Playback Sports

Loved it here! This place is bigger than it looks. The store expands out into four areas. I’m just starting to get into snowboarding and was on a mission to get snowboarding boots. I’m happy that they sell used sportsware because it means the prices are cheap. I didn’t know where anything was, so I asked the staff who was really friendly and helped me. They had snowboarding boots in my size at reasonable prices. I was able to get boots I liked as well as a helmet well under my budget. They have a bunch of items for sale for those who enjoy sports and the outdoors! Will visit here again!

From a consignment perspective I called in the fall to ask when they receive baseball equipment and was told January. Went today with a Suburban full of equipment and was told to come back in March. Not happy after driving 30 minutes

Evening Magazine did a segment about this store in their show one night. I was taking snowboarding lessons around the time the segment was broadcasted. I was interested in continuing the sport and was looking for inexpensive snowboarding gear. I did not want to shell out a lot of money since I was not good. All I have to say is this establishment is a great place to purchase used sports gear. There were a few snowboards for sale. I was able to find one for myself and ended up paying for the board and bindings for less than the advertised price, which I think was $ 160.

If you’re looking for outdoor gear, athletic apparel or any gear, start here. The store doesn’t look big but it keeps on going! They have a little bit of everything. I got my indoor soccer shoes here for $ 7. My husband got his softball bag here. It’s a little overwhelming because there is so much stuff. I’ve never sold anything here though.

What a great place! We’ve been in many times and there is always a great selection. My son got a new-​to-​him bicycle (not from here) and we couldn’t figure out how to lower the seat. He brought it in and Mason got tools and patiently walked him through it.
The prices are awesome; we just got a like-​new Trikke (retails for $ 275) for $ 50 and it’s a blast.
This place is well-​run by people who truly seem to like what they’re doing, and they don’t mind me bringing my dogs in. I highly recommend Playback Sports!
I also just found out they rent paddleboards — woooooot!!!

This is a cool sports store. I went looking for something they didn’t have, but no place in Tacoma had a wider selection of good sports equipment.
It looks small from the outside, tucked behind a 3-​car parking lot off Proctor & N. 27^th, the storefront has a few bikes and 2 racks. Yikes I thought to myself. Should I even go in? Boy am I glad I did. The tiny storefront gives way to catacombs filled with used sports equipment. The amount of «used» varies widely. Many of the items were like-​new, with a fair smattering of items that showed a bit of use (scuffs & scratches mostly) and a few timeless pieces that would still be worth the purchase, despite a few cosmetic rifts.
The prices were reasonable and what it may lack in overstock, the place more than makes up for in variety. As I said, bikes and clothes in the front, balls, bats, mitts, shoes, clothes, extending back into the first catacomb, neatly displayed, without any of the frills and pageantry associated with most sports stores. The bright displays and over-​sized sports murals of most sports stores are left out here, leaving the colorful equipment to speak for itself in what must be an ever-​changing festival of useable color organized on minimalistic displays.
Further back the catacomb narrows and splits with spaces for hiking, kayaking, skiing/​snowboarding, golfing, boxing, hockey, and the like. All equally well displayed and accessible with little to no digging through grungy bins of lord-​knows-​what. It even looked to me like there was some expansion in progress as well.

What can I say, these guys rock. The store is clean and vast dispute what one can see immediately, and service is stupendous. I saw many many items I wanted, SportySpice watch out! They get «new» stuff all the time and turnover is quick so my «hiding» of something didn’t work. Shucks. Overall, a great Tacoma staple, Go Team!