Gomberg Kite Garage Sale
It’s time.
After a lifetime of traveling the kite world, a thousand kite festivals, and countless friends and adventures, it is time to empty the bags, clear the shelves, and search through forgotten boxes and drawers. We want someone else to enjoy what we have for so long. And we don’t want to wait too long and have someone go through our estate and have no idea what this stuff is.
A lifetime of kite treasures that can now be yours.
So here is the deal. This is not a fancy shopping cart site. Email us if you want something. You buy it; we ship it. If you are nearby, arrange to come pick it up and save on postage. Pay by PayPal or check. We’ll keep adding to the list and when something is gone, you’ve missed it.
Check back! Because we’ll be adding to the page.
Collectable Roks: I've been collecting rokkakus for 30 years. Many of these fine kite artists have now let us. But their creatons live on. And now they can move from my bag to yours.
More to come....
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I have a case of kite books. History, aert, crafstmanship, cluLture, fiction, foreign -- it's all here. We've batched them up so you can easily buy similar titles together. And of course, shipping is extra.
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Classic Art fighters: I pains me to part with these. But I'd rather see them in the air and flown by someone like you that will really cherish them. Classic art fighters all roughly 25 yeasrs old. Usually signed. Seldom available any more.
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I have a case of kite books. History, aert, crafstmanship, cluLture, fiction, foreign -- it's all here. We've batched them up so you can easily buy similar titles together. And of course, shipping is extra.
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Caterpillar: Now the first thing you notice about this ground bouncer is the size of it. It is big. I mean REALLY BIG! Think of a school bus parked inside. It stretches 60 feet long and 15 feet tall. The other thing you quickly discover is that she is designed with nothing for children to grab hold of. If you fly big kites, you know this is significant.
We're selling our big red/orange/black. Well used. Well loved. No damage.
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This is a full AirBanner sky lettering system. You get 104 letters and the ability to make any variety of messages. Change the wording for any occasion, event, or client. The cost for the entire package new was $2,700. This includes the lifter kite and transition triangles for the top and bottom of the banner plus a sleeve for storage. We'll let it got for $1500 plus shipping.
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Delta Conyne 12 Stack: The "DC" is a high flying lifter that soars on the lightest breezes. They are specially designed so you can connect several together in a "kite train". Just pass the flying line through the open center and tie it to the next kite's bridle point at ten foot intervals.
Each kite is 8 feet wide and 3.5 feet tall. We used to sell them for $44 each. I have a set of 6 - one each - in rainbow colors. Never flown. We'd like $200 for the set plus shipping.
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Two StarBurst 3-packs: When we first discovered maneuverable kites back in the Seventies, they were diamond shaped. "Stunters" came with long flowing tails, pulled hard, and roared around the sky. Flying those kites changed our lives. The Starburst harkens back to those early physical flying days. It won't do axels, flips, or fades. But it will put a huge smile on your face as you drive it through the wind.
Each Starburst is 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide. A matching 45 foot tail is included. They sold for $50 each new. We've got two sets of three kites. Fly in pairs as I did, or add them together for a six-stack. $150 plus shipping.
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So here's the Garage Sale Deal: The six-footers normally sold for $99 each. I have six of them left. Never flown. One white, one cool, one warm, and three rainbow. I'll discount 10%$ for one, 20% for two, 30% for three, 40% for four, and 50% for six. Call your friends and save some oney on a batch of neat kites!~
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Well used. Well loved. No damage.
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Poppers - Set of Six: I sold line laundry for thirty years. We made a lot of cool stuff. But Poppers were the best! These line climbers were originally called “bumpershoots” because they looked like umbrellas. I changed the name after the sharp popping noise they made as one hit another going up and down the line. Here’s how they work. Poppers are threaded onto your flying line. Send one up. Give it a moment and then send another. And then another. When the first Popper reaches the kite, the wind collapses it and it comes sliding down the line. It reaches the next one and with a “pop”, it collapses too! With enough line and good hands, you can send up half a dozen! They come down fast, but if you shake the line at the last minute, it slows and stops the whole bunch and you look really really good…
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We have a set of eight distinctive kites. Each is 7.5 feet tall and made from vibrant ripstop. This set was made for display with lightweight frames. Never flown. For moderate winds, you may want to beef up the spars.. A limited number of kites were sold 20 years ago for $500 each. We will send you the entire set of eight for $1200 plus shipping.
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Centipede:
Better grab this one before I change my mind. Fifty feet of fun! Black and white body - rainbow fins - forked tail. Always drew attention when I flew it and no one else had anything like it! We used to sell these for $600. But I'll part with mine for $300.
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Gomberg Kite Productions and G-Kites Closed in 2020. What a remarkable ride! We incorporated in 1987. We have traveled the world, visited more than 50 countries, and attended a thousand festivals. We brought the newest and most interesting kite designs to the market. We flew for motion pictures, Walt Disney, the Super Bowl, and the London Millennium Celebration. We unveiled our first web page in 1996, published 600 weekly updates of news and travel, wrote four books, and opened three kite stores. We were president of the AKA an unprecedented ten times and led the Kite Trade Association three terms. We have been inducted into the Kite Hall of Fame (next to Ben Franklin and the Wright Brothers!) and were presented the lifetime achievement Edeiken Award – twice (the second time we declined it which has never been done before or since). We’ve spent a lifetime spreading the joys of kiting, kite knowledge, and kite friendships. After 33 great years – we are ready for new adventures. We value each of you and our long association and friendship. Thanks so much for being part of our lives and making our business something special. Keep flying! Keep smiling up at the sky. And keep spreading the joy. Good winds!
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