WTF and Used Sales Shaming

ambientrax · Post by **ambientrax** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 6:44 am

I think the dude is asking a little much for that old stuff, it must mean something to him...maybe keep it instead so you can ride it again? Hey I got an old mistral skreemer, had a few dings that got sticked... FREE! or gimmee a 6 pack for it. or I'll just keep the thing so the kids can play with it... whatever

winddude · Post by **winddude** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:22 pm

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... e_24690429

That flat rocker and asa skin, oh boy, this is a sweet deal if I've ever seen one! Plus look at those harness lines, far apart and far forward, I'm surprised the board still has a nose, guess that 20lbs of asa really is valuable!

winddude · Post by **winddude** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:26 pm

There's just to much.

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... t_22493472

It pains me to think of someone buying this gear wanting to get into the sport.

downwind dave · Post by **downwind dave** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:39 pm

that Bic with the centreboard would be a pretty decent starter, and its cheap. no aluminum mast or tie on boom.. i vote no shame!

plus i typed bic samba into google image and found this:

so obviously it rips!

rvanderbyl · Post by **rvanderbyl** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 7:44 pm

Hey It's Martin at Nitnat!

winddude · Post by **winddude** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:28 pm

Okay, I'll give it far from the worst on here, but still a steep price for 25 year old gear.

Ryball · Post by **Ryball** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 1:18 pm

Some nice gear on the kiting side as well...

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... o_24936050

winddude · Post by **winddude** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 2:21 pm

Ryball wrote:Some nice gear on the kiting side as well...

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... o_24936050

yes admitting you have kite gear, even to sell is quite shameful

probably trying to upgrade to this sweet windsurfing setup -> http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... t_22493472
Just look at that one piece mast, and colorful dacron

nanmoo · Post by **nanmoo** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 4:54 pm

$400!!!! Ha! That is not nearly as bad as some of the examples we've seen but still!

juandesooka · Post by **juandesooka** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:18 pm

Ryball wrote:Some nice gear on the kiting side as well...

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... o_24936050

Funny you post that. I am helping a teenager here in Sooke get started in kiting....he emailed me about this "great deal" yesterday! My response:

"DEFINITELY NOT!!!!!!!!!!! Highlights the problem with buying used kiting gear......this is obsolete, outdated, and unsafe. Should not be given away much less sold at any price."

Sadly, this may sell to the wrong person, who figures they can just tame that wild Bronco without lessons. The result being somewhere between hilarious youtube fail videos and super tragic injury or worse.

more force 4 · Post by **more force 4** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 5:35 pm

juandesooka wrote:
Ryball wrote:Some nice gear on the kiting side as well...

http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified- ... o_24936050
"DEFINITELY NOT!!!!!!!!!!! Highlights the problem with buying used kiting gear......this is obsolete, outdated, and unsafe. Should not be given away much less sold at any price."

Sadly, this may sell to the wrong person, who figures they can just tame that wild Bronco without lessons. The result being somewhere between hilarious youtube fail videos and super tragic injury or worse.

The trainer bar, pump and kite might be worth half the overall. I can't see anything particularly obviously obsolete there - but that is because I am too new to the sport and can't recognize the parts of the technology that have changed so much that this would be classed as outdated and dangerous. Glad i was able to buy new. Killer deal.

juandesooka · Post by **juandesooka** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:18 pm

you know what, you're right....the trainer and the harness and pump could be worth something towards that amount. I just saw Bronco and jumped to "FORGET ABOUT IT" for my friend.

Good kites in their day, state of the art maybe in the c-kite era, but nowhere close to modern standard, especially for a beginner.

KUS · Post by **KUS** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 5:56 pm

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/for/4953093223.html

used vic has nothing on this guy

winddude · Post by **winddude** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 8:09 pm

KUS wrote:http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/van/for/4953093223.html

used vic has nothing on this guy

Wow, that's beyond satire! But those "original" prices he probably could have bought a place in hood river At the time the gear was new.

4 new footstraps today aren't even $120, http://ca.dakine.com/p/windsurf/footstr ... tstrap-15s

winddude · Post by **winddude** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 6:05 pm

Some people's retro collection amaze me, check out this one. approx 5' feet of fencing and and 7 sun shades for only $1500!!

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/rch/spo/4924135176.html[/url]

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