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Title: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: Blackhawk on December 10, 2008, 02:33:00 PM
I get a kick out of reading some of the descriptions of bows when it comes to condition.  One such ad I saw today on another site says, "It's all original and darn near perfect except for some scrapes and scratches and the two holes that were drilled for a sight."   :rolleyes:  

I also enjoy seeing  "this Bear Kodiak bow has a sticker that shows it was "made in 1953".   :readit:  

Then there are always those post-70 "K" prefix serial numbered Bear bows with the comment, "I bought the bow new in the early 60's and hardly ever used it."   :confused:  

Yes, some of those other classified or auction ads provide lots of entertainment for me.      :goldtooth:
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: TomMcDonald on December 10, 2008, 02:49:00 PM
Maybe senility is becoming an issue...
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Post by: bretto on December 10, 2008, 04:17:00 PM
It's funny seeing how many 1953 Kodiaks are on sale at the  fleabay.
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: Jake Allen on December 10, 2008, 04:26:00 PM
If "minty" is in the description I click away.
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Post by: bentpole on December 10, 2008, 04:29:00 PM
Yep, some sound like your at a used car lot!  :readit:    :saywhat:    :knothead:
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: madness522 on December 11, 2008, 06:37:00 AM
Only shot on sundays by a little old lady.
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Post by: twotimer on December 11, 2008, 08:17:00 AM
and she used real light arrows with very small feathers.  :D    :bigsmyl:    :biglaugh:
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Post by: d. ward on December 11, 2008, 08:31:00 AM
one of my favs is...Are you kidding me that bow has never even been strung much less shot she's box new.Weird I always wonder how the arrow rest and strike plate got so worn out then.Maybe the dude was playing it like a fiddel....bowdoc
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: trashwood on December 11, 2008, 01:48:00 PM
hmmm my bows have never been drug more than a 1/2 mile behind the jeep.  never been dropped out of a tree stand over 20' (my highest is 15').  never flipped in bow string and strung self backward (hot recurve shooter).  I have never used then for a walking stick when cross stream more than 24" deep.  no scrathces (more than 1/32" deep) all scratches have been filled with bees wax and can hardly bee seen.  

like new, mint condtion.....just like me.

rusty
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: leatherneck on December 11, 2008, 01:50:00 PM
I like it when someone says" I just got this bow a week ago and it's never been shot". How could someone buy a new bow and never shoot it. Amazing.
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Post by: bihunter on December 11, 2008, 02:31:00 PM
This is a great bow. Very smooth. Shoots where your looking. Bow is in beautiful shape. That's why I'm selling it.
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Post by: Mike Mecredy on December 11, 2008, 03:11:00 PM
Yep, they at Bear were sure busy in 1953!
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Post by: Over&Under on December 11, 2008, 11:57:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by leatherneck:
I like it when someone says" I just got this bow a week ago and it's never been shot". How could someone buy a new bow and never shoot it. Amazing.
I always wondered the same thing, kinda strange if you ask me...
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Post by: 30coupe on December 12, 2008, 12:10:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Jake Allen:
If "minty" is in the description I click away.
Vintage is the magic word for me!
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: Apex Predator on December 12, 2008, 09:09:00 AM
How about "rare" and "hard to find"?
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Post by: Leon.R on December 12, 2008, 02:03:00 PM
Apex, Im with you on that...
Be it cars or bows or anything, "Rare and hard to fnd " means click next....
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Post by: wisconsin wood butcher on December 12, 2008, 05:28:00 PM
okay i'll admit to the 1953 sticker. it was a question i asked in the history colloum it was made in 69 . though its not for sale shots to nice.
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: Blackhawk on December 12, 2008, 09:09:00 PM
Sometimes it's not what they say in the ad, but the picture they put with it.

"Trust your bow with the Texaco Man."

 (http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d108/lwscott/archer.jpg)

How's that string staying in place?    :scared:
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: wisconsin wood butcher on December 13, 2008, 11:15:00 AM
thats way to funny
Title: Re: Darn near perfect, except for...
Post by: BowHuntingFool on December 13, 2008, 11:21:00 AM
Now that is FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!