saddle price?

cascy · 08-12-2006, 11:46 AM

I was looking at some saddles, and I want a barrel saddle....I found a almost new billy cook barrel saddle for 425 dollars from a guy down the road, I was thinking it would be better to get a saddle that was already broke in, but do you think for that price it would be worth getting and just breaking it in myself?

Hedgehog2 · 08-12-2006, 11:52 AM

Well if the saddle is in good shape I would go for it. Billy Cook saddles are not cheap and that is more half off not a bad deal.

MLovely · 08-12-2006, 12:22 PM

Sounds like a great deal to me....I would go for it, especially if its almost new.

pstepp · 08-12-2006, 12:40 PM

That is a good deal. I bought a 1960 something billy cook for $600. It was the most comfortable saddle I ever owned!!

cowgirlmommy · 08-12-2006, 05:15 PM

Go for it! Do NOT let that one pass you by! Trust us! And then let us all know how you like it and what you think!

beth55051 · 08-12-2006, 09:35 PM

Make sure it's really a Billy Cook for that price. You'd be hard pressed to find a real BC for less than $800. I've seen lots of seconds sold as the real thing for $4-500 and they tend to fall apart after a year of use. Check the stiching, fenders for thin spots, etc. I had one that the fender almost streched out far enough to break right in the middle after only a year of use. Took it to a friend who deals and they found the marking that the factory puts on them when they're deemed not worthy of the Billy Cook concho. Yes, I learned my lesson.

PMService · 08-13-2006, 12:15 AM

If it's a real Billy Cook you are stealing it. Both my girls (wife and daughter) ride Billy Cook saddles and the "cheep" one was close to $800 used...
My Daughter's is a barrel saddle and he absolutely loves it

cascy · 08-13-2006, 01:57 AM

Well it has the billy cook stamp on it, and I think it said it was made in ok?

KJUN · 08-13-2006, 04:27 AM

Cascy If it all checked out and fits you and all I would definately go for it...they are very nice saddles and well worth the price...
Good Luck
KJUN

08-12-2006, 11:46 AM
cascy Bombproof Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 7,741	saddle price? I was looking at some saddles, and I want a barrel saddle....I found a almost new billy cook barrel saddle for 425 dollars from a guy down the road, I was thinking it would be better to get a saddle that was already broke in, but do you think for that price it would be worth getting and just breaking it in myself? __________________ "How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."~Black Hawk

08-12-2006, 11:52 AM
Hedgehog2 Halter broke Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 71	Well if the saddle is in good shape I would go for it. Billy Cook saddles are not cheap and that is more half off not a bad deal.

08-12-2006, 12:22 PM
MLovely Long Yearling Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York Posts: 1,105	Sounds like a great deal to me....I would go for it, especially if its almost new.

08-12-2006, 12:40 PM
pstepp Yearling Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bremen Ga Posts: 610	That is a good deal. I bought a 1960 something billy cook for $600. It was the most comfortable saddle I ever owned!! __________________ Erin Jimdandy Peppy-\'06 AQHA Colt

08-12-2006, 05:15 PM
cowgirlmommy Long Yearling Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The Rocky Mountains of British Columbia! Posts: 1,469	Go for it! Do NOT let that one pass you by! Trust us! And then let us all know how you like it and what you think! __________________ "There is no seceret closer than the one shared between rider and horse." www.rockymountainridingservices.webs.com

08-12-2006, 09:35 PM
beth55051 Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Central Minnesota Posts: 7,977	Make sure it's really a Billy Cook for that price. You'd be hard pressed to find a real BC for less than $800. I've seen lots of seconds sold as the real thing for $4-500 and they tend to fall apart after a year of use. Check the stiching, fenders for thin spots, etc. I had one that the fender almost streched out far enough to break right in the middle after only a year of use. Took it to a friend who deals and they found the marking that the factory puts on them when they're deemed not worthy of the Billy Cook concho. Yes, I learned my lesson. __________________ *Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened.*

08-13-2006, 12:15 AM
PMService Halter broke Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Antioch, California Posts: 86	If it's a real Billy Cook you are stealing it. Both my girls (wife and daughter) ride Billy Cook saddles and the "cheep" one was close to $800 used... My Daughter's is a barrel saddle and he absolutely loves it __________________ If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around. -- From a Cowboy's guide to life --

08-13-2006, 01:57 AM
cascy Bombproof Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: arkansas Posts: 7,741	Well it has the billy cook stamp on it, and I think it said it was made in ok? __________________ "How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right."~Black Hawk

08-13-2006, 04:27 AM
KJUN Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: US ARMY...Fort Campbell Kentucky Posts: 866	Cascy If it all checked out and fits you and all I would definately go for it...they are very nice saddles and well worth the price... Good Luck KJUN __________________ **I am very Proud of My Soldiers...My Husband and My Son.....Good Job Guys...I love you...** Bryan Is home now from Iraq Thank Goodness Mom Loves you!!! Hubby Deploys Real Soon (Afghanstan)