As mentioned in title! Realize these are hard to come by in the area, open to shipping options.
Wanted WTB LP-50's / LP-85's (pair or doubles) in Chicagoland area
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Robert H. Diver
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I think @floridabobbeckner has some for sale?
Here is the post with 50s for sale
scubaboard.com
For Sale - Painted Faber: LP 50s, LP 85s, HP 100s
I have a pair of each. Each with Blue Steel left and right hand valves. I spoke for these as part of a group buy and now the people dont want them. Last time I do that without prepayment. All brand new, still in the box. Pics of the box available....Manufactured in the last 6 months. Gray in...
TravelGas
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Are you sure about that ?
Dive Rite in Scuba, Faber, Hot Dipped Galvanized, LP 85 $360
Leisure Pro / Scuba.com, Faber, Hot dipped Galvanized, LP 85 $329.95
Price check a different tank size, it won’t matter. However like most online retailers, DRIS will price match, if you want to bother with that.
OP is local to chicago...
Anyplace else has to ship, I have yet to see anyplace offering free shipping on tanks.
On top of price matching other places.
TravelGas
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OK, so if DRIS ships to me compared to Scuba.com shipping to me, I am not starting off with a $30 per tank higher price. I am trying to make doubles, so now we are talking $60 higher, before shipping. OP never said he will go into store to pick up. For the same money, why not have it delivered to your door and not waste your time and gas to end up with the same tank per tank cost?
A higher initial tank price, is just that.
DGX is $329 for a 50 with basic valve. OP also has to consider sales tax. You’ve got IL sales tax + whatever the county adds. Could be 7.5% or more. DGX only charges sales tax for FL orders. So if buying new, OP should compare shipping vs sales tax to see where he comes out ahead.
I haven’t bought a tank in store for three years. When I discovered the dangerous convenience of getting tanks from DGX, that was that!
TravelGas
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Not to complicate comparisons any further, while no doubt Marie is also correct. I had that discussion with DGX, in store pick up you pay tax, ship it you don’t, but then have the shipping cost.
I have been on the back order list at DGX since November for LP 85s and each time they give a back in stock estimate, it only gets pushed back. They wont let me pay now to lock in the price, so I just keep waiting with no end in sight. Scuba.com will lock in the price for you.
I have been on the back order list at DGX since November for LP 85s and each time they give a back in stock estimate, it only gets pushed back. They wont let me pay now to lock in the price, so I just keep waiting with no end in sight. Scuba.com will lock in the price for you.
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