I spent about 2-3 years buying and selling Hunting equipment online to fund about 80% of all my gear and even did a few hunts with the money I made from it. This worked out well for me. Got to play with and evaluate, test and try out gear that I bought, then reselling it for a profit to buy more gear to sell. I was lucky to work out some great deals and even hooked up with some folks in the industry which helped me as well. i haven't done much selling the last few years as I have my gear dialed in where I want it now.