an H10 13.4 will never be a bad purchase however long or short your flying career is. Well cared for, they'll always return good money on e-bay.
I bought an H10.30 in Australia for $A160 on e-bay. It was only OK, so I left it there for when I go back there to fly. I tried to buy an H10 13.4 on e-bay when I returned to the UK, but the prices came close enough to new prices that I plumped for a new one from my club store.
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