Flite saddles…how much is too much?

[riskllama]

found a NOS one w/Ti rails I really like on ebay, wondering if $169USD is about right for one of these?

 

[trailwright]

Is it a NOS from the 90s, or a NOS reproduction? Either way, that's a pretty hefty price.

 

[jimo746]

As above, is it a retro NOS? Or the modern reproduction? Either way, they're the same saddle really. Eg...

 

[JCS]

 

[JCS]

 

[mk one]

An original white perforated red label, maybe, otherwise a bit on the steep side, though obviously they are getting rarer.

By the sounds of it it is a modern version though.

 

[riskllama]

well, the ad says “1990 classic”, but I am skeptical - highly doubt they made them in nubuck brown back then…

 

[riskllama]

what do the reissued versions sell for? perhaps I can just order one direct?

 

[riskllama]

looks like I can just get what I’m after direct - only difference I can see is the label on the ebay one is white lettering, whereas the ones on the website are in yellow…*shrugs*

 

[mk one]

well, the ad says “1990 classic”, but I am skeptical - highly doubt they made them in nubuck brown back then…

Yeah the 90 classics are the modern version