Vic, what do I do if I already own all this boutique plastic?
I could spend the time to weigh, Sleepy, photograph, upload, post, PM (I loathe that "DM" is the new pop culture version), PM some more (stop lowballing), package, run to the PO and ship...for a debatable profit.
Or I could be lazy and just throw the stuff. Someone above said they typically only lose drivers and I agree (downside to a solid arm combined with woods golf). I just posted in the Comet thread about '19 Sparkle Zs and I highly doubt I'll ever lose that disc...just simply isn't thrown in those situations very often. I also seldom play near unsearchable water (mostly small creeks I can go in).
Most important arguement is no "old friend" can be properly replaced. I don't care if it's stock DX or a 4/10 tourny stamped CE you've have for 20 years...literally nothing will replace a beat disc.
I've never spent crazy money on a disc but I've absolutely purchased OOP/LE discs before. For instance I'm a recent Wasp convert and prefer ESP to most any plastic on the market. Ended up with nearly 10 of the ESP Ledgestones which is superfluous but I also didn't have a back stock to begin with. I've been playing so long I know my game, what I'm capable of, and what I
should be throwing to score well. $200 to never need another stable/overstable midrange again in my life? I'm 30...sounds good to me!
Yes disc golf can be a cheap sport, yes it used to solely be so, but now you can buy $300+ bags, custom polo shirts, boutique "birdy bags", pay to play courses, and it's even made top10 ESPN. My lifetime supply of Wasps is worth less than MOST THINGS IN MY LIFE. Car maintenance, childs clothing, computer, dresser, bed, coffee table, a week of college classes, Nintendo Switch . . .