What gear would you never buy second hand?
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I know of some shops that sell second hand gear and obviously the buy/sell/trade section of MP gets a lot of traffic too with all sorts of stuff. Whats a piece of gear that you just cant ever bring yourself to buy second hand and why? I know everyone has different reasons for their choices but Im just curious. Ive been to stores that sell second hand cams and other pro and overheard people say "I would never buy a used cam" even though I have total confidence that the owner of this shop would never sell gear they didnt trust. |
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I usually pass on second hand prostate massagers |
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John Clark wrote: Thats my bad for not saying climbing related gear. Unless you have a climbing application for one? |
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By default- all soft goods. Especially ropes, harnesses, tethers, etc- the non-redundant parts of our systems. My life ain't worth saving $30 on a harness. But I'm privileged enough to be able to afford new gear if I need it, so I see no problem with folks buying and selling softgoods. Especially if it keeps plastic out da landfill. Don't sell your soft goods if they're even remotely questionable in status. |
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Cams and nuts (including tricams and hexes) are about the only things I've purchased second hand but would consider carabiners or maybe a belay device depending on the condition and seller. Pitons would be OK in my mind but I don't use them any more for anything but admiring craftsmanship and history. As a rule, I don't purchase second hand soft goods (but would consider it if still in original packaging and not ancient). As to prostate massagers, I'll leave that up to the individual. (Well done, John). |
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Rock shoes. Feet are nasty and I feel like once the shoe molds to someone else’s foot it’ll never fit the next person quite right |
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B Y wrote: Good for relaxing on those butt puckering runnouts |
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Definitely personal anchors, harnesses, ropes and probably dog-bones. I jut cant image using a personal anchor that i don't know the history of, It is one of the only things that I singularly trust my life with along with belay loops and ropes(though I like half ropes). Oh and underwere i tend to buy new. |
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Poop tube |
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John Clark wrote: John, you may be pioneering something wonderful here. |
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Underwear worn on a crux pitch |
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B Y wrote: I've bought and trusted second-hand items from every category of climbing gear. Mostly from MP sellers, too. Over time you learn how to assess both the gear and the seller ... |
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No low balls I know what I got..... |
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Helmet |
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John Clark wrote: Given that you used the word "usually" that implies that there are times when you do not. usually - adverb - under normal conditions; generally. HAHAHAHAHA |
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You should be using a third-hand prostate massager anyways so you can go hands-free while cleaning. |
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Any soft goods. If I buy cams I resling them. Otherwise metal gear is fine as long as it's not cracked. |
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Nathan M wrote: For sure any foam based helmet. On one hand they can get just as nasty as shoes. On the other hand, it's well known that the foam degrades over time with exposure to UV so even if it looks perfect, it probably won't protect ya dome as well as it should. |
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Climbing socks |
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I won't buy used briefs, but I think even that is paranoid. Or, then I should throw away mine instead of washing them, too. All of my gear is used, so. And, I will tie in and let a climber belay me, whether on new gear or whatever gear there is. If there's a seller who wants to try to kill me, maybe he can. But I look at all my gear and have tossed a few things over the years. Not much, but I have retired stuff. I'm glad the current generation is worried about it, because I have a fucking huge rack (again) from buying here, ebay and even facebook for pretty darn cheap. |
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Nothing except probably underwear or something like that. Bought a great arcteryx harness / slings / mastercams on here while back for like 90% discount. I think people over-worry about cam sling age. The cams are rated way less than the breaking strength of the sling, so even if the sling loses 40-50% of its MBS its still strong enough. Plus obviously check the pictures to make sure the gear isn't sun-bleached and super old and fuzzy. |