I don't think I have ever owned more then 3 pairs of shoes of any kind let alone all those mountain boots. I guess my style of buying a pair of hiking boots and wearing them until they are falling apart and then just buy new boots isn't as common.
well, can't show you my worn out and broken boots any longer. of those in the picture, the Meindl on the left are pretty much shot and were the only pair I paid retail for (around 1990). The rest is ebay-sourced, and cost between 15-35% of retail, most of them new.
I didn't take photos of the boots my kids went through over the last three summers - without ebay I'd have to take out a second mortgage for their gear. Everything they wore last summer is now too small again.
