Originally Posted by sivat
If the saddle was well taken care of (proofhide, kept dry, not over or under tensioned) theres no reason not to get one used if it is in good condition and you can find it cheap. Considering you can find new ones for around $60, i wouldn't pay more than $30-35 for a used one.
Yep. When you're talking about a more expensive Brooks you're going to save more by letting someone else drive it off the lot, but with a basic B-17 it had better be cheap.