2018 Scuba Swap Details
Ontario Underwater Explorers’
26th Annual Scuba Swap and Sale
- April 28, 2018
Saturday
9:00 am–3:00 pm
Main event - April 27, 2018
Friday
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Equipment drop-off
- Rameses Shriners Hall
124 Queen's Plate Drive
Etobicoke, ON M9W 7K4
Admission
$5.00 — children under 12 free, when accompanied by a paying adult.
- Re-entry free with the hand-stamp
- Please be ready to show receipts for the purchased gear at the exit
- Large bags and bulky coats not allowed
- Come early for best selection – discounted prices on selected items after noon (details on pricing below)
Selling at Scuba Swap
Bring your gear on Friday to register it - and we do everything else!
You just need to pick up your cheque and unsold gear at the end of the Swap on Saturday.
- Equipment drop off and registration: Friday 6:00–9:00 pm
- Unsold equipment and money pick-up: Saturday 3:30–4:30 pm
Pricing
We encourage pricing the items aggressively for sale. Pricing experts available to help you determine the appropriate price,
but the final decision is the seller’s. Two prices can be specified:
- Initial price
- Discount price – if the item does not sell by noon, you can opt to have its price lowered
Neither price can be under $5 – please bundle smaller items together.
Fees- Registration fee: 50¢ per item, minimum of $5.00
- Commission: 10% of the value sold.
* More on fees on the FAQ page
Participants
OUE Scuba Swap gathers a number of organizations,
dive stores and sponsors (see the side bar). Our goal is to promote SCUBA sport — if you would like to
participate in the future swaps, please contact
us and we will do our best to accomodate.
Prizes
The Swap visitors enter the draw for a variety of free
gear donated by participating Dive Stores. In 2009, we we were happy to start offering special prizes from
independent sponsors.
* Details on how to enter the draw on the FAQ page
Volunteering
The event is organized by the members of the Ontario Underwater Explorers scuba club who join
before April. If you would like to volunteer next year, please visit www.ouescuba.com.
Contact
For more information, please send us an e-mail.
2009 OUE Scuba Swap – Registration
