I appreciate your two most recent posts. I haven't looked seriously at bows in more than a decade and had no clue about used bow values. I was curious about how bows held value compared to guns. Also I mentioned my confidence in the owner because if something is not up to snuff he won't price it comparatively with similar items of higher condition. With its lower price than I first expected I wondered if these bows usually went for more used and if the price would usually indicate a red flag and to keep away or if this was the norm. Since he wasn't in the shop yesterday I hoped some of you guys that have bought bows in the past couple of years could shed some light, especially if someone had sold one or bought used. Thanks again.
There's no way I would ever buy a new bow knowing that you can get 1-2 year old bows at half of their original cost simply by searching the internet.
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Agreed, but.....make sure you know what draw length and weight you want. Changing cams on a Mathews is a $100 deal to change draw length. And if you did not buy the bow from the dealer there will probably not be any deals on the service costs.
There are some very nice bows in the $500 price range new. The Hoyt Charger comes to mind - with one of those you get a new bow, service, warranty a shop not poed because you brought in something bought elsewhere, etc. Something to think about.
