John Fereira wrote:

About 10 years
ago I bought a Valley Canoe Products Skerray (fiberglass) used for $1100.
At the time I think a new one sold for just over $2000. I could probably
*still* get around $1000 for it if I wanted to sell it. I've seen five year
old NDK Romany's advertised for $1900 and they'd sell at the price because
they're a desirable model.

I've noticed over the last decade that resale prices of sea kayaks have gone up
relative to the new price. Due to the popularity of the sport and the demand
for used kayaks, they no longer represent as big a bargain as they used to. I
bought my Solstice used for $1300 and sold it five years later (fixed up and
modified) for $1900.

Mike