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Posted by Goodsport from adsl-216-102-199-185.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net on December 21, 1999 at 18:07:13:

In Reply to: Why the hell are whips so damned expensive? posted by GCR on December 21, 1999 at 18:00:47:

: Now I know leather goods are usually pricey anyway, which is why I didn't think twice about spending almost $300 for my Wested (which I HOPE arrives soon, the wait is beginning to make me lose my mind...), but why are whips, David morgan whips in particular, so damned expensive? The don't serve as much of a practical purpose as a leather jacket does, so why the higher price? The reason I ask is because I have an old bullwhip, about 10 feet including the fall and cracker. The whip is Ok, it is brown, but the handle is totally different than the David Morgan style (my whip looks more like the whip in the Raiders Poster, or Video Cover), and the whip itself is too skinny. Having just purchased the raiders style gunbelt, I now want to focus on the things that go with it (ie Holster and whip) as none of the holsters I have are accurate, and the whip i too small for the holder. I was thinking about the Mark Allen 8 footer, as I had heard good things about the Mark Allen (some of them from this forum)and decided $300 was a "bargain" compared to the $440 for an 8 foot DM. Why are whips so expensive anyway? I thought the whip I bought years ago for $60 was expensive, now it seems "pretty cheap". What makes some of these other whips so much more? Is there anywhere to find a whip a little less expensive than the Mark Allen, that is still a decent Indy style? Is there anyone out there with an old, used DM or Mark Allen willing to sell it? Any help would really ...well...help. Thanks!
: -GCR




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