Question on how to sell tanks and regs

[aw]

I'm trying to sell my gear off, but I've got a delimna and I was wondering how others of you have addressed this issue when you faced it. How's the right way to handle this? What is the useful life of a set of tanks in general anyway?

Delimna - I got 10 tanks, each out of hydro. I also have 6 sets of regs. Each could use an annual service. Some are creeping due to high pressure seats needing replaced.

A. Do I take them to the dive shop and get them dive-ready up front? This could easily cost me $700-800 just to get tanks and regs ready to dive again for someone else. I'd have to get this much back just to break even. So what would be the point? I could throw them in the trash and be out nothing. Of course, this is wasteful. But to spend this amount just sounds crazy. You also have the issue of getting them ready and not being able to sell them because the price is too high because you had to add the cost of the servicing to the item.

B. Sell them as is with the understanding that if any tank fails hydro that I reimburse them for that one? And let the buyer send in the regs for servicing he buys himself?

Of course, shipping tanks is almost out of the question. That alone is extremely expensive. These are just some things that you don't really think about when you are accumulating gear (i.e. how much it will cost to maintain it, and how much you'd have to spend to be able to sell it). Just sounds like a no win situation. Could just give it all away.

How do you do this?

[sskasser]

I think you should just give them all to me.

[UCFKnightDiver]

Personally I would sell as is, though if the regs need service your price would need to reflect that. Or you could give them all to me, and skip shipping as I'm pretty close.

[gsk3]

Standard around these parts (northeast) seems to be to sell tanks in whatever condition they're currently in and guarantee the hydro.

Regs are a little more muddled, since folks are more likely to dive them without getting them serviced beforehand. If you're sure you can sell them for more than the cost of the servicing, I would get them serviced. Alternatively, you could wait until each reg sell and then get each one serviced as they sell (or wait until you sell a few and do them in batches). That way there's no risk to you.

[powerglider]

I agree with ssk! We'll just call it, "make a divers wish fund" I pick C

[FW]

I would suggest listing two prices for each item one "as is", and one "ready to dive".

FWIW, I hate to see you quit, since you were the first cavediver I met online, on the old Rodales D2D board. I see DocVikingo is still on there. I remember people getting us mixed up
I still fail to see how anyone confuses AW with FW

[chimie007]

Sell the way you want but make sure to be clear. As long as the buyers understand what they are buying there should be no issue. You can sell the tank "as is" but you will get more money if you guarantee the hydro. All up to you.

As for the regs, I would sell as is. If you are worried about lawsuits, take the hoses off and send it in pieces.

Raphael

[amphipod06]

what kind of regs are you selling?
maybe I am interested...

Dive safe,

Celia

[RN]

Sell as is. You likely won't get much more money out of serviced regs or hydro'd tanks. What do you have?

[billmackbarnes]

The most important thing is to take pictures, have a price, and offer shipping with an estimate on shipping!

You can list a tank price as is or with hydro/vip. Reg price as is or with service.

Then let them ask questions.

Bill