Looking at buying a 3 kite quiver and want to know what will save me more money in the long run after reselling those kites in the future.

Is it better to buy 3 kites complete with bars and be able to therefore sell them all complete? Easier to find buyers, can ask for more money...

or

Is it better to buy 3 kites with only 2 of them being complete? Makes an upfront saving of nearly $400, however may be harder to sell, can't ask for as much money

So, which is the best option out of the two for saving me monies in the long run?

what about buying 3 kites but 1 bar? save $800? or near it?

A lot of bars now can be changed length very easily. not that it matters for me because I use the bar from a 7m on my 12 (same line length though

would also depend on how you plan to sell them? If its trading in at a shop I wouldnt worry about it too much, but if you plan to buy privately id get the bars.

i bought two kites one bar a couple o years ago

the 9m is pretty well used the 12m like new really, bar looks hammered, have to sell the both together, the 9m probably not worth much anyway i suppose

i would buy two bars for three kites, i am going to do the same start next season, cash permitting, always a back up bar too
just gives the option to sell at least one/two set up fairly ok looking i rekon

Big eeeZeee said...

Looking at buying a 3 kite quiver and want to know what will save me more money in the long run after reselling those kites in the future.

Is it better to buy 3 kites complete with bars and be able to therefore sell them all complete? Easier to find buyers, can ask for more money...

or

Is it better to buy 3 kites with only 2 of them being complete? Makes an upfront saving of nearly $400, however may be harder to sell, can't ask for as much money

So, which is the best option out of the two for saving me monies in the long run?

If you really want to save money on your quiver, don't buy 3 kites. 2 should cover you from 12-13 knots up to 35+ with the right board selections. I have 5 different boards for lightwinds, normal winds, and nuking, plus two wave boards. The good thing about boards is that if you look after them they don't need replacing for years, unlike kites.

At the end of the day kites wear out and devalue very quickly, so I think less is better. Plus it's easier to decide what kite to put up.

bennie said...

Big eeeZeee said...

Looking at buying a 3 kite quiver and want to know what will save me more money in the long run after reselling those kites in the future.

Is it better to buy 3 kites complete with bars and be able to therefore sell them all complete? Easier to find buyers, can ask for more money...

or

Is it better to buy 3 kites with only 2 of them being complete? Makes an upfront saving of nearly $400, however may be harder to sell, can't ask for as much money

So, which is the best option out of the two for saving me monies in the long run?

If you really want to save money on your quiver, don't buy 3 kites. 2 should cover you from 12-13 knots up to 35+ with the right board selections. I have 5 different boards for lightwinds, normal winds, and nuking, plus two wave boards. The good thing about boards is that if you look after them they don't need replacing for years, unlike kites.

At the end of the day kites wear out and devalue very quickly, so I think less is better. Plus it's easier to decide what kite to put up.

Only reason i'm going with 3 is for maximum unhooking range. Valid point though

Charl dv said...

Big eeeZeee said...

bennie said...

Big eeeZeee said...

Looking at buying a 3 kite quiver and want to know what will save me more money in the long run after reselling those kites in the future.

Is it better to buy 3 kites complete with bars and be able to therefore sell them all complete? Easier to find buyers, can ask for more money...

or

Is it better to buy 3 kites with only 2 of them being complete? Makes an upfront saving of nearly $400, however may be harder to sell, can't ask for as much money

So, which is the best option out of the two for saving me monies in the long run?

If you really want to save money on your quiver, don't buy 3 kites. 2 should cover you from 12-13 knots up to 35+ with the right board selections. I have 5 different boards for lightwinds, normal winds, and nuking, plus two wave boards. The good thing about boards is that if you look after them they don't need replacing for years, unlike kites.

At the end of the day kites wear out and devalue very quickly, so I think less is better. Plus it's easier to decide what kite to put up.

Only reason i'm going with 3 is for maximum unhooking range. Valid point though

just learn how to ride more powered, simple easy fix.

Just like riding hooked in there's a range when you become overpowered. What two kites are you riding where you can unhook throughout their entire range?

Bigwavedave said...

Will you unhook in 30+ ???

i'm going to unhook as much as possible. 30+ maybe not, but a 3 kite quiver has got to have a bigger range unhooked than a 2 kite quiver.