Used Marketplace find · SK8SHOT Society

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Used Marketplace find

Every once in awhile I search through fb marketplace to see if there are any decent equipment postings... boots, wheels, etc.

Usually there's not much that's worthwhile.

But I recently scored 2 sets of vintage skates for $50 from a former artistic skater who used to compete in them in her teens in the mid 80s.

2 sets of riedell boots that looked to be in good condition, so I figured I'd try them and if they were a good fit, I could always replace the plates.

Other than the foam on the tongue of one of them disintegrating, the boots are actually still in good condition when I saw them in person, and they fit pretty well!

One is a great fit, the others feels a little tight, but it's a much narrower boot than I'm used to, and the lacing may fix that issue.

But the cool part is the plates on them.

The one used for figures has an Atlas plate on them (which I've learned was pretty much the predecessor of roll line, and though they don't make them anymore, they seem to still be well loved by a lot of figure skaters)

The other is a Chicago Gold Medal I custom plate that was used for dance.

I looked them up and these skate set ups would have run around $350-400 in the mid 80s.. and they are still solid.

Super stoked to work on getting these restored and trying them out!

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Used Marketplace find