Used Dive Gear Guides
How to buy used scuba gear without buying someone else’s problem. Every guide here is written from the service bench: what actually fails, what to check, and what it is worth.
Used Dive Gear Buying Guide: What to Check Before You Buy
Used dive gear is the smart way to build a kit — if you know what has been done to it. This is the checklist our technicians run before anything is certified, written so you can run it yourself on gear from anywhere.
Is Used Scuba Gear Safe? What “Certified” Actually Means
“Certified pre-owned” is a phrase anyone can print. Here is what it means when a service center says it, and what to ask when a seller does.
How to Inspect a Used Regulator: A Bench Technician’s Checklist
This is the sequence our bench runs on every used regulator before it is certified. You can run the first half of it yourself on a table; the second half needs gauges.
Buying a Used Dive Computer: Battery, Sensor and Firmware Checks
A used dive computer is one of the best deals in diving, because the electronics either work or they don't. Here is how to tell which, and what actually wears out.
Buying a Used BCD: Bladder, Inflator and Dump Valve Checks
BCDs are the most under-inspected piece of used dive gear, and the one where a five-minute test tells you almost everything.
Buying a Used Drysuit: Seals, Zipper and Leak Testing
A drysuit is the most expensive thing a cold-water diver owns and the piece most often sold on. Here is how to buy one used without buying a leak.
What Used Dive Gear Is Worth: How Certified Pre-Owned Gear Is Priced
There is no blue book for used scuba gear, so here is how a service center that buys, sells and certifies it actually sets a price.
Used vs New Dive Gear: Where the Savings Are, and Where They Aren’t
Buying used is not a compromise on every piece of dive gear. On some it is the obviously right call; on others it barely saves anything. Here is the honest split.
How to Sell Used Dive Gear: Consignment, Outright Sale or Trade-In
Divers upgrade, stop diving, or inherit a closet of gear. Here is how to turn it into money without underselling it — or spending a weekend on it.
Regulator Service Intervals and Bench Specs, by Model
The service interval and the bench settings our technicians work to for every regulator model we certify, straight from the manufacturers’ service documentation. Use it to check a used regulator, or to see when yours is due.
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