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.