would you ever buy a saddle from ebay??

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and what size jumping saddle do you think wilma would need
im now not bothered whether its black or brown, because ill just have to get a brown bridle :L

if you need pictures of her let me know
 
not sure wot size ur horse will be lol......but i bought a brand new saddle of ebay i just measured from D rings and it fitted perfect! was a bargain too!
 
not if i didn't know the size, actually i don't think i would anyway cos i don't have the money to risk unless it was near me and i could see it first. do you not know her current saddle size?
 
I've bought 3 off ebay over the years & they've been fine.
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im not sure if shes a 16'' or a 17''

[/ QUOTE ] this size has more to do with the size of the backside fitting in the saddle than the actual horse. The width of the saddle is the important thing to get right.
 
thats what i thought

we have the saddler coming soon, so i will ask her opinion then
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I have bought 3. One was cheap shite and I sold it on, one was a wintec which was ok, but not wide enough for my horse and the 3rd was a wintec wide.

If you can get one cheap enough, you can get bargains, but having said that buyer beware and there is no come back if the saddle does not fit.
 
I bought a wow off ebay but i knew exactly what i needed. If I was buying a normal saddle then I would only buy something i knew would fit.
 
No. I would sincerely hope that anybodtywho does gets the saddle checked for safety and for fit.
 
I brought a brand new saddle for less than 1/3 of its retail price. However, I did know exactly what size I needed and whether it would fit my horse!! I saved over £1300 though so yes would do it again
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I have (well mum did) and 2 out of the 3 from ebay have fit. All of them were checked and fitted by a saddler afterwards though. And they get sold on there after. As Pharaoh is an odd fit it was easier to get them online (mainly ebay). It also worked out cheaper as pharaoh was changing shape so often as he is only 6 and had him since he was 2 and a half, plus him coming in and out of work due to him going in and out of hospital etc... he was in a 15 inch saddle until september when the saddler felt he could just take a 16 inch (he is 14hh, maybe bigger).
The ones we buy are always new and we are lucky to have found a lovely lady on there who sells saddles and will buy from her again if we need to. My mum also runs an ebay business and finds it easy to pick out the bad sellers lol.
 
Get plenty of measurements and reports on stitching, scratches and general leatherwork condition and you should be fine.
I have bought 4 saddles from ebay and they have all fit except 1 that i sold on for a £40 profit.
Good luck
 
Yes, I have done - because I bought a horse that had an Albion K2 jumping, and so I bought the same model in a GP... HOWEVER, I don't think I'd do it as the norm. I would always choose to have one professionally fitted.
 
I've bought two. The first was dirt cheap -as it turned out, because it had a broken tree !!. The second was excellent, brand new and great value.

I'd say it's pot luck as to the honesty of the seller, as long as you know how to check for fit.
 
I bought two; one was exactly what I was looking for in the required size (took a wee tree squeeze to fit perfectly), in the color and condition I wanted. It was about 1/3 the price of what I expected to pay. My saddler was well impressed with my purchase.

The second one was a Piece of Sh!t and it wasn't described in a way that I could understand exactly what it was/condition etc. It was very very cheap, and it was money well wasted. I gave it to a charity to sell for whatever they might get for it.

Despite this, I would still look on ebay, have bought bridles etc and always been pleased enough.
 
Only if it was an adjustable tree.

A medium on one saddle is not a medium in another, I know this after going through about 20 'medium - medium wide' saddles on my very average-backed horse.
 
QR Yeah have bought 5 in the past. 2 are currently being used and are very nice saddles, nice leatherwork and fit no problems. One I have kept back as a spare synthetic in case I ever use it one day or someone needs to borrow one for breaking purposes if it fits their horse. Other 2 were sold on as I got them for the cob but as he changed shape so much after I had him they were not wide enough so had to go. I made a profit on both saddles though. Other saddle I got was a western one from an auction. Ace saddle but back cinch wouldn't fit big lad and I thought it was too heavy for the cob. I sold it on ebay and made a small profit on it.
I would ask the seller as many questions as you can about the saddle though unless it has an adjustable system, such as some Wintecs, Bates etc. I measured both my lads and created a template and used those measurements to ask the sellers for different measurements of the saddle and spaces in between and besides the 2 that were no good because the cob filled out and matured I have not gone wrong. Also when they were sold again I gave as many measurements of the saddles as I could so that people had a better idea if they fitted or not. In my opinion knowing a seat size and measurement between the two d rings is not enough. I have had saddles that have been exactly the same between the two d's but their fit has been very much different. They have all been GP saddles but I have found there seems to be no norm for saddles across different manufacturers. I have never bought new though, just secondhand ones in very good condition. Never bought a damaged one yet, ie poor stitching or worse a broken tree. I think most people would know how to check for any major damage on saddles and as I know as a seller I would certainly never sell anything that could be potentially dangerous or harmful to horse or rider.
There are bargains to be had. You just need to do your homework as much as possible or to be prepared for a few mistakes along the way and end up buying a few saddles and selling them on.
 
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