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Old 12-05-2011, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by petasux
Speaking of 2012 bows coming out another thing to look at is the bows people trade in.You may not want a used bow but some, actually a lot of guys trade in bows that are only a year or two old and get the newest models available.If you shop around you often pick up a bow that a year ago cost twice what they want for it and theyre generally already set up to shoot.Theres usually nothing wrong with these bows except the owner wanted a new one.Just something else to consider, again shoot them first and make sure you like them.
nailed it. thats usually what i preach. a gently used bow can be the way to go. i got my mathews reezen last year, the original owner only had it for not even one whole season.. i payed 500 for it, fully loaded! the reason he got rid of it? he wanted a z7. so definitely take petasux's advice.
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