We want to be fully transparent about how our pricing works. Our payout structure is based on extensive historical sales data and long-term market reporting, allowing us to accurately determine realistic resale values. When you sell or trade in a surfboard, you can choose to be paid by check, receive store credit, or apply your trade-in value toward another board or accessories. Boards may qualify for payouts up to 65% of the intended retail value depending on, price point, condition and demand.
Running a full-service used surfboard showroom and store involves significant costs beyond simply reselling a board. Our payout % allows us to:
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Professionally clean, repair, and prep boards so they’re ready for the sales floor
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Offer a large, constantly updated inventory for buyers to shop from
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Provide a showroom, staff expertise, and customer service every day
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Cover credit card fees, marketing, storage, and operational overhead
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Match market prices and adjust quickly using real sales data
This structure keeps our business healthy, maintains fair pricing for buyers, and ensures we can continue offering immediate cash payouts -without consignment - and still accept trade-ins toward your next purchase.
Valuations
Final payout depends on the condition, desirability, and current market demand for your board, based on our extensive sales data and professional knowledge of the used and new surfboard market.
We do our best to make fair and informed offers - but we can’t purchase every board.
How to Get Your Board Evaluated
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In-person appraisals only.
We need to inspect the board in person to give an accurate payout. We cannot provide firm valuations over phone, text, or email. -
You can text or email photos and dimensions ahead of time if you want to confirm that your board is something we’d like to see.
Selling Multiple Boards
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Bringing 6 or more boards? Please contact us to schedule an appointment so we can serve you more efficiently.
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Vintage or collectible boards also require an appointment.
SHOWROOM OPEN DAILY 10am - 3pm
The Board Source
1945 Camino Vida Roble Suite M Carlsbad, CA 92008
760-612-8100 (call or text)
info@theboardsource.com