ohhhh the pain!!

[theslyfox01]

I got my hands on the tradingpost this morning (second hand goods magazine) it has come out just hours earlier, found an add in it under watersports-

BCD, regs, fins, mask, snorkel, dive torch, and 2 steel tanks - $US100!!!!

:wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

I practically dived for the phone, even if the bcd and regs are rank and the tanks arn't in test its still a stupidly insane bargain..

So I called the guy and someone has got in before me!!! Arghhhhhhh!! :upset:

Now hes calling me in an hour to let me know if hes sold the gear, I dont like my odds...

[dsgobie]

But was the gear from the 70's or something??? Maybe the guy took a hit years ago and is just now getting around to selling it.

[theslyfox01]

yep too good to be true, missed out by a matter of hours.

you win some you loose some.

[Walter]

"But was the gear from the 70's or something?"

What's wrong with that? As long as it is in good shape, old gear works quite well.

[dsgobie]

Well you get what you pay for..........:rolleyes:

[kelpmermaid]

Sounds suspicious to me; if it is fairly modern, working stuff, it could be stolen. You might want to check with the police before handing over any $$, if you get the opportunity.

[Ber Rabbit]

My husband was leaving with the boat to go fishing a few years ago and passed a garage sale in his neighborhood with some scuba tanks out front. He paid $60 for 3 AL80's, a dive bag, back-pack and horse collar (in NEW shape), and a reg that was the twin to the one he was diving. The guy hadn't dove for years and was getting rid of the stuff finally.

I was a little worried when I saw him pull into the driveway 15 minutes after leaving for his trip but he had to bring his "find" home :) The gear was from the late 1970's but the tanks hydro'd just fine and the reg checked out too. I think he got rid of the back-pack and horse collar though now that I'm teaching I wish he'd kept them so I could show them because they looked brand new.

My instructor found a video camera with underwater housing at a garage sale for $200. She asked the guy to hold it, did a quick check and found out it usually goes for $800 so she bought it. The guy had "retired" from diving and didn't need it anymore so he priced it to get rid of it. It works great!

On another note, my instructor received a call from someone who saw a bc for sale but it had our university initials on it. She investigated and found it was one that had been stolen while the university was doing some construction near our dive locker one year.

Those deals aren't all bad but you really have to be careful!
Ber

[Doppler]

Too bad you missed out... are all the secondhand bargains like that in Melbourne????