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 spending the summer adding to the page.
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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Kabuki Roks: Back in 1994, we commissioned a series of very special rokkakus based on a series of traditional Japanese kite images. I selected the graphics from history, literature, and folklore. But more importantly, I chose illustrations typically used on rokkakus. They are still the most visual and appealing roks I've ever seen.
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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Caterpillar: 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: 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: 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. 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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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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