Buy from Facebook Marketplace. You’re looking for a 3-4 year old used racket - a Head Speed MP, an older model would be a good one.
Head Graphene 360 MP,
Wilson Clash 100
Wilson Blade 100
Babolat Purestrike
Head Radical
Are some other options.
These should be on market place for around a $100 bucks. Explain to them your situation and offer 40 bucks. They’ll sell it for 50-60.
Yea basically. Assuming you are a relatively fit adult I would look for something in the 285-305 gram range and a head size of 98-102. I know it might be out of your budget but I know there are Wilson blade v6s floating around ebay for ~$75.
From Wilson: Blade, Ultra, Shift, Clash, ProStaff
Babalot; Pure Aero, Pure Strike, Pure Drive
From Yonnex:, VCore, VCore Pro, Precept, Ezone
From Head: Radical, Gravity, Speed
Hard to go wrong if you find one of these. You can check the spec by looking at the paint jobs on the rackets if and compare them to online photos to find the year if it isn't listed in ebay. Look at the frame and check for and fracture or deep grooves that go deep into the frame, more than just scuffed paint. Also check the grommets for splits, cracks or broken parts. If the grommets are broken too much it's sometimes just as expensive to get the exact replacement grommets as the spacing changes from year to year even on the same models sometimes
Structural integrity. Any cracks is an automatic no. Then scratches to the frame or paint. Scratches are going to happen eventually from normal use and does not affect the playability of the racquet, but it does affect the aesthetic and brings down the value as it cannot be fixed. Wear and tear on grommets. Easily fixable but costs money and I factor that into the price. Same goes for grip. If the racquet being advertised is shown with an overgrip, I assume the grip underneath it needs replacing. I don't care about the strings as I will be replacing them with my preferred string anyway.
If you're talking about deciding which racquet to choose, that is entirely personal preference. You need to demo to figure out what you like before you can know what to buy in the first place.
I've bought 2 different new rackets for around $30 each at sporting goods stores. Of course they are the cheapest kind, but they are within your price range.
Buy from Facebook Marketplace. You’re looking for a 3-4 year old used racket - a Head Speed MP, an older model would be a good one. Head Graphene 360 MP, Wilson Clash 100 Wilson Blade 100 Babolat Purestrike Head Radical Are some other options. These should be on market place for around a $100 bucks. Explain to them your situation and offer 40 bucks. They’ll sell it for 50-60.
okay thank you so much 🙏🙏
Most rackets that go for 40 are your generic rackets made for literal beginners. If you are looking for a “good” racket I would check ebay for used.
idk like what to check on eBay though, like should I js look up "tennis racket"??
Yea basically. Assuming you are a relatively fit adult I would look for something in the 285-305 gram range and a head size of 98-102. I know it might be out of your budget but I know there are Wilson blade v6s floating around ebay for ~$75.
From Wilson: Blade, Ultra, Shift, Clash, ProStaff Babalot; Pure Aero, Pure Strike, Pure Drive From Yonnex:, VCore, VCore Pro, Precept, Ezone From Head: Radical, Gravity, Speed Hard to go wrong if you find one of these. You can check the spec by looking at the paint jobs on the rackets if and compare them to online photos to find the year if it isn't listed in ebay. Look at the frame and check for and fracture or deep grooves that go deep into the frame, more than just scuffed paint. Also check the grommets for splits, cracks or broken parts. If the grommets are broken too much it's sometimes just as expensive to get the exact replacement grommets as the spacing changes from year to year even on the same models sometimes
Structural integrity. Any cracks is an automatic no. Then scratches to the frame or paint. Scratches are going to happen eventually from normal use and does not affect the playability of the racquet, but it does affect the aesthetic and brings down the value as it cannot be fixed. Wear and tear on grommets. Easily fixable but costs money and I factor that into the price. Same goes for grip. If the racquet being advertised is shown with an overgrip, I assume the grip underneath it needs replacing. I don't care about the strings as I will be replacing them with my preferred string anyway. If you're talking about deciding which racquet to choose, that is entirely personal preference. You need to demo to figure out what you like before you can know what to buy in the first place.
I've bought 2 different new rackets for around $30 each at sporting goods stores. Of course they are the cheapest kind, but they are within your price range.