Where can I sell my used dive gear?

To a service center that certifies and resells gear, either outright or on consignment. Consignment through a certifying shop usually nets the most, because the buyer pays the certified price rather than a project price.

Is it worth servicing gear before selling it?

Usually yes, if done by the shop selling it: the service costs less than the difference between the project price and the certified price. Paying for a service and then selling privately rarely recovers the cost.

What dive gear cannot be sold?

Models with no parts supply, tanks out of hydro or visual, and anything on an open safety recall. Those are worth their scrap or spares value only.

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.

Three ways to sell

Sell outright: a service center or shop buys it from you today. Fastest, lowest price, zero effort. Consign: the shop services and sells it and you split the proceeds. Highest net for gear worth servicing, but you wait for the sale. Sell privately: you keep everything, and you also keep the photographs, the questions, the meet-ups and the buyer who comes back a month later. For most divers with a regulator or two, consignment through a certifying service center is the best of the three.

What to gather before you ask for a price

Serial numbers of every first stage, second stage and computer.
Service receipts, however old. A regulator with any record is worth more than one with none.
The original hoses, gauges, mouthpieces and, for a computer, its transmitter and charger.
Honest photos of the ports and any corrosion. A buyer who finds it later will discount harder than one told up front.

What certification does to your sale price

An uncertified regulator sells as a project, and the buyer prices in a full service. The same regulator certified sells as a working, warrantied item at the certified price. The service costs less than the difference, which is why consignment through a certifying shop nets more even after the commission.

What we take, and what we cannot

We take regulators, dive computers, BCDs, drysuits, tanks in date, lights, cameras and rebreather components from brands with a service network. We cannot certify models with no parts supply, tanks out of hydro, or anything on an open recall that has not been serviced, so those sell as-is or not at all. Start on the sell your dive gear page: send photos and serials, and a technician will tell you what we can pay outright and what it would fetch on consignment.

Timing

Regulators and BCDs sell year-round. Drysuits sell in autumn. Cameras and housings sell before the big trip seasons. If you are not in a hurry, consign in the season the gear sells.

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