results of actual pull testing of old but well cared for soft goods show that not much strength is lost. 

see this thread and youtube testing:

https://www.mountainproject.com/forum/topic/118278208/break-testing-old-gear

I'm aware of the results and I have no problem climbing on some of my gear that's about that old, but many people still wouldn't use the gear.

I'm not about to do a hard lead on my 10 year old rope. That's been retired to TR and TR soloing, but it hundreds of outdoor pitches on it too.

I'd pay to have it shipped to me to make a rug out of. How bad are you trying to flip it?

I got an old rope with some damage to it that I considered a write-off. Put in on sale as a damaged/written off rope for DIY projects. You know, you should be honest about the state of that thing. Dude came to pick it up, and just when he turned around and walked away he said he's going to climb with it with his dad... 

Everybody has different standards, but apparently some have rather low standards. All I can say is, that I won't climb with cheap asses that buy written off gear. 

I'd be curious what you think a 10-year old rope is worth. I'd say about 30 bucks at the absolute most. If you are only selling the rope it hardly seems worth the effort, at least to me. But I can afford new ropes these days so there is that.