Have you bought a blemished board?

ScottyB_RochNY · Addict Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Posts: 971 City: Rochester

I just bought a Blindside Mckee for $109 pus shipping off ebay. I got it and the blemish was just a small white line, all I did was rub it off with my thumb and the board is freaking mint now! I'm so excited.

Have any of you had any good or bad experiences with blem boards? I was gonna recommend my friends to look into them, but i'd like some more insight.

Also, where is a good place online besides ebay where i can find blem boards for a good price? Thanks all.

Chains Required · Newbie Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Posts: 48 City: San Carlos

I once bought a LAMAR snowboard that was a blem. I saved $200 bucks and rode the stick for 2 or 3 years with no issues.

midwest wake · Addict Joined: 13 Oct 2003 Posts: 629 City: Middleton

one of my friends bought a hyperlite motive with a belm, one the lines had a wave in it cosmeticly, got $50 for it.

NorthwestRider · Posted: Oct 15, 2004 2:56 pm Post subject:

I bought a Luke Wolf double up 141(I Think) for 40 bucks. If any one lives in Washington go to wiley's and ask if they have bench boards. They have 3 holes drilled in the bottom of them so you won't ride them but you can fill them in way easy or just not fill them in at all like me. We also bought 2 Greg Nelsons for 40 bucks each. They rode way good too but my parents made those in to a bench. I was pretty heated.

BW · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 602

NorthwestRider, I got a blem Luke Wulf as well. I bought it for my brother for christmas last year because it was such a sick deal.

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 15, 2004 3:06 pm Post subject:

i got a blem 128 trip for 120

markymarc · Posted: Oct 15, 2004 3:38 pm Post subject:

me three bought a 03 Luke Wulf belmish off ebay and it turned out that there really isnt anything wrong.

grady · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 547 City: d-block

i bought an 02 helix 136 brand new a couple years ago w/ a blem...never even saw ne thing wrong w/ it and saved around $200...

03Belmont · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 19 Aug 2003 Posts: 4656

Most blems I have seen are just cosmic no effect to the board what so ever... We had a board today that was a "blem" and the only thing wrong with it was there was some dirt or sumthing under the top glossy coat or whatever on a white board... No big deal... But its still a blem to some people... The worst I have seen is when LF sent us out a board where all the fin wholes were drilled in the wrong place then filled in very noticably and tried to charge the shop full price for the thing... There was most likely no problem in the ride what so ever... Just all looks

Skicross · Soul Rider Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Posts: 301

i got a blem HL 2003 dna premier 140 and before over the summer it ripped down the middle, but i dont think it had anything to do with being a blemished board, so i just sent it in to hyperlite and they sent me a brand new 2005 dna premier 141 for free Very Happy

freerider4 · Posted: Oct 15, 2004 10:03 pm Post subject:

where do you buy blems from?

Liquid*Force*Rider · Posted: Oct 15, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject:

www.closeoutdude.com has them somtimes

BW · Addict Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 602

I got mine from ebay

Bruky · Guest

All I ride is my shop's blem boards and leftovers. I've never had a structural problem with the exception of misalligned fin holes on a 2004 Substance. Don't ride with fins, so no biggy.

akirachan · Criminal Joined: 11 Feb 2003 Posts: 61

Last year I bought a 2003 Hyperlite Premier blem from grizzly sports. There was this patch filling in a spot on the bottom of the board so it was a couple hundred bucks cheaper. This past season it fell off while I was riding so I had to ride the rest of the week on my friends board, but when I got back I called them up and they said they'd replace it then when I went in they were out of blems so they gave me a new 04 without a blem, which, naturally, made me very happy. So ya, it broke, but I got a brand new board for free, so it rocked anyway.

redrocket · Criminal Joined: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 53 City: Great Falls

I have been looking at some of their blems

http://www.wiredsport.com/

doubleup138 · Outlaw Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 145

Check out www.evogear.com. They have cheap blemishes.

colefooter · Posted: Oct 16, 2004 7:27 am Post subject:

my friend got a blemed era with no problems... can barely notice the difference in graphics

pureliquid · Posted: Oct 16, 2004 7:33 am Post subject:

I just got a blem 2004 Hyperlite Premiere. It just has a very small red line on part of the graphics on the bottom of the board. Got it brand new off of Ebay for $170.

joedirt00 · Posted: Oct 16, 2004 7:47 am Post subject:

I got a blem Byerly this year, one of the fins did not have complete pigment through out so it looks a little lighter than the other 3, no big deal. Can you say 1/2 price....$210.00 Cool

Syth · Addict Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 661 City: Brentwood

The majority of blem boards are just cosmetic, and you save quite a bit of money. I rode a blem premier for a year and noticed nothing, only blem was on the tail, was compacted when they pressed it, rode fine. Generally seconds (blems) are just cosmetic, when you get into 3rds you run the chance of getting a board that has mold issues.