is this worth buying?

[tiggerbiker]

thank you all for the advice!

i am going to go for a scubapro DIN mk2 with a R290 ( i think )
what do you think?
http://www.deepbluedive.com/product.aspx?id=10853&aid=4

[Wacker]

Originally Posted by tiggerbiker

thank you all for the advice!

i am going to go for a scubapro DIN mk2 with a R290 ( i think )
what do you think?
http://www.deepbluedive.com/product.aspx?id=10853&aid=4

That looks ok
But FOR £6 MORE GET THE mk2 with a R190, and go for the R190 octopus (a bargain at just under £60)
Oh get the DIN version its listed as the same price

[tiggerbiker]

i might actually bite the bullet and go for this now!
http://www.deepbluedive.com/product.aspx?id=11618

[Twinsetmad]

This is the one I would have....

Kent Diving - Apeks - XTX50 Double Package - Regulators

Check out the price that Deep Blue are doing £110 more?

[tiggerbiker]

i went for the scubapro mk17/r390 with r295 octopus and mares mission 2d compact console from deepblue diving for £249 in the end!

[Twinsetmad]

Its nit to late...Deep blue do price match, you could still have tha Apeks set.

[tiggerbiker]

Originally Posted by Twinsetmad

Its nit to late...Deep blue do price match, you could still have tha Apeks set.

the apeks set doesnt come with the octopus, its just the 1st & 2nd stage with the console.

for a tenner less i'm getting 1st/2nd/occy/console and all pipework

[hyweldavies]

I'll defer to others on the merits of the specific ebay regs, but I've noticed that regs and diving stuff generally are quite expensive on ebay and rather poor value - and this is speaking as someone who's bought loads of other via ebay. You can buy brand new Apeks TX40 reg for perhaps £125, or £200 with octo, and a bit extra for a nice brass guage off niknaks and there you go. This is cheap, but very-well regarded cold-water reg made in UK. A 2nd hand set has got to be pretty cheap to compete, especially if you are going to get it serviced, which you should (perhaps £40 or so). Buying new, you can get choice of DIN (advisable) rather than A-clamp, and don't end up with a console and other crap either (last point arguable, but a majority view here I suspect).

Hywel

[Gez Ward]

Buyer beware ,someone has stated that there are no bad regs for sale i have to disagree as a certain ebay dive equipment supplier is selling regulators that are not CE approved, i am not even sure this is legal so if you buy a brand that you have not heard or seen before ask if it has a CE certificate which means its approved for sale within the EU

[Woz]

Drop Atlantis Dive an email Atlantis Dive - they are a German shop but they do excellent prices.