climbing rope laid out on the floor of a garage

Might it injure a climbing rope if it was laid out on an oil stained floor of a garage.
Check out the pics in the ebay auction
ebay.com/itm/Climbing-Rope-…?

When in doubt throw it out, kinda like seafood. Personally I would not risk it. I never buy used soft goods like rope, webbing, etc

I'd be leery of buying a used rope. Ever!

That floor is fine. But I won't buy a used rope.

Bought a bunch of used ropes. Climbed on used ropes. Not dead yet...

Petroleum products don't damage nylon.

"Bought a bunch of used ropes. Climbed on used ropes. Not dead yet..."

Some people like to gamble....

Greg Petliski wrote: But acids and corrosives will. Can you tell if either are present just based off the photo?

Did I say anything about that specific rope and/or garage floor? No.

What do we know from the OP about that particular floor. Go re-read it. That's right, it's "oil stained". Now does my comment make more sense?

All the equipment in that listing looks like it's over 15 years old. That rope would make a nice rug but probably shouldn't be used for climbing.

Extrablue wrote: ...concrete leaches corrosive fumes.

Please post up a link that shows that concrete leaches corrosive fumes, especially a link that shows hardened concrete giving off any gas.

Concrete sealant may have off-gas when curing, but most finishes have fumes when hardening but are pretty benign after they have hardened.

Wish my garage floor was that clean! Much cleaner than the rock I'd be running it across, or the rope bag in which it would reside.

OP - are you thinking of buying that rope, or just asking in general?

That isn't a good price or deal for a 50m rope anyways. Even if it was $25, I wouldn't consider that a deal.

You can find 60m ropes for under $100 on sale, if you're patient. No reason to trust a used rope with prices like that available.

Matt nailed it. You can easily get a nice new rope for ~$100 these days if you look around.

But yeah, it *probably* isn't a problem laid out on a garage, I'd inspect it and climb on it if it look good, for sure. But, some are more risk averse than me.

That looks a lot like an old BD rope I had... at least 10-15 years old. Further likely evidence of the vintage natures of this stuff is those old petzl draws from the 90's...possibly early this century...

Caveat emptor. Yikes

No I asked out of curiosity I don't buy used rope

Taipan Jam nailed it.

Look at how old the pack, rope bag, and draws are. Now consider the fact that he is telling you how long the rope is by saying "Included is approximately 175 of good climbing rope"

What exactly does "good" mean to this guy and 175 what...feet? Anyone who refers to how long their rope is with an approximation of feet is not to be trusted.

DRusso wrote:Taipan Jam nailed it. Look at how old the pack, rope bag, and draws are. Now consider the fact that he is telling you how long the rope is by saying "Included is approximately 175 of good climbing rope" What exactly does "good" mean to this guy and 175 what...feet? Anyone who refers to how long their rope is with an approximation of feet is not to be trusted.

+1

The stuff is probably stolen.

For that price why risk it? You could get new for 50$ or less more. What is your life worth? You won't make that mistake twice.

One thing if it is a draw and you live in an area where bolts are every 10ft because one failure won't kill you. A rope failing is a high chance of death or high $$ medical bills.

I wouldn't go for this rope for the simple reason that the "owner" doesn't even know how long it is. I've never met a climber who couldn't tell you the length of every rope they own.

He referred to those 11 quickdraws as 11 carabiners. lol