alright folks
I,m coming to live on the Gold coast this year, "oh no not another pomm" i hear you all say!!!
anyway before i purchase a new quiver for 08 in the uk, what brands are people using on the Gold coast . The last thing i want is to buy new kites and not be able to sell em when i,m there.
Am i safe with Airush,royal Era or Flexifoil?
from what i.ve read Best seems popular
replies please

nemo said...

from what i.ve read Best seems popular

Hey Nemo,

Welcome to Queensland soon!

There are two main kite brands which are prominent around Brisbane currently.
Liquid Force + BEST.

There are some Flexifoil kites around as well, Airush and Era are not popular however.

For the Gold Coast, I wouldn't be 100% certain who is riding what, but register at SEQKA when they are up and running again, otherwise I'm certain some Goldy guys will reply back here.

www.seqka.com

Sunshine Coast - North of Brisbane

On Saturday I saw heaps of Slingshot REV's - North always has a good following here and Cabrinha has a good following.

Have only seen a couple of Airush, no royal Era and maybe a couple Flexifoil.

In terms of resale, don't worry about Queensland - I sell my kites on the Buy & Sell section of this forum and have sold kites to people from other states - it only costs about $25 to post a kite. Have a look on the Buy & Sell section and look for the most popular brands there - there are kites that sell and kites that don't sell. So maybe you should change your topic to what sells on Seabreeze and what doesn't.

Kites 14m and over are really hard to sell.

The new airrush Vapor 2 sounds like a great kite and will probably have a good resale on Seabreeze.

North is always a safe bet, with great re-sell value also. If you are moving permanently out here, I am pretty sure that if you buy the kites in the U.K. keep the receipts and you can claim the 17.5% tax back at the airport. But this is only if you have a residents visa. I know it works if you are traveling the opposite way so well worth investigating.

Cheers for the great replies!!
what sort of winds do u get on the Gold coast ?