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Guides
What a season of play does to a paddle, what ends one, what yours is worth, and how to buy second-hand without gambling. Written from the bench everything here crosses.
Whether to buy used at all, and how to choose well when you do.
The short answer is yes, with one condition attached: you have to know what you are getting. Here is what actually degrades on a paddle, what does not, and when to ignore all of this and buy new.
Three grades, twelve checks, and one rule: the grade describes the paddle, it does not describe a repair. Here is what separates the tiers and which one is the right buy for you.
At a hundred dollars the new market gives you an entry-level paddle and the used market gives you something that retailed for two or three times that. Here is how to choose well at the bottom of the price range.
Four numbers decide most of how a paddle feels. Everything else on the box is detail. Here is what each one does and what it costs you.
What wears on a paddle, what ends one, and how to tell the difference by hand.
A dead paddle rarely looks dead. Here are the three failures people call dead, how to tell them apart in about thirty seconds, and which ones end a paddle.
Five differences, only two of which favour new. Here is the honest version, including the cases where we would tell you to buy new instead.
What a used paddle is worth and how to get the best offer for yours.
Every route to selling a paddle trades money against effort. Here is what each one actually costs, and the four things that move an offer regardless of who you sell to.
Five factors decide it, and only one of them is the model name. Here is how a used paddle is actually valued, and why any number you get before it has been inspected is an estimate.
What to look for on a second-hand paddle from the brands we see most.
JOOLA sits at the top of the professional game and at the top of most people's wishlists. Second-hand, one construction detail decides almost everything about whether a given paddle is a good buy.
Selkirk is the brand most players trade up to, which means the second-hand market is full of them. Here is which line does what, and what wear to expect on each.
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