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Second Summit opens used outdoor gear consignment shop in Lower Haight

Second Summit opens used outdoor gear consignment shop in Lower Haight

Money Moves San Francisco, CA local

The store at 583 Haight St. gives Bay Area skiers, climbers and campers a local place to resell gear.

Today: Shop holds about 2,500 items

Overview

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For years, Bay Area skiers and climbers who wanted to sell used gear had to drive at least four hours to a consignment shop in Tahoe or seven hours to Bishop. In 2026, Second Summit opened at 583 Haight St. in the Lower Haight, giving San Francisco its first dedicated outdoor gear consignment store.

The shop uses a standard consignment split: sellers get 50% to 70% of the sale price, and unsold items drop in price every two months. Inventory has grown from 750 pieces to about 2,500, helped by a rental shop that closed in 2025.

Why it matters

Bay Area outdoor enthusiasts can now buy and sell used gear locally instead of driving hours to Tahoe or Bishop.

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Key Indicators

2,500
Pieces of inventory
Second Summit's stock as of the November 2026 profile.
750
Pieces from first big consignor
Gear consigned by James Dong after his rental shop closed.
50-70%
Consigner's share of sale price
Portion of each sale paid to the person who supplied the gear.
9 months
Renovation time
Time spent converting a vacant salon into the shop.
7 years
Years the storefront sat vacant
The Haight Street space was a vacant salon before renovation.

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People Involved

JC
Jeffrey Conocenti
Owner and founder, Second Summit
Operating the shop at 583 Haight St.
JD
James Dong
Consignor; former owner, Last Minute Gear
Consigned roughly 750 pieces to Second Summit
PS
Patrick Schmalz
Consignor
Brings spare camping gear to Second Summit

Organizations Involved

SS
Second Summit
Consignment shop
Operating at 583 Haight St., San Francisco

Used outdoor gear consignment shop in San Francisco's Lower Haight.
GH
Gear Hut
Consignment shop
Operating in Reno, Nevada

Family-owned outdoor consignment shop in Reno, Nevada, that served as Second Summit's model.
Last Minute Gear
Last Minute Gear
Outdoor gear rental shop
Closed in 2025

San Francisco rental shop on Sutter Street that closed after four years.
REI
REI
Outdoor retailer cooperative
Operates used gear resale business, Resupply

National outdoor retailer whose used gear business competes with Second Summit.

Timeline

2019 November 2026

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  1. Shop holds about 2,500 items

    Today Business

    Second Summit operates at 583 Haight St.; The Standard profiles the shop.

  2. Inventory grows to 2,200 pieces

    Business

    Stock rises from 750 to 2,200 pieces before a viral Instagram post.

  3. Second Summit soft-opens

    Business

    The shop opens at 583 Haight St. after nine months of renovation.

  4. Last Minute Gear closes

    Business

    The Sutter Street rental shop closes after four years; owner consigns 750 pieces.

  5. Gear Hut opens in Reno

    Business

    The consignment shop later becomes Jeffrey Conocenti's model for Second Summit.

Scenarios

1

Second Summit marks first anniversary still open on Haight Street

Possible Resolves by Nov 9, 2027

Discussed by: The shop's reported inventory growth and the standard first-year test for a single-store retailer.

The shop keeps enough consignment supply and foot traffic through the winter ski season to stay open. Its first full year ends with the store operating at 583 Haight St.

2

Second Summit adds a second location

Unlikely Resolves by Nov 9, 2027

Discussed by: Owner Jeffrey Conocenti's stated goal of filling a regional gap and the shop's inventory growth.

The consignment model draws enough sellers and buyers that Conocenti opens another storefront. The article does not report expansion plans; this scenario depends on first-year performance.

3

Second Summit closes within a year

Unlikely Resolves by Nov 9, 2027

Discussed by: The 2025 closure of Last Minute Gear, another small San Francisco outdoor gear shop.

Thin margins, rent on Haight Street, or weak consignment supply push the shop to close. The article does not report financial details; this scenario follows the path of Last Minute Gear.

Historical Context

2 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

2019

Gear Hut opens in Reno (2019)

A family-owned outdoor consignment shop opened in Reno, Nevada, just before Jeffrey Conocenti graduated from college. Conocenti became one of its first consignors and later used it as the model for Second Summit.

Then

Gear Hut gave Conocenti a working template for pricing and consignment.

Now

Second Summit copied the model in San Francisco, including its consignment split and markdown schedule.

Why this matters now

Explains where the Second Summit model came from and why the owner believed it could work in a bigger city.

2025

Last Minute Gear closes in San Francisco (2025)

A rental shop on Sutter Street called Last Minute Gear closed after four years. Its owner, James Dong, consigned about 750 pieces of gear to Second Summit.

Then

The gear became the new shop's first large inventory base.

Now

Second Summit's stock grew from 750 to 2,200 pieces by July 2026.

Why this matters now

Shows how one shop's closure fed another's launch and gave Second Summit enough inventory to open.

Sources

(2)
The San Francisco Standard Second Summit