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It's a bow whittled out of a single piece of wood. I make my own - that's why I said they're free - but you can buy them too.

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You are correct that the bows depreciate real quickly. With ebay around though, you don't take quite as much of a hit as you used to to "trade in" when bow shops used to do that, or sell locally, at least most of the time. This time of year is not the best time to sell a fully equipped bow. July to early August is better for that, especially if you have a tuned setup with arrows. You generally don't make enough on the accessories to sell them with the bow, unless you just don't want the problem of selling multiple items. I have sold rests and sights that I wanted to try, but that I really didn't like that much with bows that I was selling anyway. If I like a sight or rest, other than an MZE or something, I will just keep the accessories. I still like to try last year's or next to last year's wonder bow to see how they really were. Just bought an '03 Pat Dually, and sold it for nearly the same price a month later. BUT, it is just like buying a used car. You have to be careful to get something that hasn't been abused, and that is hard to do when you can't see and inspect first hand. Also, Bowtechs are finally starting to get to the point where they are holding value close to Hoyt and Mathews. I think this may start to improve as the name is better known with the less internet forum savvy bow buyers.

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atlasman I agree that when you bring an older bow to any range or 3-D shoot, fellow archers look at you like you are holding a extinct dinosaur. If you are seen hunting with it they look at you with the same look. Even if you are showing them a picture that has animal in it that was killed with the bow. I let my brother use my older Golden Eagle (Formula 3-D) when he was starting out learning how to bow hunt a few years ago. He killed a very nice cow elk with the bow and on the way back to camp (packing out the elk) we ran accros some other hunters. They were like wow you killed a elk with that old bow? Man you must be a good hunter! I just laughed and said the bow didn't become less lethal from 10 years of use. When it was brand new, it was a hot seller and a recomended bow for hunting. Isn't it funney or ironic that when gun hunting if a hunter has a older weapon it is cool or almost praised, but if you hunt with a old bow man you and your equipment must suck!

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Retail 101 markup is always 75 to 100 percent. If they don't do that your looking for a new bow shop. A bow shop owner can always buy that bow for 50 to 65% on the dollar if it was new, but your talking a year old model. Next concider the moving parts. A bow has many moving parts unlike a gun. Moving parts wear out and fail. The last is technology is only 30+ years old unlike guns. You have to develope a following to get price up. We will see if that will happen anytime soon. Last I checked Len has many old bows in his shop that he probably got for free. They are nice to look at.

Until then, my Oneida Balck Eagle is the last compound bow I plan to buy.

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From personal experience, the only way you can really play the game and not take major hits is to trade up on a regular basis...meaning every few months..or a year at most. After that first year bow prices really do take a nose dive...and, ofcourse, I am referring to any of the more popular brands/models.

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Atlasman - you are wrong. Go out and buy a new handgun or rifle today and try to sell it tommorrow - it will only fetch 75% or less of the value you paid today. While its true that some guns increase in value over time, you have to keep them many years to see this - its not instant appreciation in value

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you made that bow thats awsme

im only 15 i worked all sumer 2months in to school yr
xtec-750
cjdeadnuts-60
whisker biscuit qs- 55
afterburner light- 20
arrows-35
thunderheads(going to change for the heck of it lol) 30 for 6
release-40
call it a lot for a 15 yr old but you know how much i go hunting..... probly 6 days a week during bow :D

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I'm kinda like Clint. I have a PSE that I bought about 22 or 23 years ago and it has a quickee quiver and a $25.00 sight (back then), nothing else on it, and it still kills deer and hogs.

I also have an old Bear Kodiak recrure, bought in 1985. It still performs.

I just can't justify spending 5 or 600 on a bow, now a gun is a different story, depends on the person I guess.

dog1

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My Hoyt I bought used in 00' for like $350, this coming up off season I will spend the money on a new bow. After 4 season with the Hoyt i am looking forward to a new bow. I know now what I want in a bow as well so I can justify it!;):D I think I went about it the right way!:)

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Bottom line...if you dont like losing money on new bows, dont buy one. Seems pretty simple to me.