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I have just seen a pair of blancos for sale on the outside website for a grand! 

Are these the climbers version of the tomb raider ice axes? 

Anyway, I have a BNIB pair of size 8 second generation blancos and I am open to offers. 

In reply to Presley Whippet:

BNIB?? 

In reply to Presley Whippet:

Did you read the description?

Its to raise money for charity.

https://www.outside.co.uk/climbing-gear/climbing-footwear/rock-climbing-sho...

In reply to Wide_Mouth_Frog:

Brand New In Box, it is what all those cool youngsters say. 

In reply to jezb1:

Yes I did. If the figure is a market value, I will.happily take half of that for mine.

Let's no get all smashy and nicely about this, it could be argued that the charity appeal is actually a publicity stunt in the same way that this thread both promotes the original charity/outside offer and my offer.

In reply to Presley Whippet:

I've a pair BNIB size 39. I've had them for about 4 years. I'm saving them for when I consider myself good enough to use them.  I'm starting to think that by the time I'm good enough I'll be to old.

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In reply to Petrafied:

If you’re good enough, you're not too old!

In reply to Presley Whippet:

Ah that explains why I didn't know. I'm neither cool nor young!

In reply to Presley Whippet:

I'll offer £70 for them, there's still nothing on the market that is as stiff and flat! 

Sent you a pm

Cheers

In reply to Presley Whippet:

If you wear them first I may be more interested.

In reply to Presley Whippet:

Still available??

In reply to Presley Whippet:

I read this thread and thought, that's really extreme. 

Then I reflected and, the thing is, if anyone has a pair of original 5.10 Quantum's in a 7 or a pair of original Galileo's In a 6 and a half....

In reply to thread

My OP was a result of me being aghast at a £1k price tag on a pair of shoes, I haven't yet picked myself off the floor from them breaking the £100 mark. 

I have had a few kind offers via pm but the shoes are worth something to me. Should anyone wish to offer somewhere between the cost of new shoes and outside's price, I will consider selling. 

Now, where did I leave those Lara Croft axes? 

In reply to Presley Whippet:

I think the idea is that, as them being the last known unboxed pair of blancos in existence, that someone would buy them for historical purposes, like a limited edition of Extreme Rock type of thing. Not to actually use them, but to put them in a cabinet or give to a sporting museum. Being the last known pair, I think it's not a bad idea to capitalize on its perceived value for a good charitable cause. Like gold medals being sold to support the Ukranian war effort. 

Call me unnaive if you will but isn’t it obvious that Outside are just having a bit of joke and Presley is a dullard (my £40 offer still stands). 

In reply to UKB Shark:

Since you have increased your offer to £40 plus an insult, how could I refuse? 

In reply to im off: If you have climbed with  whipping boy and know the state of his feet then you sir   are seriously weird . If you don’t know whipping boy , then you are just weird .