New Table vs Vintage???

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   My 13 year old recently fell in love with table tennis and Im looking to buy a table for our basement. My budget is $400 and Im not sure what to go with. One guy running a local tournament told me to buy a Stiga between $300 and $400. I didnt really like what I saw at the local stores in my price range however I did find a very nice vintage table from the early 1970s. It looks like new, but Im not sure if vintage the right way to go. I was hoping you guys could offer me some advice on what would be best.  I like the vintage table because its rock solid but I know nothing about table tennis surfaces. Please let me know what you guy think. 

Thanks in advance for your help, 

Pete

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New_Guy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 03/24/2008 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote New_Guy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New Table vs Vintage??? Posted: 03/25/2008 at 12:03am
	My 13 year old recently fell in love with table tennis and Im looking to buy a table for our basement. My budget is $400 and Im not sure what to go with. One guy running a local tournament told me to buy a Stiga between $300 and $400. I didnt really like what I saw at the local stores in my price range however I did find a very nice vintage table from the early 1970s. It looks like new, but Im not sure if vintage the right way to go. I was hoping you guys could offer me some advice on what would be best. I like the vintage table because its rock solid but I know nothing about table tennis surfaces. Please let me know what you guy think. Thanks in advance for your help, Pete

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GenomicsKnight Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Gold Member Joined: 05/27/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1962	Post Options Post Reply Quote GenomicsKnight Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03/25/2008 at 12:22am
	First of all, welcome to the forum. That vintage table you mentioned, what brand is it? Can you post the picture of it? A few things you need to consider before buying this vintage table: - is it foldable? Do you need it be foldable to store away for saving space? - if so, how easy is it to set it up again? - how thick is the table top? - do a ball bouncing test to make sure the bounce is right