Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 16″ Vintage Crates Trail Saddle
June 15, 2009 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.
Checking out our Picks each week will give you some great insight into buying used saddles. Make sure to click through to the actual listing to see all of the photos and description from the seller.
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:
Last week’s pick – a nifty little 13″ Teskey Barrel Saddle – sadly didn’t receive a single bid. The seller put a bit steep starting bid price of $750 that probably scared folks away, but the saddle is worth that price and a bit more. Hopefully the seller will re-list it.
This week’s pick is a handsome vintage Crates Trail Saddle. You don’t see many Crates saddle of this period for sale, so this is a special little gem. I’m a big fan of Crates saddles. They’re well built, balanced, and attractive saddles.
This saddle has the look of Simco saddles of this period with dark oil and full floral tooling. The seller hasn’t listed a gullet width, so you’ll want to inquire before bidding. Saddles of this period are usually semi QH bars.
There is only one bid as of this writing of $314. This would be a nice addition to the barn as it is one of those saddles that most folks will find comfortable.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
16″ Vintage Crates Trail Saddle
Check out other Crates Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
