IllustratorVir
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I saw this on the rack the other day, was tempted to try but decided to hold off.If a comet and a roc had a baby, you end up with a VRoc.
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I saw this on the rack the other day, was tempted to try but decided to hold off.If a comet and a roc had a baby, you end up with a VRoc.
WTF is a VRoc anyway???
If a comet and a roc had a baby, you end up with a VRoc.
My thought exactly. For fun, I typed in "roc" to disc golf center... look at all of them! It's madness!Not a bad description. It's not a bad disc, just not something that should have the Roc name association. If they had called it something else, it might actually gain some popularity.
My thought exactly. For fun, I typed in "roc" to disc golf center... look at all of them! It's madness!
http://www.discgolfcenter.com/main_displayProductList.php?sn=roc
Incorrect, it is a modified firebird mold. Not the same as a regular firebird you can pick up from anywhere. The Sextons are pretty much broken in firebirds.
Welcome to throwing Legacy. They release all kinds of things in special limited runs, and the value immediately skyrockets because collectors hoard them all. The lightweight 1st run Pinnacle Outlaws are already selling for almost double the original price they sold for last month. Want to make a few bucks guaranteed? Buy a few Enemies the day they are released. Guaranteed they will be available for a day or more on the initial run, but 3 weeks later people will be falling over each other to pay $25-30 for one. It's frustrating because I really love the plastic, but it's impossible to find backups once you like something. If you didn't get it on the first release, you're paying a huge premium.
What cracks me up is the people paying way over list price without checking to see if they are still in stock anywhere. I saw first run Outlaws selling for $25-30 on the collector page when they were still available from multiple stores for $19.99. Yesterday someone was listing a sparkle Nemesis on the FB collector page for $25, they have like 20 of them in stock at Infinite Discs for $17.99.
WTF is a VRoc anyway???
what about a blue color glow CFR firebird or an x-out tourney stamp blue/green color glow firebird...is it not the same disc?
what about a blue color glow CFR firebird or an x-out tourney stamp blue/green color glow firebird...is it not the same disc?
what about a blue color glow CFR firebird or an x-out tourney stamp blue/green color glow firebird...is it not the same disc?
I think the question really revolves around the question of, "how much do I want my disc to fly like the one I just lost."
We have all had that magical disc, that once lost, simply has no exact replacement.
I love Wasps. Wasps are stock discs, and I could easily find and pick up a Wasp. However, I would gladly pay $5 more for a flattop instead of a domey one. Now, am I ever going to shell out $20 extra bucks for a flat top Wasp, no.
Cranks on the other hand are available in a multitude of plastics and weights. I should be able to pick anyone off the shelf and it would work, right? Wrong. I have tried Cranks in all plastics, and IMO, the best is the Sparkle Z Ledgestone Cranks. The flight, for me, just more reliable. I would have no problem paying $10-15 extra for one of these if I lost it. ( I already have a stack of backups)
I have bought quite a few discs for investment purposes only and have done very well. My most recent sale was a protostar Thunderbird that I bought for $12+tax and sold for $89.99-fees, only had the disc about 7 months.
When I look through people's used bins most of what I am looking for is purely for resale value down the road.
Am I going to retire on disc sales? No. But if you totaled up every dollar I have spent buying discs and every dollar I have made selling I am at the point where I have more than broken even and I still have lots of discs to sell.
The key is smart purchases and patients.
This is exactly what is keeping me from throwing a lot of Legacy. I can't seem to find Patriots in my 170 range, and good luck finding rivals in the Mid 160s.