Cosmetic Blemish Skates?

[Hradsky 1]

http://www.hockeymonkey.com/ccm-hockey-ska...ro-sr-blem.html

Seems like a good deal for $200, anybody here know if the cosmetic blemish actually affects the skate at all or if it's just a random small scratch or something?

Thanks.

[malcb33 102]

Too bad they're the 08 model

[$m0k3 0]

I bought some 9k's with a blem, it was just a mark on the toe which was nothing. Its always different but as far as they i know its nothing major or anything that will affect the boot. So yes its just small scratches or marks that happened during the manufacturing or shipping process i assume so they can't really sell them as brand new (i think anyways). IMO really worth it.

[Hradsky 1]

Too bad they're the 08 model

Why? Are they that much worse than the '09 model?

I bought some 9k's with a blem, it was just a mark on the toe which was nothing. Its always different but as far as they i know its nothing major or anything that will affect the boot. So yes its just small scratches or marks that happened during the manufacturing or shipping process i assume so they can't really sell them as brand new (i think anyways). IMO really worth it.

Yeah that's what I thought, they have them priced $40 less than the "new" ones so probably worth it, since you're just going to scratch them when using them yourself anyways.

[Chadd 916]

Some of the "cosmetic blemish" Vapors that Peranis had a few years back were really bad. I have a hard time feeling comfortable buying skates that they admit have problems.

[$m0k3 0]

Yeah that's what I thought, they have them priced $40 less than the "new" ones so probably worth it, since you're just going to scratch them when using them yourself anyways.

Oh just $40?

Well i got mine for 40% off of the unblemished, because you are buying online and you don't know for sure what the blemish is it might not be worth $40, like chad is sayin. The blemish i encountered when i bought them i also bought them from my LHS so i knew what is was.

IMO just phone HM and tell them your size etc and they call probably pull the skates for you and describe it atleast.