Need some advice on buying this used victoria skimboard

[Nikepro]

Well, i've been getting into skimboarding lately and been searching CL pretty much everyday and this popped up and caught my interest.
It does have a small ding, but I can fill that up myself no problem. He said it was a few years old, (guessing cause there is only the victoria stamp), he states that it might be a carbon board but he isn't too sure, but he states it is a medium/large board. Is there a way to tell if it is a foamie/poly/ultra? He listed it for $50, but i'm sure i can talk him down to $30/40. Would it be worth the buy?






Thanks!

[underpressure02]

It doesn't look like carbon to me. Also in the second pic I am guessing that is a reflection from the floor that makes it look like the board is cracked in half? All of my vic boards have a hand written marking of what type of board is it. Pvac, uvac and so on. I would be concerned with that crack in the foam and how deep it is. Also is the bottom and edge seperating from the foam part of the board? If you can get it for 30 or 40 bucks I would and if it lasts you a little bit its a good starter board.

[LoboMX]

That looks like a foamie. I'd be worried that the crack goes along the bottom. But for $30 if you think you can repair it and use it for a while go for it. The pads on it are worth at least that and if they don't wear out you can transfer them to a new board.

[vince.t]

That looks like a foamie. I'd be worried that the crack goes along the bottom. But for $30 if you think you can repair it and use it for a while go for it. The pads on it are worth at least that and if they don't wear out you can transfer them to a new board.

i think you're right, i believe that graphic was reserved for foamies. i'd say shoot for 30, settle for 40 and use what's left on repair. also, you could ask for specific dimensions, if i recall, foamies are a little shorter and a little fatter. glwp

[Nikepro]

It doesn't look like carbon to me. Also in the second pic I am guessing that is a reflection from the floor that makes it look like the board is cracked in half? All of my vic boards have a hand written marking of what type of board is it. Pvac, uvac and so on. I would be concerned with that crack in the foam and how deep it is. Also is the bottom and edge seperating from the foam part of the board? If you can get it for 30 or 40 bucks I would and if it lasts you a little bit its a good starter board.

Yeah I didn't think a carbon would be this cheap thats one big give away. The board isn't cracked in half its just the reflection off the floor I believe. I'm pretty concern about the crack as well, but as long as I can fill it, it should be good right?

That looks like a foamie. I'd be worried that the crack goes along the bottom. But for $30 if you think you can repair it and use it for a while go for it. The pads on it are worth at least that and if they don't wear out you can transfer them to a new board.

Well recently my buddie got a polyvac board, and we repaired it the other day and it came out fine, but we haven't taken it out yet.

i think you're right, i believe that graphic was reserved for foamies. i'd say shoot for 30, settle for 40 and use what's left on repair. also, you could ask for specific dimensions, if i recall, foamies are a little shorter and a little fatter. glwp

Darn I was wishing it wasn't a foamie. I heard/read people should just skip foamies since they aren't really worth it.

Should I jump at this deal if it was at $30-40? I have a tube of Solarez, would I be able to use that on this board?

[Aaron Peluso]

its for sure a foamie. ding is pretty major but for that price how can you really go wrong? Even if it breaks after five days thats still less than 10 bucks a day.

[Georgia Jeff]

I would jump on it for that price. You can fix it for next to nothing and ride it the rest of the summer. If you don't like it you could sell it for what you have in it and get a better idea of what you want in your next board. You can't even buy a wood board for $30.

[LoboMX]

Most people skip foamies because they're $165-180 new. At that price it is better just to spend an extra $100 to get a ultra/recruit/330/etc. At $30-40 with a little for repair it's a good deal. You can learn all of the fundamentals on a foamie and you can even ride waves with them. I see some kids around here doing some amazing things on foamies because that's all they can afford or they're hand-me-downs from friends/siblings. The only thing is you're going to get to a point where the board won't be good enough for you and your progress starts slowing down. That may be 2 weeks that may be 6 months, it's hard to tell. At that point sell the board for $30-40 that you paid for it and spend the money for a good board.

[WSMassiv]

suncure it, ride it til it breaks. I wouldn't waste money letting a shop repair it. skim it til it breaks, then you'll be better and you'll make good use of a better board

[hellosugaree]

Go for it. Repair it, ride it, and when you're ready for a new board sell it easily for what you paid for it and move on. If you can get it for $40 then you can't really go wrong.

[BART]

Once these things ding they can delam really quickly if they are ridden without being repaired.