How much weight do you put into the resale value when you are looking to buy a hunting bow?

Personally that is about the last thing I consider. I just wanted to see what others thought.

None, whether it's cars, trucks, guns, bows, wives, etc..

I buy what I like because I like it. I also pretty much use the hell out of whatever I have so even if it WOULD be worth something by the time I'm done with it nobody would want it anyhow.

I agree; I mean, I've got to admit it -- I usually have pretty expensive tastes, and usually end up with top-of-the-line stuff in most whatever I'm buying -- so I usually don't have to even worry about that.

But, truthfully, I don't buy hunting equipment with even the thought of selling it at a later point... I have sold one gun in my life (aRemington Model 7400 chambered in 30-06, because I knew I'd never deer hunt with arifle again)and I still regret that. I won't be selling off too many other bows or guns in the foreseeable future...

I feel the same way, I don't care about re-sale value.Bows, like most of my hunting equipment are tools and I use them as such. I willtry to fix them if and when they break and use them for as long as I can.

Not much, I keep my bows for at least five years,then I usually give them to someone starting out, that needs it.

does anyone know how good resale is on Brownings

I don't pay attention to it at all. I buy what I want without the intent on selling it. And if I do sell it is usually to a friend and I take a loss anyway.

As far as resale on a browning, I wouldn't think real great. Check Ebay, that would be your best bet.

Paul

It will probably never be a concern for me. I don't think I will ever sell a bow. Maybe hand down a bow or two to my son, but I will never sell one.

Just how I am. I like keeping stuff for myself. I worked for it, paid for it myself, I want to keep it as long as I can, if not, forever.

Plus, it will always be nice to have backup bows.

I don't consider resale value really.I will say that if you have intentions of turning over bows at a certain point in time in the future two years possibly three seems to be the magic years after which your resale values drop like a stone.I like new and shiny as much as anyone but it is much more important to me to have good functional equipment.Finding something that suits my needs and using it so much that it becomes an extention of me is what I place the most importance on.
I do kind of resent bows in the regard that they lose so much value so quickly.I just purchased a bow two weeks ago a 2005 Hoyt protec.Fellow had it for one year,actually about 6 months and wanted a bowtech.That's a $700 bow with an $80 rest that came with it and I paid $500 for it.
I sold a Year 2000 Hoyt Ultratec a few days ago for $150 and was lucky to get that much and the bow was in top notch shape.If you wish to have a new bow every couple of years it seems that you just accept the fact that you are going to be losing at least two to three hundred dollars.

Resale?! I just bought a Trykon...my heirs can deal with the resale!