Need some advice on a second hand board

[vinyl4lyf]

Hi all,

Just got hold of a board from someone, and it there is slight dip on the surface, which can usually happen apparently.

However at one point it seems to dip quite a bit at the stringer, not sure if it's something I need to get looked at? I'm not sure if it's just superficial and still watertight?

Images here:
http://imgur.com/MNtDvKW
http://imgur.com/3E5lTwv

Thanks,
Alex

[jaffa1949]

Get it looked at!
The foam has shrunk or been compressed and the glass has fractured along the hard ridge of the stringer, for cracks in the glass a simple rule of thumb = if you can click it or flick it it need fixing .
If there is browning or yellowing of the foam then there is water in the foam.
The board could still be worth fixing.

[vinyl4lyf]

Damn, okay. I've uploaded some further photos, taken after I removed all the wax, they give a better perspective.

http://imgur.com/a/e7Cvr

Luckily the seller has said they'll take it back if I'm not happy with it; they didn't notice it beforehand. It's still a shame as its a sweet board. You can see some slight browning, so it probably is a crack.

[Jester]

Nice shallow depth of field on that first photo! F1.8??!

[waikikikichan]

How much did you pay for it ? But no matters, the ding repair will cost some, and the same pressure crack will reappear or a delamination will form next to it.

Best advice is to return it, unless you got it cheap ( like $150 - less ). And NEVER buy a used board with wax on it. It could be hiding cracks or shatters like on the board you got.

[vinyl4lyf]

I paid £150, which is approx $225, but quite a decent price for the UK. I've sent the photos to a ding repair guy, to see how much it would probably cost. The seller has said they'd pay for resin or possibly repair if I want to keep it. But you may be right, best bet might be to give it back, especially if your suspicion on it giving more trouble is true; I did wonder the same.

Thanks for all your input guys.

(Also; yeah, I didn't intend for the DOF to be that shallow, although it still works for the image haha. I switched from my small prime to kit lens for the photos, so it can't have been that low an f-stop. I think its mostly because the whole frame is only focused on a small area, so even with f5 it looks super shallow.)

[Jester]

Just got me a 'proper' camera and my fast prime came the other day! Saweeeet

Throw up some surfy photos on here if you got any! Would like to take a butchers, get a few ideas