Oswego Celebrates Grand Opening of Play It Again Sports®

Oswego, Ill. – Local families now have a place that not only puts cash back into their pockets, but sells gently-used sports and fitness equipment for less.

A favorite with families, the new Play It Again Sports® in Oswego opens on September 20 at 300 Route 34. The unique resale store buys and sells gently-used sports and fitness equipment—including football equipment, baseball gloves and bats, hockey gear, golf clubs, soccer, lacrosse equipment, motorized treadmills, elliptical and bikes, benches and weights, and more.

Play It Again Sports Oswego invites the local community to visit the new location on Oswego for a chance to win for promotions, giveaways and prizes, including autographed Chicago Blackhawks jerseys and hockey pucks, a one-month member to Anytime Fitness and tickets to the upcoming Cubs v. Pirates game on September 24. Additionally, Rick Dudzinski, instructor from ‘The Perfect Swing,’ will offer a free, 30-minute lesson.

“I’m thrilled to open my business in such a warm, welcoming, sports-oriented community like Oswego,” said Paul Darnell, who owns the new Play It Again Sports store with his wife, Sandi Darnell. “I’m sure everyone will love the breadth of new and used merchandise we provide. Parents love Play It Again Sports because they can trade-in their quality, used equipment for cash or even trade-up for new gear—saving them both time and money.”

Paul and Sandi Darnell always had a love for sports and raised an active family. Both with an entrepreneurial mindset, the couple decided to open Play It Again Sports of Oswego because it matched their passion for sports and desire to operate their own small business.

Unlike a typical consignment store, no appointment is necessary to sell sports and fitness equipment to Play It Again Sports. Plus, the store pays consumers on the spot for goods it purchases from them.

The Oswego Play It Again Sports is open from 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, 10:00 p.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday and 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit https://www.playitagainsports.com/oswego

About Play It Again Sports®

Play It Again Sports® leads the nation in the buying and selling of quality, used sports and fitness equipment. With 281 franchised stores in the United States and Canada, Play It Again Sports buys, sells and trades quality used and new name brand sports and fitness equipment. Play It Again Sports is franchised by Winmark Corporation, which also franchises Once Upon A Child®, Plato’s Closet®, Style Encore® and Music Go Round®. For more information visit www.playitagainsports.com and www.winmarkfranchises.com.

About Winmark Corporation

Winmark Corporation, based in Minneapolis, creates, supports and finances business. Specializing in franchising, Winmark is the franchisor of the industry-leading resale brands Plato’s Closet®, Once Upon A Child®, Play It Again Sports®, Style Encore® and Music Go Round® that buy, sell and trade gently used products. Additionally, the company operates Winmark Franchise Partners®, Winmark Capital® and Wirth Business Credit®. As of June 30, 2018, there were 1,224 franchises in operation under the company’s retail brands, as well as an additional 62 retail franchises that have been awarded but are not yet open. For more information visit www.winmarkcorporation.com, www.winmarkfranchises.com and www.winmarkfranchisepartners.com.

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Media Contact: Reema Nimkar, Fishman Public Relations, 847.945.1300 or rnimkar@fishmanpr.com