Maligator175

SLS kind of killed pro stock gear as a hobby for me to be honest. If I got something and didn't like how it fit, the feel etc., I'd post for the same amount I purchased it for. All I'd get are lowball offer after lowball offer. It became very annoying and killed the enjoyment of trying out some gear or building a set.

I would get chirped a lot with pro gear, usually in men's league. Nobody cared in drop-in games. I found that most of the chirps came from guys with the same equipment they wore in high school. I sometimes think it's a badge of honor for guys to wear the crappiest, oldest gear they can find.

I slowly got out of my pro stock hobby and have a retail player set and a retail goalie set. I'm transitioning to goalie almost full-time, so I found that I'd rather spend money on that gear than a bunch of pro sets. Clearing out my closet of all my old gear and apparel. I still come back to look at others stuff though, because I enjoy the modifications and new tech from equipment.