DaleC
Contributor
I saw a couple of fins at thrift stores but don't know what to make of things.
The first is an old pair of US divers Otarie full foot fins but with a torn heel pocket. Asking price $18??? Someone has been smoking something there. I usually don't pay more than $10 for a divable pair of fins but I am also curious whether those fins might be worth it, collector wise? I can fix the heel tear.
The second was a heart breaker. I spotted an old set of open foot Whites Water Wear fins only to take a closer look and see that they were in fact two different fins. One's a Whites and the other is a Dacor Turbo two. Both are Jet type clones. Asking price $10. Again, I wouldn't ordinarily buy such things but I am also wondering whether it would be worth having them as representative items or in case someone else is ever looking for one fin.
Wondering what other vintage divers/ collectors would do in this type of situation?
The first is an old pair of US divers Otarie full foot fins but with a torn heel pocket. Asking price $18??? Someone has been smoking something there. I usually don't pay more than $10 for a divable pair of fins but I am also curious whether those fins might be worth it, collector wise? I can fix the heel tear.
The second was a heart breaker. I spotted an old set of open foot Whites Water Wear fins only to take a closer look and see that they were in fact two different fins. One's a Whites and the other is a Dacor Turbo two. Both are Jet type clones. Asking price $10. Again, I wouldn't ordinarily buy such things but I am also wondering whether it would be worth having them as representative items or in case someone else is ever looking for one fin.
Wondering what other vintage divers/ collectors would do in this type of situation?
