Whips at prices too good to be true?

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Whips at prices too good to be true?

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I am frequently looking at whips for sale on Ebay, and one particular vendor has come to my attention. The company goes by the name Ardour, and I will warn you, many of their products are "adult novelties."

However, they are listing a number of different whips available for sale, offering different color leathers and lengths, and the descriptions seem pretty decent. Here is a link to one of their auctions: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Kangaroo-Hide- ... Ciid%253A1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I'm just curious about whether anyone here at COW has purchased one of their whips, and if so, whether they were impressed with the quality given the price.

Thanks.
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Haven't had one but it *looks* okay.
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Make sure you select a size in the dropdown. The price goes up ~ $50 every 2 feet.
While still not a bad price, I'd be cautious.

And be careful about going to the suppliers main website... ;)

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Yeah, they make whips for other kinds of adventures. :rolling:
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Yeah, I checked out the seller's page. Talk about guilty pleasures . . .
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Post by tomek9210 »

I looked on the whip from the link and here are my thoughts. The transition zone looks like wet noodle and further down the thong looks stiff - that is suspicious. The ringknot looks like it is on the thong, not on the handle. Strands are nicely cut though.
But I would look for a whip elsewhere.
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