are these listings worth it??
if you want me to be straight to the point, skip to 4th paragraph.
hii, for context i am a 13yr 153 cm 101 lbs/45.4 kg girl with no sport background trying to get into figure skating. i have been on rentals for quite a few times and im thinking of enrolling to my rink’s lts program in a few months. i saw some reddit posts saying that wearing your own skates(if you’re planning on buying), to your lts program is much better than wearing rentals so you wont have a hard time transitioning/relearning the skills you learned/did on rentals to your own skates.
i did some research and i saw that jackson artiste/mystiques, and graf 500 were made and best for beginners because they have good ankle support.
i already measured my feet with jackson’s and graf’s measuring charts and i am a women’s 5 width c on jacksons(without socks), and a size 3 width L on grafs.
i saw these listings on ebay and i was wondering if they were worth it and would they last through all my basic lts levels 1-6. i also saw some reddit posts saying that when buying second-hand boots, minimal creases are the best choice so it has more support and these are what i found.
or is it better to buy brand-new??
i dont have a skate fitter near me, only a skate shop next to my rink but they only sell elite level boots like edeas, riedells, risport, and jacksons which i know are definitely not suitable for my weak ankles and beginner skills(and my budget aswell🥲) help me out pls🙏🙏
TIA🫶