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r/GearTrade

Averages 23 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Saturdays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly image posts (59%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
23 2%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
2 16%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
3 20%
Activity Rank #6,295 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#6,295 4
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
26%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
65%

r/GearTrade Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0102030400246810Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Image
Typical Title Length Medium (59 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

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95%
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5%
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0%
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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 50%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 95

r/GearTrade Most Active Times

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 1 PM
Mon 7 PM
Tue 2 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 3 PM
Fri 6 PM
Sat 6 PM

r/GearTrade Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
For Sale569 (81.6%)3
Want to Buy115 (16.5%)2
Trade13 (1.9%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

60%image posts

r/GearTrade Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
wts
569 (81.5%)
33
wtb
118 (16.9%)
22
patagonia
92 (13.2%)
35
men
73 (10.5%)
23
jacket
64 (9.2%)
22
medium
53 (7.6%)
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size
52 (7.5%)
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large
52 (7.5%)
23
black
45 (6.5%)
22
gear
43 (6.2%)
33

r/GearTrade Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
imgur.com262

r/GearTrade Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

[WTS] Polartec Skully Beanies: Charity Sale

95 upvotes 116 comments image Sep 1

[WTS] Polartec Skully Beanies: Charity Sale

36 upvotes 36 comments image Sep 10

[wts] Biggest SALE ever !!! Patagonia, Arcteryx, Smartwool, Fjallraven, Sitka, KUHL, Vuori, NF, Barbour, Faherty.

35 upvotes 78 comments image Sep 16

[WTS] Polartec Skully Beanies: Charity Sale & New Colorway

22 upvotes 21 comments image Sep 22

[wts] Labor Day Sale/Price drop!!! Patagonia, Barbour, North Face, Smartwool, Vuori, Sitka, Faherty, Outdoor Research.

17 upvotes 10 comments image Sep 7

[wtb] ISO budget beginner gear

14 upvotes 24 comments image Sep 15

[wtb] Big agnes copper spur hv UL 2

14 upvotes 9 comments image Sep 20

[WTS] Free Stuff! + Patagonia, Arc'teryx, Senchi Designs, etc. Men's M/L/32/33

12 upvotes 25 comments text Sep 12

[wts] Harvakrun hardshell waterproof jackets

12 upvotes 6 comments image Sep 13

[WTS] Durston X-Mid Pro 2- sil floor with Z-Flick Poles

12 upvotes 1 comments image Sep 24

r/GearTrade Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

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r/ULgeartrade 9 posts/day
Compare →
80% overlap
r/therunningrack 18 posts/day
Compare →
21% overlap
r/EDCexchange 8 posts/day
Compare →
9% overlap

r/GearTrade FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/GearTrade?

Based on posting volume, r/GearTrade is most active on Saturdays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/GearTrade?

r/GearTrade averages 23 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/GearTrade get?

Posts on r/GearTrade average about 2 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/GearTrade get most?

On r/GearTrade, most posts are image posts (59%)