PfcAJ
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Steal it.
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Top_Gun
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I've used "affirm" thru DRIS few times. They do a "soft"credit check.
Sometimes I pay it off completely by first due date avoiding any finance charges, sometimes I don't & just pay it off quickly.
I think it's awesome IF you can use credit responsibly, and can make dropping $$$ on a peice of gear
a little easier to swallow if I can split the payments (at least for me mentally).
I like diving in nice things
Sometimes I pay it off completely by first due date avoiding any finance charges, sometimes I don't & just pay it off quickly.
I think it's awesome IF you can use credit responsibly, and can make dropping $$$ on a peice of gear
a little easier to swallow if I can split the payments (at least for me mentally).I like diving in nice things
jfe
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My first instructor and now extremely good friend told me the secret to owning your own gear is to buy the best you CAN AFFORD. All my regulators are 2nd hand, I do not use a console, only SPG. Compass and wrist computer and with additional depth guage in my pocket. Maybe look into that option, cheaper.
mattia_v
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What does renting a few more times cost you? With regs, my only concern with second-hand options is whether you need to get them serviced (which can suddenly make the price much less attractive). We bought everything new in the end because I couldn't find local 'great deals' on used gear that I wanted to own and represented sufficient savings. Even then, at the locales where we dive, we figured we'd break even after about 6 weeks of diving, and the comfort of having properly fitting gear that I'm fully familiar with is worth something as well. A friend of mine who is less fussy bought second hand stuff from his LDS, who also provided serviced and (limited) warrantied materials.
If I were stateside, I would have a good look at Deep6 regulators/SPG, which sit at a real sweet spot for value (including servicing cost down the line), certainly in the US where you don't have to deal with expensive shipping, taxes and import duties (which makes them far less interesting for me as a European).
If I were stateside, I would have a good look at Deep6 regulators/SPG, which sit at a real sweet spot for value (including servicing cost down the line), certainly in the US where you don't have to deal with expensive shipping, taxes and import duties (which makes them far less interesting for me as a European).
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