QUALITY SECONDS
Archers love a new bit of kit, and manufacturers know how to keep us looking forward to the next release with teasers about the most accurate, comfortable, stylish bows ever. However, unless you’re seriously minted, buying new releases as they come out can hit your pocket pretty hard – and most archers will at one point or another find themselves standing in front of the racks at their local archery shop looking wistfully at something shiny that’s well out of budget.
Fortunately, there is a thriving secondhand market for archery gear out there, and you can get yourself some serious bargains if you know what to look out for, and how to buy, and sell, equipment wisely.
WHERE TO BUY
Pro Shops
These are probably the first places to try if you’re looking for some additional bits for your setup at a bargain price. Merlin, for example, allows archers who are buying new kit to trade in their
