Dick’s Sporting Goods invests in sports resale platform SidelineSwap
Sports resale marketplace SidelineSwap announced on Thursday it has received a strategic investment from retailer Dick’s Sporting Goods, as the pair look to expand their resale partnership, including more pop-up trade-in events.
The investment amount was not disclosed.
Boston-based SidelineSwap is known for its Trade-in Platform for brands and retailers, which includes pop-up events, in-store and online trade-in options, and a suite of tools for resellers to power their own trade-in experiences.
The resale platform is powered by SidelineSwap’s marketplace technology and proprietary resale data, and includes peer-to-peer and first party sales, gives sellers the option to choose whatever works best for them – direct resale or instant trade-in value.
“This is a big step for us,” said Brendan Candon, co-founder and CEO of SidelineSwap.
“This partnership started with our commitment to make it easy for anyone to sell their used sports equipment. We’ve spent the last 5+ years building the best online resale marketplace in sports, and now we’re expanding the business to power resale wherever athletes shop or play through our trade-in platform.”
The investment comes after Dick’s Sporting Goods announced in August it is expanding its partnership with SidelineSwap to offer a series of 50 new trade-in events in seven states through the end of 2022. The Pittsburgh-based Dick’s and SidelineSwap had previously held 10 successful trade-in events at four Dick’s locations.
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