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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD is now in Freestyle 3. [b]She doesn't compete at all.[/b] You don't say what she's doing now in terms of how many times a week or what level she's in.

FWIW, I buy DD's skates on eBay - I sell the old ones and use the money for the next size. Her Zucca bag was a gift from friends (an outrageous gift). She has a pair of skating pants and wears regular t-shirt and sweatshirt. No costumes.

When she's struggling with a level, we do a shared private lesson for a half hour with a friend at the same level once a week, in addition to her weekly class. [/quote]

Buying used skates is not a good idea! At that level the skates should be pretty worn out by the time they are finished with them and you definitely want good ankle support. A good professional fitting is well worth the money IMO. [/quote]

Yeah well, we do what we can afford. We got barely worn skates on eBay. [/quote]

This +1million. I've found very goods deals - even from Craigslist - where kids drop out after mom & dad have just bought a nice, new pair of skates. It's not common, but not unheard of either. [/quote]
This is fine for a lower level skater but not an upper level skater who is at all competitive. They heat mold the skates to the skaters foot. You need to have skates fitted and sharpened by a professional if your skater is upper level. You can't convince me otherwise of this. [/quote]

Please see the bolded. Her skates do get sharpened professionally, and the pro shop baked her skates for free. Her skates are fine, trust me. [/quote]

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