eaglez Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 I just saw this on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Burton-Alp-57-racing-carving-snowboard-157-W-bindings_W0QQitemZ140194054841QQihZ004QQcategoryZ36297QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem $225 with 2 days left!!!!!!! There must be a significant population that is catching onto the Alpine Carving groove lately, but has no idea what product is out there or what it should cost. I guess when ebay only has a couple of pieces of alpine gear at any given time, there is a demand created and the price goes up. If the average carving wannabe decides to pull the trigger on a new (used) rig, they have little or no retail, bricks and mortar, options. Maybe it is just because I am aware of the new product offerings out there, but it seems like this sport is definitely gaining steam, not retreating like Burton predicted. I wonder why Fin hasn't set up an Ebay store (not auction format), to sell from? What that would do, is at least make people aware of what NEW product is out there and what it costs. He could list boards, boots and bindings. Then when the new carver hits the search they get the full gammit of what is new and wonderful in the Carving marketplace. Unfortunately, once the new carver gets to BOL, he has usually already blown dough on a bunch of junk that, if researched on BOL, he would not have bought. What is really a crime is the fact that there are usually a bunch of $300 boards for sale on BOL, that would kick any tired old Burton board off the hill, but most of the BOL members already have enough (I know, there is never enough gear) gear and the board sits unsold instead of being enjoyed. Why BC's Scott board is not sold yet at $300 still baffles me. It would be nice to see Bomber infiltrate the ebay stores arena. Catek and all the others should do the same thing. It would definitely bring the gear awareness level up quickly. Maybe the market is not as big as I preceive, but more advertising needs to be done to grow the sport. D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_roboteye Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Why BC's Scott board is not sold yet at $300 still baffles me. I thought about that too. I think it's because people just haven't heard of them before. The only way I know about Scott snowboards is I used to see European riders on them when I watched world cup on TV, back when Fawcett was still riding and there were super G races. Otherwise, I never would have heard of them and wouldn't be inclined to buy one. Personally, the waist is a little wide for my taste, and I already have too many boards. later, Dave R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paragonUE Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 link? ive never heard of scott snowboards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglez Posted January 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 Here is the link to Big Canuck's sale posting. The Scott is in that listing: http://www.bomberonline.com/VBulletin/showthread.php?t=18330 D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiveBomber Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 whats even funnier is this: NEW alps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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