Action Company Saddlesmith of Texas Ammerman Roping worth?
I have it for sale, it was a rather expensive saddle, but I’ve had no bites at all. What do you think this saddle is worth?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/220842279403?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649
An old Ammerman is worth what you are asking as they are much better quality.
However, yours was manufactured after they were bought out by Saddlesmith and their quality declined substantially.
It’s the same thing that happened to Bighorns after they were bought out by American Saddlery. The saddles started slowly turning into junk but people still paid premium prices for them because of the name. Once people realized they weren’t the same quality as the older ones their value began a steady decline just the same as Ammermans are doing now.
Your saddle is worth about half what you have it listed for since it isn’t an older, tried and true Ammerman but a sub-par quality Saddlesmith instead. You may get super-lucky and find someone ignorant as to the changes in that brand of saddle to pay that price but don’t count on it.
Ammerman saddles are very nice saddles. I think $750 sounds reasonable for a 2007 that’s never been roped in. my friend’s got a 2002 barrel saddle she won at fussels and it is GORGEOUS. her dad jokes that it cost him $150,000.
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An old Ammerman is worth what you are asking as they are much better quality.
However, yours was manufactured after they were bought out by Saddlesmith and their quality declined substantially.
It’s the same thing that happened to Bighorns after they were bought out by American Saddlery. The saddles started slowly turning into junk but people still paid premium prices for them because of the name. Once people realized they weren’t the same quality as the older ones their value began a steady decline just the same as Ammermans are doing now.
Your saddle is worth about half what you have it listed for since it isn’t an older, tried and true Ammerman but a sub-par quality Saddlesmith instead. You may get super-lucky and find someone ignorant as to the changes in that brand of saddle to pay that price but don’t count on it.
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