[quote=onemorecat]I can attest to the COVID-related boom in recreational gear - though I was lucky enough to see rising demand and get my toys just ahead of the rush. We bought a Hobie 18 in late May - by June or July, few to be found. We bought a used Hobie Oasis tandem kayak a month later - now, you can't find one at all for a reasonable price, or even an unreasonable one. We bought electric bicycles last April - that model has been out of stock until the last few weeks. We bought a travel trailer last August - it has been out of stock, only pre-orders with a premium, ever since, and all similar models show the same heated demand.
We got good gear, but we didn't get huge bargains. Now, we couldn't come anywhere near the quality/price/value equation we managed at the time. Lucky us - not so lucky for those who followed...[/quote]
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