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Originally Posted by kylejt

Here's a good story about buying pro gear.

My first real plate shoes were +POS, that got for $45 off of eBay. They were used, but in great shape. I wore them for five years, and they were built like a Checker cab. When I got my Gerry Davis patent leather shoes, I sold my 5+ year old +POS shoes on eBay for $65.

Even if I broke even on the deal, I wore professional level gear, that looked good and protected me well, for five YEARS, and it cost me nothing. ZERO! I paid $90 for my NB450s, and could sell them for $60 easily. So, I could wear these pro level shoes for three years, and it would cost me $10 per year to do so.

So how good of a deal are those steel toed athletic shoes sounding now?

Oh, and feel free to print this out to justify the expense to the War Department. She'll now understand that it's an investment in your protection, and not just some new toys.

The +pos would last forever!