From what I've seen around here and on ebay , even with "the big three" the average drop in price on a resale is no less than $50.
I think that is a fair estimate. But consider this, I can and do buy bows then shoot them quite regularly for a few months. Between 500 and 1000 shots would be a fair estimate. I then put them on Ebay and sell them for about $50-$75 less than I originally paid for them. Personally, I do not think $50-$75 is too much to spend to shoot a top end bow for two to three months....especially with the hopes that it will be "the one".
But then again, that is just me. From a practical standpoint, I think JoePA does much better by buying perfectly good used bows a year or so after they debut for about half cost....
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