Starting to sell off all my saddles in exchange for one that fits my horse, but I have no idea how to price this one. It’s a great Hermes but the leather is not in the best condition and the seam has a split along the seat and there is another split on one knee roll. It came to me like that and it’s held up for 4 years with no further wear. But how on earth do I price it? The cost for seat and knee roll replacement would be 50-100% of the price of the saddle, probably. But for someone like me who wouldn’t mind the tears (or someone who wouldn’t mind patches) it would be a great way to get a discounted Hermes. I have no idea what to do, help.
Free to good home.
You could look on ebay and see if anything similar has sold and for what price. There was a horrible TC on there a while ago, so people don’t hesitate to sell saddles in poor condition, just don’t expect to get much money for it.
You might also try sending pictures to some of the high end tack sellers and ask what they think it is worth.
It also really depends on the year make and model. I’ve seen older Hermes given away or sold for very little, like 150, because they just aren’t saddles people really want to ride in these days.
Similar question… I have a 10+ year old Devoucoux saddle that has a suspected broken tree. Is there any use for this saddle? Do I literally just throw it in the trash, or does it still have some use to someone–either in whole or in part?
I’m not looking to make money on it. I just feel weird tossing it away.
Broken tree is pretty much a death sentence for a saddle. No fix I’m aware of.
In need of repair depends on what needs to be done and the popularity of the saddle. I consigned a ten year old Butet with torn seams between knee roll and flap to the tune of about 1200 in repairs. Sold it for 2100, new ones over 4k.
It depends.
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Similar question… I have a 10+ year old Devoucoux saddle that has a suspected broken tree. Is there any use for this saddle? Do I literally just throw it in the trash, or does it still have some use to someone–either in whole or in part?
I’m not looking to make money on it. I just feel weird tossing it away.[/QUOTE]
A saddle with a broken tree is good only as a decoration. You need to sell with full disclosure and emphasize that it is not safe to ride in. Frankly, I’d be uneasy as some unscrupulous person may buy it from you for cheap and turn around and resell it as a riding saddle since it is a popular brand. Maybe you could take a sharpie and write “broken tree” in big letters under the flap!
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Similar question… I have a 10+ year old Devoucoux saddle that has a suspected broken tree. Is there any use for this saddle? Do I literally just throw it in the trash, or does it still have some use to someone–either in whole or in part?
I’m not looking to make money on it. I just feel weird tossing it away.[/QUOTE]
There are sometimes posts in the Facebook groups (ETT?) of people looking for broken saddles to practice their skills on - not sure exactly what they do, maybe leatherwork? But that would be one option to explore.
