Just my personal preference. For me, it was better to just go ahead and bite the bullet since I was planning on using it more than once. It seems that a lot of people are out there looking for used wetsuits but there isn't much supply. I figured I could always get rid of it if I decided I didn't like it.

By the way...anyone in the market for a wetsuit should check out the Inside Triathlon 2005 Buyer's Guide. It has a lot of reviews on wetsuits. I just got it in the mail a couple of days ago...they may have posted some of it on www.insidetri.com but I'm too lazy to check