This is the time of year when clearance sales for skating start to take place. My fitter clued me in to the fact that many skate sets, boots and blades are being discontinued for the new model year, so there some really great bargains to be had, if you need new equipment. Ultima is thinning out their blade line drastically, so there are all sorts of things on clearance.
Kinzie's Closet, for example, has Jackson Premiere and Competitor skates on clearance. I saw the new Competitor - it has a PVC bottom, like Edea uses.