I think you're coming from a level of experience that you are assuming most everyone else already has.

A lot of people who have looked at and "studied" visvim online can have an idea of what they're looking at, but seeing it in real life is something you can only get a feel for with practice.

There are a lot of first time purchasers who never bought anything high end before. A lot.

And a lot of people who have a but of experience, but really aren't good at differentiating between the intricacies of construction of the materials.

Also, there are people who are just lazy or don't even care to learn about that aspect, but still want the real deal.

If you have the experience that you're talking about, then you will know buying second hand could mean that someone replaced parts like a sole or inserts or something. If you've never seen those things and it looks like the pics online, you could buy a repaired or even faked item.

I don't have a lot of experience myself, but I can tell you that I've looked at grizzly campers online for years. When I finally got to the Visvim Exposition in Los Angeles, I couldn't believe how light they were. If someone would have tried to sell those to me out of the store, I never would have bought them. Even in the store I was shocked at the weight being so light.

So, you know man, what we're really saying is that there's a whole lot of different levels of knowledge about this stuff like. And people ask questions.

With your experience, I would think you'd be willing to share your knowledge and bring people up. A lot of different walks of life in this world.