Notes from the
MySkatingMall.com Community

MySkatingMall.com is just a great idea! This is a brilliantly conceived project that helps everyone involved... sellers, buyers, skating clubs, teams and skating charities. I have sold enough of my daughter's unused skate wear in a little over a month to pay for her new short program costume! My daughter's beautiful skating dresses can now bring pleasure to other young skaters and save their parents serious money. I was also very happy to designate the USFS Memorial Fund as the recipient of the donations generated by our sales. This is a win, win... win opportunity! Thanks, Ryan, for making it possible.

Best,

Pam Thomas AKA Lianna's Mom
MySkatingMall Username: nanjette

This is such a great site! I love how easy it is to buy and sell skating items. The site is easy to navigate and my club gets a percentage of my sales and purchases. What more could I ask for, my skating mall is wonderful.

Tami Padilla
MySkatingMall Username: Dancer1225

I am very excited about MySkatingMall as a seller and a buyer - it provides a select place to find exactly what figure skaters need. I have been pleased with how quickly I have sold items and how well the process has worked. Those other sites are rather intimidating and overwhelming, but MySkatingMall fits just right. Thank you for creating it!

Thank you!

Cheryl Anderson
MySkatingMall Username: Sydgabby

My daughter got back into her skating a few months ago after taking a 2-year leave of absence from the sport. When it came closer to her competition I told her coach I needed to look for a dress since none of her dresses she had fit her any longer. She was explaining to me about a website called Myskatingmall.com. She told me she had seen a dress that would fit the music she was skating to (for a good price) and to check it out. I went on the site a couple days later and found the dress the coach was referring to. I'm not one to make purchases online but decided to purchase the dress.

I thought the purchase had gone through but a couple weeks went by and no dress. About four days before my daughter's competition, I received a phone call from Ryan stating the purchase did not go through and if I wanted the dress to sign on the website to post my payment. I called Ryan back asking if there was some way the dress can be expedited so my daughter could have it in time for her competition. Ryan had allowed the seller and myself to make arrangements to ensure the dress got to me on time for my daughter's competition. I received the dress two days before the competition and the dress looked better in person that what the picture showed. My daughter instantly fell in love with the dress and it looked beautiful on her!

What I like most about Myskatingmall.com is that not only are the prices reasonable but that the site helps many skaters and clubs throughout the community. Parents are able to save money and keep their kids in skating. If it weren't for my daughter's coach telling me about Myskatingmall.com, I probably would have spent much more for a dress. I would recommend the website to anyone in the skating community and I will definitely be shopping for more items on the site!

Joey Gregory
MySkatingMall Username: joeyhalannah

My purchases on Myskatingmall.com were exactly what I wanted and they exceeded my expectations. The outfits I obtained were of exceptional value for the quality and price. Dealing with the seller was easy, clear and secure and the purchase was shipped promptly. I am a big fan of Myskatingmall.com as it is a winning site for everyone!

All the best,

Marco Pizzo
MySkatingMall Username: marcop

I have been both a buyer and seller on MySkatingMall.com. Within 2 weeks of listing, I sold 4 out of 5 of my larger value items. MySkatingMall.com is a great addition to the skating community. Skaters should list items they no longer need and help get the word out so more skaters, clubs and teams can benefit from this valuable service.

Libby Dudley
Parent of Competitive Skater
MySkatingMall Username: Axelly

MySkatingMall is a brilliant way to not only help Clubs and Foundations, but also helps keep the cost as low as possible for these young and up coming skaters. In a sport that is so expensive MySkatingMall should be rewarded for working to help multiple causes at one time! Amazing web site!!!

Nicholas LaRoche
2002 U.S. Jr. Men's Champion
MySkatingMall Username: USAsk8Team

I am both a satisfied buyer and seller on My Skating Mall! As a seller, it was so simple to post my items for others to view and even simpler once I got my first sale. My first purchase as a buyer went just as smoothly with my adorable t-shirt arriving just days after I placed the order. I am so happy that my beautiful dresses and barely used blades will find new life with other skaters and my daughter's Synchro team will reap some benefit from the sales.

Krista Dornbush
MySkatingMall Username: fveyesk8r

My local pro shop did not have used blades in stock when I drove up there for fitting, but luckily I found your website thru skatingforums.com while looking for used equipments online. Got the EXACT blades I wanted in great shape, and coach was amazed what a bargain it was. It would be nice to let skating directors across the country know what a great resource myskatingmall is for both selling and buying (and to benefit the club). Thank you and keep up the great work!

JC Adult Recreational Skater
MySkatingMall Username:

Thanks. By the way, I love the site! I've purchased several items at great prices, I've now sold something, and I browse weekly to see what is new. I tell everyone i know who skates about the site.

Thanks for starting it!

Kristina Duncan
MySkatingMall Username: kduncan

MySkatingMall.com has been a fantastic resource to reach skating customers to sell our gently used and custom-made figure skating apparel. They do a great job of promoting the site to the figure skating audience, and it seems that more and more people are visiting the site to bargain shop! I also appreciate that it allows us to support our skating club on an on-going basis. Over time, it adds up! Thank you for this highly effective site that serves skating families and their clubs.

Edie Jeffers
MySkatingMall Username: writeone

U.S. Figure Skating is deeply grateful to MySkatingMall.com for all of their efforts to provide affordable and accessible access to figure skating clothing and accessories to skaters throughout the country. Additionally, U.S. Figure Skating applauds MySkatingMall.com's efforts to raise contributions for the Memorial Fund, our largest financial assistance vehicle available for the support of figure skaters to succeed on and off the ice. Every dollar, every donation supports skaters from Juvenile to Senior and their dreams of becoming champions!

Stacey Marsh, Director of Development for U.S. Figure Skating

I am so impressed with the creativity and ingenuity of MySkatingMall.com, and very grateful for your ongoing support of the Memorial Fund. Your very generous donation both honors the legacy of the 1961 World Figure Skating Team and helps today's skaters realize their hopes and dreams.

Sincerely,

Leslie Gianelli, Memorial Fund Committee Chair

...so excited about setting up my MySkatingMall account. The site is a brilliant idea, and it's such a terrific venue for those of us with younger skaters or budget constraints!

Karen-Lee Stock
MySkatingMall Username: KLStock1

My skating mall is so great! You can find everything you need on there!

Hannah Brasier

I want to thank-you for running the website, it is a wonderful idea. I am bringing flyers for it to our "Bring a Friend" Day this weekend for all those Basic Skills parents who want to buy used skates. It will replace our "skate swap", which was really a pain, lugging all those skates around.

So thanks again,

Emily Stone Treasurer, MFSC
MySkatingMall Username: emilyfstone

My experience with myskatingmall has been absolutely fantastic!!! My items have sold very fast, I received payment immediately and the purchasers were always gracious. The administrators of the site were always quick to respond and solve any questions I had. It was also good to communicate with the purchaser back and forth beforehand, so they were absolutely sure of measurements and how the item would fit. This site is really a tremendous help for the skating community, as it brings together skaters and parents who are passionate about a sport and allows them the ability to afford to keep skating.

Great job!!

Dr. Andrea Smith-Hunter Professor of Management Professor of Sociology Hickey Chair (2007-2010) Siena College
MySkatingMall Username: ahunter

I'm an adult skater, and this was my first time purchasing a dress, as I will be doing my very first competition next month. I'm tall for a female skater (5'8), so I was glad to find a seller that had a gorgeous dress (gently used), that fit my measurements. It also happens to fit the theme of my program. The seller was also very efficient in answering my questions and shipping the dress. I was super excited to receive the dress in the mail, and found that it fit me perfectly. I've already been receiving compliments on how gorgeous the dress is..the pictures don't do it justice. I totally can't wait to wear this for the competition next month, and I definitely plan on using this site in the future.

Thanks!

Janet Slater
MySkatingMall Username: jfluterpicc_98