These are beautiful skates which I purchased from an ebay seller who misled me about the size of the boots. In her defense, she was selling donated items for a Mothers against drunk drivers group and didn't know squat about figure skate boots or blades. I asked her repeatedly about the size (I need a size 9 1/2 boot) and she kept looking at the markings on the blades and said "yes, yes, they're 9 1/2 alright". I bid and won but when the skates arrived the boots turned out to be 6 1/2A!. The blades indeed are 9 1/2". Both boots and blades have had very little use and are in top condition. I figure the blades alone are worth my asking price of $75.00. It would be a shame to throw the boots in the trash but I'll leave that decision to the buyer. I live in Bowie, Maryland so anyone local could PM me and we could meet at a mutually convenient location like Bowie Ice Arena for up close inspection. Interested viewers can also PM me for photos.