Price guide: Vintage
and Used Boots
Find out if you're paying the right
price for those used boots!
Let's take a look at factory boots first. You will find all kinds of
ads for boots from the 1930's (possibly before) up to the present. They
will also be found in diverse price ranges. These prices quoted here are
merely generalizations. You may discover when you are shopping for
vintage factory boots that you will find a real steal; or find that they
are way overpriced. You just have to keep your eyes open for the right
deal.
Vintage boots are considered factory or custom boots that were made
before the 1970's, (sometimes well before the 1970's) and include such
brands as Acme, Nocona, Texas and Corral. Most of these boots will have
heavy wear and some damage.
Vintage factory boots made from exotic materials, such as alligator,
from the 1950's to the 1970's may sell for $100 to $200. However, the
alligator skin that is approximately 50 years old may not have held up
well, so you may not get much wear out of those types of boots.
Other factory boots made from 1960 to 1980 using exotic leathers include
python, lizard and even elephant. Most of the reptile boots, such as
alligator, don't hold up well over the long run. These types of used
factory boots made during this era, usually sell for around $40 to $100.
Hides such as ostrich, shark and stingray have become more fashionable
in recent years. Used boots of these hides made since 1990 generally
sell for $100 to $300.
Sometimes only high quality vamps of used boots will be sold. Those
which are of high quality alligator, made since 1980, may sell from $100
to $200. These would include such brand names as Justin, as well as
international imports. (These would not include the more upscale
Lucchese brand.) Resale Lucchese alligator vamps would probably sell for
around $200 to $500. Because of their classic style and popularity,
Lucchese boots (including vamps alone) during this era have a high
resale value.
Factory made alligator boots, in which both the vamps and tops are sold,
will usually go for $500 to $1,000 if the hide is in good shape. You may
want to consider these types of boots if they are in your size (or even
close to it), as your bootmaker would be able to revamp the boots.
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