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I definitely will and I'll take other pictures and get all the model numbers.
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Depending on the shop, you may or may not get a truthful answer out of them about the condition and/or viability of the gear. My guess on regs was also an older sherwood and a scubapro MK2, both of which are perfectly fine and rented by thousands of ships and charters.
Just keep in mind that dive shops teach OW certification classes specifically to create a market for their equipment and generally view their students as prime candidates for buying new gear. So they might not be too thrilled to see you bring in used gear. But, there certainly are honest and positive-minded dive shops as well, so see what they say. If they say it's worthless, that might not actually be the case.
Edit; I looked a little closer and it doesn't look so much like a MK2 anymore, maybe a conshelf 2nd stage, it's hard to see. I don't think this was a doubles set, but there's definitely at least one 2nd stage missing from complete sets. There are LP inflator hoses on each 1st stage, so maybe one of the BCs has an octo/inflator which would replace the alternate 2nd stage.
Anyhow, unless this gear was really abused, it's probably serviceable. Regulators are really designed to be completely rebuildable as long as parts are available.
Just keep in mind that dive shops teach OW certification classes specifically to create a market for their equipment and generally view their students as prime candidates for buying new gear. So they might not be too thrilled to see you bring in used gear. But, there certainly are honest and positive-minded dive shops as well, so see what they say. If they say it's worthless, that might not actually be the case.
Edit; I looked a little closer and it doesn't look so much like a MK2 anymore, maybe a conshelf 2nd stage, it's hard to see. I don't think this was a doubles set, but there's definitely at least one 2nd stage missing from complete sets. There are LP inflator hoses on each 1st stage, so maybe one of the BCs has an octo/inflator which would replace the alternate 2nd stage.
Anyhow, unless this gear was really abused, it's probably serviceable. Regulators are really designed to be completely rebuildable as long as parts are available.
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Ok here is all the gear with what I think it is. What do you guys think? Is this stuff still usable or is it too old? Both BCD's are in very good condition nothing is worn and everything looks to be in good condition. Im taking everything to Below H2O today to check it out and service the gear.
For $150 you did just fine, even if you do not use ALL of that gear..
You got two nice sets of fins, a nice roller bag, and a good bc. You did very well for $100.
Throw the dacors on ebay with the oceanic BC and you will come close to breaking even.
Sell the computers separate from the regs for the most money.
Throw the dacors on ebay with the oceanic BC and you will come close to breaking even.
Sell the computers separate from the regs for the most money.
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Yes, you did very well. Dacor is out of business, but someone will want it.
If you resell it then it will be worth more pieced out than you bought it for.
For diving, the Seaquest is an excellent BCD. Alone it is worth round about $75 second hand.
The other BCD should sell for about $50. So there's your money back.
The fins new are over $100. Second hand look to get $30 a pair if they are in decent shape.
The regs are useless. You might be able to mix and match them into one set that you can sell for next to nothing. The metal Dacor 2nd stage might be worth something to someone who collects old dacor stuff from when they didn't suck. I'm going to say that trying to get any money out of reselling the regs is going to be frustrating and time consuming. Not worth the effort. The problem with Dacor is what I was saying above. They don't exist anymore (Mares bought them in order to kill competition) and you can't get it serviced. They are not diveable so the only market you have for them is collectors. If you put them on ebay someone will buy them so just get what you can for them.
The gauges, however, are worth something. It looks like you have 2 suunto SPG's and a compass. Take the gauges off the regs and sell just those. Look to get about $50-60 in total for that.
The Mares surveyor -- if it is what I think it is -- was an utterly horrible computer and nobody who knows about it will want it at all. It eats batteries for breakfast, lunch and dinner and in cold water it will just up and quit on you in the middle of a dive. You pretty much need to put a new battery in it every time you go diving. For your own conscience I wouldn't sell it at all. Toss it. To an unsuspecting newbie you'll sell it for $25 but then you will have sent an unsuspecting newbie underwater with a computer you know isn't fit to dive with. Don't do it.
The other computer is old and since computers have dropped so much in price, you're realistically only looking at $25 for it if it's functioning.
Lead weights are worth a couple $ a pound if you sell them second hand but of course they're a pain to ship so you'll have to wait for someone who wants it locally and will come and pick it up. The weightbelts are also worth a few $
The bag might actually be the big ticket item here. New they're about $200 and if it's in good shape you might be able to sell it for as much as $100.
So added all up that's round about $300 worth of kit depending on how good your local market is.
BCDs - $125
fins - $60
regs - $0
gauges - $50
bag - $75
misc. - $20
Hope that helps.
R..
For diving, the Seaquest is an excellent BCD. Alone it is worth round about $75 second hand.
The other BCD should sell for about $50. So there's your money back.
The fins new are over $100. Second hand look to get $30 a pair if they are in decent shape.
The regs are useless. You might be able to mix and match them into one set that you can sell for next to nothing. The metal Dacor 2nd stage might be worth something to someone who collects old dacor stuff from when they didn't suck. I'm going to say that trying to get any money out of reselling the regs is going to be frustrating and time consuming. Not worth the effort. The problem with Dacor is what I was saying above. They don't exist anymore (Mares bought them in order to kill competition) and you can't get it serviced. They are not diveable so the only market you have for them is collectors. If you put them on ebay someone will buy them so just get what you can for them.
The gauges, however, are worth something. It looks like you have 2 suunto SPG's and a compass. Take the gauges off the regs and sell just those. Look to get about $50-60 in total for that.
The Mares surveyor -- if it is what I think it is -- was an utterly horrible computer and nobody who knows about it will want it at all. It eats batteries for breakfast, lunch and dinner and in cold water it will just up and quit on you in the middle of a dive. You pretty much need to put a new battery in it every time you go diving. For your own conscience I wouldn't sell it at all. Toss it. To an unsuspecting newbie you'll sell it for $25 but then you will have sent an unsuspecting newbie underwater with a computer you know isn't fit to dive with. Don't do it.
The other computer is old and since computers have dropped so much in price, you're realistically only looking at $25 for it if it's functioning.
Lead weights are worth a couple $ a pound if you sell them second hand but of course they're a pain to ship so you'll have to wait for someone who wants it locally and will come and pick it up. The weightbelts are also worth a few $
The bag might actually be the big ticket item here. New they're about $200 and if it's in good shape you might be able to sell it for as much as $100.
So added all up that's round about $300 worth of kit depending on how good your local market is.
BCDs - $125
fins - $60
regs - $0
gauges - $50
bag - $75
misc. - $20
Hope that helps.
R..
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Andy Lebbing
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Well looks like I'm in the market for some regs. Does anyone know where I can find used regs? Maybe eBay or something? has anyone seen anything under $200 that is worth getting?
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And gauges.
I know of a local selling several sets of Poseidon Jetsream odins for $200 per set. I'm sure he could put together a single tank setup for that price. You would have to check with @tbone1004 about local servicing on them in the Chicago area.
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