Mike Boswell
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Hi,
I got an offer to buy a used BCD for $40 from a dive shop. The BCD has been used regularly in the pool as a rental gear. He said, he has to get rid of it because its an older model and getting faded from the pool. He assured me that it will be completely safe, as the shop will test all the used BCDs out in the pool and cut up and throw away any dysfunctional ones. It seems like a great deal, but almost to good to be legitimate. What do you think?
My Thoughts:
- being rental gear, it was probably serviced/maintained regularly. However, it is probably pretty worn.
- my concern is whether it will be of a good enough quality that I can dive in open water with it for the next few years.
- being a dive shop/school, whose courses I will likely take for the next while, it is in the shops interest to sell me something of safe enough quality, so that I come back as a customer.
-However, I don't trust mechanics/salesmen, especially those who know you know little about their trade. I'm always suspicious their out to make a buck off my naivety.
Any thoughts - is this a good deal or a scam?