Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 14.5″ Cactus Saddlery Charmayne James Barrel Saddle
October 21, 2009 by Saddle Sense
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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 15″ Vintage Tex Tan Hereford Pleasure Saddle – generated a lot of action with 37 total bids. These vintage pleasure/trail saddles are really popular, and for good reason. This saddle ended up selling for $312.77, a fair price.
THIS WEEK’S PICK:
This week we’ve found a really nice barrel racing saddle from Cactus Saddlery. This saddle is from their signature series – a 14.5″ Charmayne James Barrel Saddle. Charymayne James is a world champion barrel racer.
The saddle is in like-new condition with obviously very few rides on it. It’s a really attractive saddle - medium oil with acorn, leaf, and barbwire tooling, rough out jockeys and fenders for grip, and a light pink suede seat to add a bit of pizazz for the competition arena.The seller says the gullet width is 7 inches.
Cactus Saddlery makes a nice saddle and this one is in great condition. This would be a very nice saddle for a youth or small adult for competitive events or a bit of light trail riding.
As of this writing, there are only 2 bids and a high bid of $102.50.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
14.5″ Cactus Saddlery Charmayne James Barrel Saddle
Check out other Barrel Racing Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 12″ Billy Cook Youth Barrel Saddle
September 28, 2009 by Saddle Sense
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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 very solid 15″ Tex Tan Hereford Trail Saddle – ended up being a darn good bargain for some lucky buyer. With 16 bids in, the winning bidder still ended up only paying $285 for this very nice saddle – A bonafide bargain.
THIS WEEK’S PICK:
This week we’ve found a real jewel – a hard-to-find Genuine Billy Cook (Sulphur, OK) youth saddle. This saddle is a 12″ Billy Cook Barrel Saddle and it’s a great little ride. It’s hard to find used youth saddles from a quality brand such as Genuine Billy Cook.
The saddle has basket weave tooling, rough out fenders and jockeys and a suede seat. There’s an amateur repair on one fender but, while ugly (you could have a professional do a better repair), it doesn’t affect the stability of the saddle.
This would be a great saddle for a youth rider, especially one who rides in competitive events.
Like last week’s gem, this saddle is generating quite a few bids at low bid prices. As of this writing, there are 13 bids but a high bid price of only $102.50. This one could be a real steal.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
12″ Genuine Billy Cook Barrel Saddle
Check out other Billy Cook Tex Tan Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 16″ Vintage Crates Trail Saddle
June 15, 2009 by Saddle Sense
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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.
Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 13″ Teskey Barrel Saddle
June 8, 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 very solid and little used 15″ Circle Y Show Saddle – is flying under the radar. There’s still some time left on the auction as of this writing and there has yet to be a bidder. The starting bid price of $500 may be scaring folks away, and probably was a mistake by the seller. The saddle is definitely worth $500 but probably not too much more than that. If you’re interested in a nice little show saddle, you might want to see if you can sneak in and scoop it up for the $500 minimum.
THIS WEEK’S PICK:
This week we’ve chosen a Teskey saddle. Teskeys is a Weatherford, Texas-based western tack store that produces it’s own line of saddles in addition to carrying many major brands. Teskey saddles are solid, handsome saddles.
This week’s pick is a very attractive Teskey’s Barrel saddle that is in like-new condition. The saddle is in natural light oil with a hunter green suede seat, rough out fenders and jockeys, and oak leaf tooling and basket stamping.
But this isn’t just a “pretty” saddle. It’s also a well-built saddle. The saddle has a rawhide-covered wood tree with a 6 1/2″ gullet
The starting bid price is $750, which may seem a bit high, but this saddle is definitely worth it. It’s in such good condition it can pass as new. This saddle will outfit your youth rider and get you a good price at resale when they outgrow it.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
13″ Teskey Barrel Saddle
Check out other Barrel Racing Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
