atlasman

I'm sorry but I can't stand the way a bow loses so much value so quickly. The new bows keep getting more and more expensive and yet when you own one for 2 years it isn't worth crap compared to what you invested.

That is total BS!!

Guns hold their value for decades and a bow's value drops by the minute. What a joke.


From what I have seen of the Bowtech Allegiance so for it looks like a bow that would be pretty damn sweet..........so much so that I actually was considering buying one if I could get a decent buck for my Patriot...........so I go one Ebay to see what 2003 Patriots are pulling in and I see people have fully set up rigs with nice accessories for Buy it Now $450........ Are you Freakin' kidding me or what??

My Patriot was $650 new bare bow and I have roughly $400 worth of accessories on it. The bow is MINT and I am supposed to take $450 for it?? SCREW THAT!!!!

It is getting to the point where buying this years model bows is a very dumb idea. The advances are not so mind shattering over the last year that you absolutely NEED it or even enough to justify the $500 hit you're gonna take.........and that's only if you have a top shelf like new bow to sell.

You are much better off waiting a year and getting the same bow for much less money as someone will be selling one used or the shops want to clear out for the "next great thing"

We are following the Golf model like a bunch of mindless boneheads with no common sense and money to burn. Just tell us it's new and better and we will shell out tons of money for it...........then 2 years later you can't give the thing away. Go to a golf proshop and you will see the Drivers that were on the cover of EVERY magazine last year in the clearance bin because the companies don't even make them anymore.

But we just keep buying.


This is in no way a shot at bow companies. I think they make GREAT products these days and while I think the prices are a little goofy on top shelf stuff.......I won't argue that it is top shelf quality.

We do this to ourselves...........If we weren't always looking for the next best thing we would realize that just because something is a year or two removed from the magazine covers doesn't make it worthless.

Oh well.......I'm not selling my Patriot for $450 I can tell ya that. I will keep it and shoot 3D with it before I give it away. I doubt I will get an Allegiance this year because I definately don't NEED one..........I will just wait until next year and get one for half price.

A new bow has to be the WORST investment out there..........cars hold value longer, and that is pretty sad.


Just felt like ranting...........feel better now

MOTOWNHONKEY

I,ll give you $ 400 for that Patriot right now, If you throw in 12 carbon fiber arrows and you pay the shipping to me. Thanks, call me.

kevin1

Maybe you need to go trad .

My take down recurve , a PSE Kudu , was $250 at Cabela's and the most expensive of 3 contenders .
I've since added the following:
SVL Modular stabilizer-$40
SVL LimbSavers(4)-$30
SVL String Leeches-$8
Total-$328

This bow is very pleasing to shoot , and probably won't lose value nearly as fast as yours . BTW , is keeping the one that you already have for another few years all that unappealing ? Is the latest new , now , and wow bow really all that much better than Ol' Reliable" ? Something to consider ...

grrranimal

I have never bought a new bow in my life. Got a buddy who's a lefty like me so I buy his 3-4 year old bows for dirt when he gets new ones. Then I harvest more deer than he ever has with his rejects. Really gets him goin. hehehe

atlasman

Don't laugh..........you can get that on Ebay right now.

atlasman

I am not upset at what I paid for my bow at all..............and I have plenty of money to buy a new Allegiance. I just don't like wasting money that's all. I would rather spend the money on a new rifle, shotgun, or handgun that retains it's value so much better.

My Patriot is awesome. That is the whole problem. I don't NEED another bow for any reason whatsoever. My Patriot is all I would ever need to kill anything I will ever hunt for the rest of my life unless I back over it with my truck someday.

I could hunt with that bow forever and be very happy.......but that is not the point. I like new stuff and would be willing to take a hit to upgrade to the newest bows out there. My truck is a beautiful GMC from 2003 also but I am not gonna drive that forever either. I will trade it in on a newer model within 5 years.

With bows today you can't do that. If I took $450 for my bow I would be taking a $550 loss and then starting from scratch. A new rig with good stuff on it will run about $1,200 easy..........so I am looking at a $1,750 black hole over 3 years........that is about $600 a year loss to keep upgrading to the newest bows.

That is nuts.............just not a wise investment.

MO_Bowhnter

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

I would like to hear Buckeyes reply to this. I think he said he's had close to 20 within the past year?[:-]

buckeye

Atlas

You could get $350 bare bow for your Patriot if it is indeed a 2003 in VGC. Keep your accessories and put them on the new rig. You are only losing $200 - $250 then.

For the amount of enjoyment your bow brings you that is a very small price to pay IMO.

As MO_Bow mentioned I have owned at one time or another over the past 2 years 20 some odd bows. Buy smart and sell smart and you don't take a big hit.

I just sold my 04 Patriot SC for $600 for the setup. So, I lost $400 dollars or so. Thats less than $40 a month for a whole years use. I got much more than $40 enjoyment out of it per month.

So losing $500 you spent less than $20.83 a month to shoot that bow over the past two years. Thats a bargin if you ask me

Clint.

Hey, that bow's depreciation ain't no worse than the truck's depreciation.
Do like us old guys do....keep the truck and the bow both for at least 10 years! You'll have more money to retire on later! Seriously, I hunted with a new Parker this year.....but I used an antique PSE for years and it did the job.

Clint

Elkcrazy8

buckeyebuckhntr has made a good point. I am sure more money is spent on boos or lottery tickets. It all depends where your heart is at. I just spent 2,000 setting up my new bow. I didn't even skip a beat.