Harksaw 0 #1 November 17, 2003 Does anyone have any funny stories about the rigs people buy before they know what they are getting into? I heard a story about a guy who showed up for AFF training having already purchased a really old rig with a silk round reserve off of Ebay __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #2 November 17, 2003 we had a kid buy a rig for like 3grand from some "rigger" off ebay. it's worth maybe 1000, has a tear on the reserve part of the rig with an ugly patch, cypres is out of date, just all kinds of stuff wrong, didn't even know what type of main it has it in. the best part is, the kid bought it over a year ago and is still on static line jumps because he just kinda shows up every 3-6 months and expects to get to jump, so i make him sit in on a class and pay to retrain, then 3-6 months go by and the idiot shows back up. he also dropped a check for $1600 the night of his first jump class to cover all his jumps on student status... all i can say is, he's not the brightest bulb on the tree<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aero04 0 #3 November 17, 2003 Quotewe had a kid buy a rig for like 3grand from some "rigger" off ebay. it's worth maybe 1000, has a tear on the reserve part of the rig with an ugly patch, cypres is out of date, just all kinds of stuff wrong, didn't even know what type of main it has it in. Quotehe also dropped a check for $1600 the night of his first jump class to cover all his jumps on student status... all i can say is, he's not the brightest bulb on the tree Wow. I just sit back in amazement at the stupidity in some people. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kansasskydiver 0 #4 November 17, 2003 oh yeah to add to the story, he bought it as is, no return and paid to have it overnighted to him... needless to say, we won't let him jump the rig, but that is if and when he ever gets off student status and makes a jump more than once every 120 days or so<--- See look, pink dolphins DO exist! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #5 November 17, 2003 Hey! How do I get a hold of this guy... Got some great Texas real estate that might interest him!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gremlin 0 #6 November 17, 2003 Forget Texas real estate I'll sell him London bridge... Oh. Forgot some other thick Yank already bought it I'm drunk, you're drunk, lets go back to mine.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
