You'd be surprised..

[JuniorxMyxLove]

at what some neatsfoot oil, leather conditioner, and elbow grease can do ;P

Here was my saddle when I first got it:


And here it is today, after many oilings and cleanings:




They don't even look the same, lol. It's so much darker now, from all the oil I put into it. You can barely see the marks from where the leathers rubbed it.


And to anyone who might know...how much would you say I could sell it for? It's a 16.5" Collegiate Close Contact. Getting money out of it isn't my top priority, since I got it for $50, but when I sell it (probably this winter), I don't want to over or underprice it. Thanks!

[kitten645]

Beautiful saddle! Good work!
I have no earthly idea what saddles go for these days. I'd do a search on Ebay and see what the average is.

Claudia

[Karen]

Exactly - search eBay's completed listings - that should give you a good idea! Nice job, by the way!

[Suki Wingy]

I bought my Collegiate close contact for $300. It was practically new. I think you can get $200 easily if it's in good condition. I bought mine off of tacktrader.com

[JuniorxMyxLove]

I looked on ebay and for saddles that looked about the same (no knee rolls, 16.5") there were listings from $99 to $350, with some of them new and some old, some coming with large packages and such.

$200? that's more then I ever thought I'd get for it! I was thinking I'd get maybe $70, lol. Well that bumps my budget for a future saddle way up!

Thanks

[Suki Wingy]

Put up ads on several tack websites, and a flier with a picture in your local tack store and barn. I also sold back my old piece of crap saddle for $100 on ebay. Fortunately, if you take good care of them, saddles really don't depreciate.