atlasman

There are full rigs with good accessories on Ebay for $400-$450 right now. I was hoping I could get $400 for my bare bow........I paid $650 for it 2 years ago and it looks and shoots no different today.

It's not the money........it's feeling like I paid $1,000 for something that depreciates by 1/3 the minute I walk out the door.


Wow.

Yea, you lost $400 but now you have no bow...........Buy a new Bowtech to replace it and you are out another $1,200.


Like I said above.......if I sell it I have no bow.......I would be out $500 and then have to cough up $1,200 for a new rig. That's a big hit when I already have a sweet rig in my hands.

atlasman

It's not the money Elk..........I am fortunate enough to not have to worry about that right now. I do however not like wasting money..........and that's what shelling out $1,000 for something that 2 years later is only worth half feels like.

buckeye

You gotta pay if you wanna play

Well spent money for the enjoyment I get. Some people drink, some buy lottery tickets, some smoke. I spend my extra money on archery/hunting equipment.

buckeye

I am not out of $1200 I spend the $600 I got for the Pat and then pick up the rest.

Elkcrazy8

I didn't know that there was anything else to spend money on other than archery equipment. I got a new bow several years ago for my wife. It was the best trade that I ever made.

muzzyman88

I'm with buckeye on this (can't believe I'm saying this after the abuse he's putting me through)

Yes, its an expensive hobby really. But I love it and its really the only thing I do spend any amount of money on. I really don't drink, except on occasion, I don't smoke, do drugs or gamble (ya know, all the fun stuff)

Archery is my drug. Sometimes I have to watch myself. But yes, its a small price to pay for a hobby that brings so much to your life.

AK

Man, Chalk up another reason why I love selfbows so much! Materials for a new bow cost me as little a $5, and I can make a new one at any time to suit.

ShadowAce

Yep, you're right atlas. No one needs a new bow every year. I keep mine for 5-6 years or when I feel like the new ones have really passed me by. I can't believe how some people go through bows. I get attached to my bows and wouldn't feel right after only a season or two with it and then ditching it for the hot new one. I have to let the fire between us die out first.

atlasman

I know what you're saying........it's the math I used in the original post. I will have spent $1,000 on my Pat then get back say $500 for the whole rig.........a new setup costs me $1,200........I'm only in the hole $700.

But if you think about it from day one I am in the hole $1,200.

$1,000 for the Pat......I get $500 back......balance= - $500

New rig is $1,200 ($700 comes from me $500 from Patriot)......balance=-$700

-$700+-$500=-$1,200 over 2 years.

Losing $1,200 every 2 years on bows sucks IMO.


I am gonna have to go shoot the Allegiance to see if I even want to think about it first.


I may just buy it outright and use my Patriot for 3D or something.

dsheally

They do loose their valve very quickly and I hate it also. I bought a Mathews Ovation
last Jan. or Feb. for $630.00 with tax and if I sell it today it will only bring $400.00 to
$450.00 bare bow if I am lucky. I decided to keep it for indoor use and some 3D and
my new Darton Tundra will be used for hunting. Yea, i just chucked out another $600.00
for another one. My wife say's I need my head checked. She might be right.