When to buy snowboards?

I've heard snowboards are cheapest after the winter season. I'm
looking for a 2004 Burton Custom. It retails for $480. How much would
it go down? There's only one ski/snowboard shop in 10 miles radius
around here and they sell at retail price now. Should I wait until
spring or buy one now at like $350 on ebay?

(james woods) wrote in message . com...
I've heard snowboards are cheapest after the winter season. I'm
looking for a 2004 Burton Custom. It retails for $480. How much would
it go down? There's only one ski/snowboard shop in 10 miles radius
around here and they sell at retail price now. Should I wait until
spring or buy one now at like $350 on ebay?


I suppose buying a board on Ebay would be ok.. for boots it may be a
little less attractive... unless you're %100 sure of the boot's
size/make/model

A good place to get gear is at any ski/board rental shop, at the end
of the season (March break-ish) they'll sell some decent gear at a
reduced price, and you often get the manufacturer's warantee extended
for another year as well, I think.

Good luck.

Everyone knows the name Burton, and it's good gear, so the price tends
to stay high. I think the cheapest I've seen burton boards go after
season here is 40% off, so if you find something for $300 on ebay or
otherwise, you can feel like you got about as good a deal as possible.
Sometimes you can strike gold and get something cheaper, but's not so
likely. 40% off should be fairly easy to find at the end of the
season.

I've heard snowboards are cheapest after the winter season. I'm
looking for a 2004 Burton Custom. It retails for $480. How much would
it go down? There's only one ski/snowboard shop in 10 miles radius
around here and they sell at retail price now. Should I wait until
spring or buy one now at like $350 on ebay?

Typically I think I see boards go down no more than 20% from their
original price, unless you're buying online. As far as ebay goes, I
bought my Ride Mountain hardly used on ebay for $100. I was very
happy with that route, and the seller was really helpful with fast
service.

Eric

It's right that Burton's gear tends to stay high-priced mainly by the name.
Here in Austria I saw Burton Cascades (they were stopped to be built three
years ago!) in shops this year that were only up to 30% cheaper than
original priced!

I don't you what it is like in the states, but here in europe we've got
special sales always at the end of winter in which shops try to get rid of
every piece they've got in their stock.

keep on riding, flo

Another option is liquidation sales that many large ski shops have
during the summer. But you need to keep in mind that whenever you
wait you run the risk of paying full price later and therefore missing
out of a season of using that board. OR not being able to find that
item at all, which is a definite possibility with Burton.



(Edmunde Lee) wrote in message . com...
(james woods) wrote in message . com...
I've heard snowboards are cheapest after the winter season. I'm
looking for a 2004 Burton Custom. It retails for $480. How much would
it go down? There's only one ski/snowboard shop in 10 miles radius
around here and they sell at retail price now. Should I wait until
spring or buy one now at like $350 on ebay?


I suppose buying a board on Ebay would be ok.. for boots it may be a
little less attractive... unless you're %100 sure of the boot's
size/make/model

A good place to get gear is at any ski/board rental shop, at the end
of the season (March break-ish) they'll sell some decent gear at a
reduced price, and you often get the manufacturer's warantee extended
for another year as well, I think.

Good luck.

(james woods) wrote in
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I've heard snowboards are cheapest after the winter season. I'm
looking for a 2004 Burton Custom. It retails for $480. How much would
it go down? There's only one ski/snowboard shop in 10 miles radius
around here and they sell at retail price now. Should I wait until
spring or buy one now at like $350 on ebay?


I'd say 40% by the summer, and maybe more if you find one on Ebay over the
summer. The problem of course, is that stock tends to be harder to find as
the summer approaches and so it might be a pain to find the exact length
and model that you seek. I have found the best time to buy a board is
around March during Groundhog day. That's when the blowouts start and
stock is probably most plentiful.

Personally, I'd keep a few boards in mind rather than one and then when a
good deal comes up, snatch it.

(Jason Watkins) wrote in message . com...
Everyone knows the name Burton, and it's good gear, so the price tends
to stay high. I think the cheapest I've seen burton boards go after
season here is 40% off, so if you find something for $300 on ebay or
otherwise, you can feel like you got about as good a deal as possible.
Sometimes you can strike gold and get something cheaper, but's not so
likely. 40% off should be fairly easy to find at the end of the
season.

Yup. The selection isn't quite as good by the time it gets as low as
40% off, but our local shops usually still have enough boards laying
around to meet most people's needs. I've seen sales as low as 50%, but
it's a lot easier to find the 40% off sales. Of course, I'm in a big
metro area. In more remote locations it might be harder to find good
deals locally.

-Jules
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