Holy crap. I remember when I first went to skiing from boarding, and I'd just bought skis and bindings and was impatiently wanting boots. Looked on Trademe (NZ's equivalent of eBay) and found a pair of rear entry raichle's for $2, bought them, and skied them for a couple months. They were the BEST boot I have ever owned, I didn't even know what shin bang was until they broke and I had to get new ones. They felt better than my SPKs do now. Sorry, good luck with sale man.