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    We split this topic at the point where it got off on a tangent about fitness and panic. The last part of the thread continues on

    here: Fitness and Panic: split from "Would you buy gear that someone died using?"
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    Quote Originally Posted by promocop View Post
    NO WAY!!! The worse karma EVER. NOT ME!
    No, it is good karma.

    The victim's survivors get rid of the gear, which is probably an unpleasant reminder, and get cash for it, which can help with the financial consequences of the accident.
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    Over here in Asia...I imagine no one would want to dive that equipment.

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    Yes, I'd most likely give it to one of my sons. Perhaps it would be a constant reminder that death never takes a holiday; awareness and good judgement is a minimum requirement when diving.

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    As long as it wasn't a failure in THAT gear which caused the death.......

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    It is no worse than rental gear. Who knows what you are using and if anyone has died using it.
    Honest... I ran out of gas. I... I had a flat tire. I didn't have enough money for cab fare. My tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole my car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts! IT WASN'T MY FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD!

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    I've paid a premium for the used gear of a dead friend. Of course, I knew his widow and kids needed the money, as did all the other purchasers of his estate. By the time his friends were done cleaning out the garage, there wasn't a thing left to remind her, and there was far more cash in the shoe box than if it had been sold on the normal used gear market.

    So, I guess my answer would be, yes, depending upon the circumstances.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mksmith713 View Post
    As long as it wasn't a failure in THAT gear which caused the death.......
    agreed
    Some people think I'm crazy, but those are the same people who've only ever seen the beauty of the ocean's depths from pictures others have taken.

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