Purchasing used computer

[doctormike]

With a used one you never know how it was treated

It's a regulator, not a girlfriend.

If you have a competent service technician that you trust (or if you can do it yourself), the routine service and part replacement should be fine to ensure that it is working well...



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[Doby45]

I think if I was wanting to save money, I would not have gotten "re-certified". I mean if you were already certified through SSI just get a refresher and it would bring you right back up to scratch without paying for a whole new "certification" that you already had.

 

[77mmbass]

I would have loved to do just a refresher class. But when I called SSI for a new card I was not in the system. They told me that back then when I got certified they didn't keep really good records. Since then my dive instructor has passed away so I could not recover records from him.

So I did go that route before I got recertified though PADI.

 

[RJP]

It's a regulator, not a girlfriend.

doctormike FTW!

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[Centrals]

My question is about purchasing a used computer.
A local diver has a Sherwood Wisdom 2 for sale. It is in very nice shape, works properly and has about 200 or so dives on it.
I was always told to stay away from used gear, but wonder if buying a used computer in nice working/physical shape would be fine. It will save me about $500+.

You can buy a brand new computer(discontinued model) for well under US$200.00 at LeisurePro.

 

[KeithG]

You can buy a brand new computer(discontinued model) for well under US$200.00 at LeisurePro.

^^ This ^^ Maybe?

Does the used one actually work? Do you have proof? Can you test it easily (quickly)? Can you get your money back if it does not work?

I have bought a couple (well several, actually many, too many...) used computers on ebay. They were all old uwatec's with dead batteries. I bought them knowing they could be totally fried and I would eat the cost. I bid accordingly and so far have 100% working used computers after a battery swap. Last one I paid $35. But it was a crap shoot. I have been lucky so far.

I also sold a working dive computer on ebay. My listing included a picture of the working computer in my pressure chamber (down around 150 feet?).

you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xjr2hnOHiM

 

[FinnMom]

You say it is a local diver from whom you would buy this. Why not agree that you will try it and buy after the 1st use if satisfied?

 

[77mmbass]

You say it is a local diver from whom you would buy this. Why not agree that you will try it and buy after the 1st use if satisfied?

Yes I can try it out to make sure it works properly before I guy it.

Good advice here. I will check out leisure pro. And now that I hear used gear isn't a bad thing as long as it is checked out I will look around a bit more for a reg and BC.

Thanks

 

[fjpatrum]

I've never bought new gear except a couple of accessories. For less than the cost of one NEW set of expensive gear I've bought multiple wetsuits, multiple drysuits, enough regs for 5 divers 5 tanks, a half dozen or more BCs, and a whole mess of other crap taking up space in my basement.

The only piece of gear that will kill you underwater is your brain. The only piece of gear that will absolutely save you underwater is your brain. Everything else is just a tool to be used appropriately or inappropriately.

Here's a thread I started a couple years back about buying used gear and how to do that: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ba...inating-shoppers-primer.html?highlight=buying

And here's one that was a spin-off from another thread for those folks on a budget that still feel they need to buy new gear: http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/ba...7-getting-started-cheap.html?highlight=buying

This sport doesn't have to be expensive but it can be as expensive as you want it to be. Don't let anyone tell you what is the "perfect" solution... there isn't one. There are only options, some that will work for YOU and some that won't. You have to decide which is which.

 

[Doby45]

"You will DIE Bobby Bousche', used gear is of tha debil!"