I have an older Martin barrel racing saddle that I bought last spring, and although it’s a 2008, had literally never been used until I bought it. It was a trophy saddle and the woman kept it in her house as a trophy until I bought it.
I used it last summer, the rough-out fenders are barely getting broken in.
Any idea what I should ask for it?
It’s PRE the FX3, Sheri Cervi, etc. This one has the dropped rigging that is not adjustable.
Martin should hold their price pretty good.
Just doing a quick search, looks like a brand new one will run you $2,400 and up depending on the “bells and whistles”.
You can list it however you want, but I would probably start at slightly under $2,000.
I posted it on my private facebook page and said $2k or best reasonable offer. I thought that was high, but, as you said, new they aren’t much less than $2500, and this one is literally like new. The fenders aren’t even showing much wear.
Martins hold their value. You can try looking at Teskey’s website to see if there are any like it to give you an idea of its value.
I can only find newer Martin’s, like the Sheri Cervi model, and this is an older one, though in better shape than the newer models that are advertised at $2k.
The older ones were better made in my opinion. I would try advertising it on some of the barrel horse websites.
We have a tack shop that sells Martin’s about two hours away. They also do consignment sales. I may bring it there. The consignment rate is 15% and would save me having to ship it or deal with shady buyers online.
You mention that it’s a trophy saddle. Is it engraved with the event, year, etc.? That might lower the value a bit (though in my area, trophy saddles are only priced about 15% lower).
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You mention that it’s a trophy saddle. Is it engraved with the event, year, etc.? That might lower the value a bit (though in my area, trophy saddles are only priced about 15% lower).[/QUOTE]
Yeah, the fenders are engraved.
Trophy saddles tend to be the lower end line with saddles, even with the better makers; that said, Martins are desirable and you shouldn’t have any trouble selling it. Barrel racers don’t seem to mind whether it’s a trophy saddle or not, I wouldn’t worry about any lettering on it.
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