2 A5 North Face (now BD) single portaledges

[billcoe]

I'm sure I'll piss someone off, but I have 2 A5/North face portaledges for sale and figured folks here are the kind who would want to know it.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/320893676940?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

 

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Single-A5-North-Face-Portaledge-Black-Diamond-/320893674176?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4ab6c0e2c0

 

 

[jimmyjames1998]

http://mountainproject.com/v/a5-double-portaledge-w-bd-simple-fly/107574654 This guy wants 200 for a DOUBLE ledge and the fly you want 400 for a single without a fly. Now does that seem reasonable? I am not trying to be mean or start a fight but I feel that your price is a bit high.

 

Thanks

Jim

[Sol]

http://mountainproject.com/v/a5-double-portaledge-w-bd-simple-fly/107574654 This guy wants 200 for a DOUBLE ledge and the fly you want 400 for a single without a fly. Now does that seem reasonable? I am not trying to be mean or start a fight but I feel that your price is a bit high.

 

Thanks

Jim

 

Then don't buy it.

[billcoe]

I'll admit that I find it much easier to buy stuff than to part with it jj. LOL

 

per your link:

It has a few nicks in the bedding and some wear on the chafe guard (against the wall) but nothing that is an issue. Also, one of the suspension straps broke and was repaired by bolting the two straps together.

What you say is true JJ in that dude is seriously selling a reasonable deal, but I agree with Sol in that you have a choice and don't have to buy any or all of these.

 

My starting price is $198. I could not even come close to affording one of these in 1996 when they were new and sold for $585 (w/fly) http://www.bigwalls.net/climb/A5f/1996Catalog.pdf I won't let it go for less than $198. Perhaps you should see what a new one is going for? http://www.ems.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3659353&avad=1768_f2bf61f9&emssrcid=AFF:AL1497

 

Sometimes they have 20% off sales which would be a great deal...what's that? $520 bucks or so. If you want to wait for a sale. They don't have a fly BTW, flys are $200 more. If someone is staring a trip where they need that Fish they have on order, but which won't be there when they need one of these, they can buy one of these now for the $399 price or wait and snag it at the last moment for under $200....or whatever. If you, they or anyone want to pay $649 (again, no fly) for a brand new one in this kind of condition (except my name isn't scrawled on it), have at it (Black Diamond single). Maybe you should send a note to the retailers asking $649 for a new one with no fly noting to them that their price is out of line? The deal of a used one you note has the 2 straps bolted together and nicks in the bed: go ahead and get that one.

 

I'm not being mean or starting a fight either. It's all good, and I'll still bet that ledge is a steal (except it sold immediately), despite the condition. I've never seen one sell for so low, and it was purchased close to immediately at that price with a back up post, which means that others recognized it as a supremo deal too. But ya don't know the condition and he didn't post pics. It would suck to have the straps fall apart on a wall. In the middle of the night. Where there was no moon. And your headlamp got dumped out of yer bag cause ya didn't have it tied in cause it was in yer bag. Right after you smoked a doobie and crawled into blissful sleep. And were in serious dehydration deficit to boot.... LOL In either case, ya got options, I don't think selling a like new product for between $198-$399 that would sell for $649 new is a bad deal. You do, so don't buy it. Thanks for the bump and the heads up too. I'd prefer the heads up rather than wonder why no one is bidding. Thanks.

 

Take care all

 

Bill