Shawn asked: >>>>>So, you can buy skis that were $500 10 years ago for $25 at a garage sale. Why can't I buy a 10 year old kayak for $50?!?<<<< You can if it is a beat up or outdated WW kayak. A ten year old sea kayak usually fetches more than was paid for it 10 years ago (if you don't correct the dollars for inflation). BTW Shawn, I bought two pair of Solomon Force 9's that looked to be in excellent shape for $5.00 a pair at a garage sale last summer (from a ski instructor couple who told me the were very good skis but they were required to buy new model skis for next year). However, I was disappointed in them. They were kind of loose and squirrelly on the snow. The ski instructors likely had beveled the edges to make them turn easier at low teaching speeds. I'll either need to get them ground down flat again $$$ or just mount the relatively new bindings on some good older skis I know I like (with poor old bindings) so that I don't have to put any more money into them. Matt Broze www.marinerkayaks.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Apr 10 2004 - 21:44:05 PDT
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