Selling non-ideal items is for pussys. Nickname them Lab Rat then in the name of science cut them. Dissect them, modify them, and then break them. You will gain priceless knowledge and insight of ski pole anatomy that can be applied to future ski equipment frankenstein projects...trust me I'm a Doctor.
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'No sympathy for the devil; keep that in mind. Buy the ticket, take the ride . . . and if it occasionally gets a little heavier than what you had in mind, well . . . maybe chalk it off to forced consciousness expansion: Tune in, freak out, get beaten.' HST