Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 16″ Crates Trail Saddle
December 22, 2008 by Saddle Sense
Filed under Used Saddle Pick of the Week
The “Used Saddle Pick of the Week”
Every week we scour the Internet searching for a particularly juicy bargain on a high quality used western saddle and feature it here on the WSG Saddle Blog. The saddles featured are listed for sale on ebay as of the date of the post.
The Western Saddle Guide is not the seller of the saddles featured and does not make any representations about them. We encourage all potential buyers to do their own due diligence on the seller and the saddle before purchasing.
Last week’s Pick, a very nice 16″ Genuine Billy Cook Wade Ranch Saddle – sadly went unsold. The $1300 starting bid might have been a bit high, but I understand the seller not wanting to part with this saddle for less.
This week we’ve found a more affordable, but still quality saddle – a Crates trail saddle. I KNOW this is a great saddle because I own one of them. It has the great Crates craftsmanship, it’s pretty light (26lbs), and it’s a great ride.
This saddle is in “almost new” shape, with very few rides on it. It has a 16″ dark brown suede seat, and basket weave tooling on the skirts, cantle, fork, front jockeys, and part of the fender. The seller describes it as having Semi QH bars with a 7″ gullet. That’s too wide for Sem-QH so you’ll want to contact the seller to get clarification.
The starting bid on this saddle is $400, with no bids as of this writing. Since this saddle retails for around $1000 new, this is a bargain waiting for a buyer.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
16″ Genuine Billy Cook Wade Ranch Saddle
Check out other Crates Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
