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: 15″ Vintage Tex Tan Hereford Pleausure Saddle
October 12, 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 Big Horn Trail Saddle – is still for sale on ebay. Surprising because the starting bid price is $400 with a Make Offer option. You could probably get this saddle for a steal. You just might want to take a look.
THIS WEEK’S PICK:
This week we’ve gone for another vintage saddle – this time it’s a classic Tex Tan Hereford and it’s a special little saddle.
The saddle is a 15″ Tex Tan Hereford Pleasure Saddle with a classic vintage look, dark oil, floral tooling, and some classy silver trim.
The saddle has a wood tree with a 6 inch gullet width and a padded seat. The saddle is in great condition and has obviously been well cared for.
Which makes the fact that the high bid is currently (as of this writing) only $93 downright crazy. This saddle is easily worth $300-$400, so it looks like someone just might get quite a bargain.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
15″ Vintage Tex Tan Hereford Pleasure Saddle
Check out other Tex Tan Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
Used Saddle Pick of the Week: 15″ Vintage Big Horn Trail Saddle
October 5, 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:
I knew last week’s pick – a really nice 12″ Billy Cook Youth Barrel Trail Saddle – would generate a lot of action … and rightfully so. It started out with a number of low bids but ended up going for $306 after 26 bids. Still a good price for a hard-to-find saddle.
THIS WEEK’S PICK:
This week we’ve gone back a ways for a vintage Big Horn saddle. I love the old Big Horns – they’re right up there with the old Simcos and Herefords.
This week’s pick is a 15″ Big Horn Trail Saddle with that great vintage style - darker oil, overall floral tooling, low cantle, square skirts. A true classic.
The seller says the saddle has full QH bars which will fit most stocky quarter horse types. This would be a nice saddle for trail riding as a main or extra saddle.
The seller has the price listed at $400 but is accepting offers. If you’re interested, I’d make a lesser offer and see if you can’t sneak this one out for a deal.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
15″ Vintage Big Horn Trail Saddle
Check out other Big Horn 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: 17″ Circle Y Park and Trail Saddle
September 14, 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:
It seems to me that saddle sellers and buyers are out of synch of late. I see lots of sellers listing saddles at the upper end of their value and buyers don’t seem to be biting. I think the sellers have to start realizing that it’s a buyers’ market right now and, if they truly want to sell their saddles, they need to get real and start their bidding at lower prices.
Last week’s pick – a nice little 13″ Youth Trail Saddle – hasn’t sold yet and is still listed on eBay. The “Buy It Now Price” is $299, but you can make a lower offer and. if you’re interested in the saddle, I’d recommend you do.
This week, we’ve chosen a popular Circle Y model. The saddle is a 17″ Circle Y Park and Trail Saddle. Circle Y has sold a lot of these models and they’ve been very popular, relatively light, general trail saddles.
The Park & Trails have Circle Y’s flex-lite tree, gel-insert seats, and taller, 5 inch cantles, making for a comfortable ride. This saddle is a handsome dark brown with acorn tooling
The seller claims the saddle has only been used 12 times and it certainly looks pretty darn new in the photos. A good opportunity to get a popular like-new saddle for a used saddle price. These saddles sell new for around $1500, so the starting bid price of $750 would be a good deal. There are no bids as of this writing.
We present the Saddle Blog’s Used Saddle of the Week:
17″ Circle Y Park and Trail Saddle
Check out other Circle Y Saddles for sale in our tack shop.
