Why buy graphic decks?

[eyewitness]

Why do people buy decks with graphics on them for about $40 extra sometimes even $80 extra? Why don't people just buy blanks?

[manho]

You are right. It's just that in many skateboard shops there ain't no blank decks. You have to order them. I know my next board is gonna be a blank...

[!Ferg!]

You are right. It's just that in many skateboard shops there ain't no blank decks. You have to order them. I know my next board is gonna be a blank...

exactly. wats worse for me is that i live in hong kong and ther are absoultely no blank decks anywhere. plus the graphics look cool:D

[andsd91]

ieah i live in romania and in bucharest there are only 3 sk8shops and they dont sell blanks and to order a blank from the US is like 80$ and i can buy a graphik deck with that money

[xsugarfreex]

Cause i get the hookup and i get graphic decks for 40 bucks

[IwishIwasEmerican]

OK are you fucking stupid. there are no decks for $80. but if you are stupid enough to buy one. jump off a cliff.

[Knickfan1221]

i know where would u even find a deck that is 80$ all of the decks around me are 50$ or lower!

[TheLostChild]

i just buy them because i never saw a blank zero...

[Choizy]

mines 84 canadian

[alphagoat]

OK are you fucking stupid. there are no decks for $80. but if you are stupid enough to buy one. jump off a cliff.

just leave this site now. i can see you are a junior member, you wouldn't loose much time. just leave. i can tell you are one of the biggest idiots on this site from a single paragraph.

[TheLostChild]

just leave this site now. i can see you are a junior member, you wouldn't loose much time. just leave. i can tell you are one of the biggest idiots on this site from a single paragraph.
ummm... "iwishiwasemirican" is right though. thats stuoid to buy a deck, just the deck, for 80 dollars.

[bandikid]

Sometimes I buy them because, Like LostChild said, you don't exactly find too many blank Anti-Heros, blank Krookeds, blank Bakers, etc. I like those brands better than blanks, as I have had a couple and none hold a candle to those. If you find a TRUELY great blank for cheap, let me know. And by the way, most non-blanks around here are 49 bucks.

[BuildingAFoundation]

because most of the blanks i try sucked. I'd rather just get a good deck and land on the bolts.

[mkcrank mulisha]

all a bunch of idiots. companies make stronger better decks than regular blanks. pictures are to advertise. blumpkin idiots

[Slapdown]

For me, a graphic deck is £40, plus £5 for griptape.

At the rate I go through decks (one every 1.5 months) I don't really have £45. A year, I'm lookin at spending £450(ish) and thats money I just don't have.

i can get a blank for £20, gripping and shipping included. These decks last as long as my other decks, and I don't have to worry about treating them so good. i personally feel grieved to kick £45 around the street, although at £20 a pop, I'm not too fussed. Even then, I'm only spending about £120 a year, which is a hell of a lot better.

Personally, i also don't find there to be much difference between blanks and graphic decks. They feel equally strong, and often have a better shape and concave. Blanks are easier to deal with.

[The_Clash911]

I dont really care.The only way ill get a graphic deck is when i dont have to pay for it.

[eyewitness]

OK are you fucking stupid. there are no decks for $80. but if you are stupid enough to buy one. jump off a cliff.

i am talking australian currnecy here

[Zippy]

I just got a free blank, and Im gonna skate it after my chocolate snaps or looses its pop. Ive skated shop decks but not blanks and wanna see how it goes

[fatal hussein]

My ccs blank is pretty good. It feels stronger than my Element but not heavy. Whenever I find the digital camera we have laying around in the shadows I'll take a picture.

[Skatin4Jesus]

In skateboarding itself theres alot of personality so i think decks need that it helps you just like if your listening to music while skatin

[Jyro Blade]

meh, cuz its cool to ride around on a pretty deck lol

not seriously of course, but i think its juss better to get pro decks

not sure y tho, i juss feel if u ahve the money y not get one

[20thCB]

Yeah. I don't see the point for graphic decks or this forum.

[Popwar Pill]

1. got the hooks so its almost the same as buying one 2. i can feel the difference between blanks and bakers (the only decks i ride now)

[lazylife]

OK are you fucking stupid. there are no decks for $80. but if you are stupid enough to buy one. jump off a cliff.
why are so many people telling other people to go die, or jump off a cliff, etc..

its just a message board


someone shouldnt have to die because they paid to much for a deck or made a bad post

jeeeeeeze

[flip101]

Why do people buy decks with graphics on them for about $40 extra sometimes even $80 extra? Why don't people just buy blanks? good question and nthe reason i buy graphic decks is i bought 2 difrent types of blanks and they both broke in 7 days or less so i just by darkstar armor plys and they only last a mont or so for me

[flip101]

OK are you fucking stupid. there are no decks for $80. but if you are stupid enough to buy one. jump off a cliff.
ever seen an organika or LIB?????? look em up you might learn something

[I_Enjoi_2_Skate]

I thought that they looked nicer then blanks. People all have their opinions about them.

[Blue]

The only blanks they sell around here have a REALLY bad shape.

[JulioA]

There are differneces between blanks and others. I have been using California Blanks for the last 4 months and yesterday I bought a Mystery. I love the Mystery even though it cost my 40 something dollars. So I buy graphics when I can and when I cant I buy blanks.

[IwishIwasEmerican]

why are so many people telling other people to go die, or jump off a cliff, etc..

its just a message board


someone shouldnt have to die because they paid to much for a deck or made a bad post

jeeeeeeze

Well I was just joking, and DANG my post has been in more quotes than i could have imagined.

SORRY I WAS ONLY KIDDING. AND... pro decks support pros and their companies so that is one reason to buy them.

[I_Enjoi_2_Skate]

i agree

[I Love AWS]

i just buy shop decks from my local shop because they are better decks than most companies
they are actually identical to alien workshop/habitat except for $30

[zoopdog]

When you buy a pro model the skater usually gets a cut of the sales. Board sales are also one way in which popularity is determined so it can also have an influence on publicity for the skater. If you like to support your favorite pro then you will usually buy his model and help support him. Without board sponsors a lot of pros would not be making ends meet. If you don't have a lotta scratch then buy a blank. If you can afford to - then help support your favorite skater. (provided you like his model size and shape) People who think you are just buying a picture have not really thought about this as much as they think. Sometimes saving a few bucks isn't the best idea in the long run. It is a wal-mart mentality.

[Flip_Skater]

Why do people buy decks with graphics on them for about $40 extra sometimes even $80 extra? Why don't people just buy blanks?
maybe it isnt the graphic... but the shape that company makes?

[Chocolateskater2]

I break blanks alot faster than graphic decks, about 3 times faster. its worth it to me, pay extra, last 3 times longer

[inkaholic]

buying a deck for its graphics is stupid though. everyone i know puts stickers all over the bottom of their deck; why not just buy a blank? you can't see the graphics with all that crap on it anyway. if you don't want to buy a blank coz of the quality, that's different.

[Kataklysmic]

just leave this site now. i can see you are a junior member, you wouldn't loose much time. just leave. i can tell you are one of the biggest idiots on this site from a single paragraph.

Uhh dude thats not a paragraph thats about 3 sentences there buddy.

[sk8 dude]

Originally Posted by IwishIwasEmerican
OK are you fucking stupid. there are no decks for $80. but if you are stupid enough to buy one. jump off a cliff.

hahahahaha. you thought he was payin too much. hahahahahha. $80 Australian is average. hahahahahahahahaha. You make me laugh. Your an idiot. ahahahahahahahahaha

[_BAM_]

OK are you fucking stupid. there are no decks for $80. but if you are stupid enough to buy one. jump off a cliff.
money is different if different countries.I live in New Zealand and 2 buy a graphic board it cost about $160

[enjoiordie]

because zero doesnt make blanks.so im stuck with their graphic decks.duurr