Do I really need a PD-R 160?

[kelel01 1]

Ok, here's the deal. I just bought a PD-R 160, and I haven't had it put into my rig yet.

I'm supposed to be going to tunnel camp at the end of June, but I need to save $500 between now and then. (Credit is not an option).

Sooooo . . . I can either sell my beautiful, new, bright white reserve, or stop jumping and having fun through the end of June.

The third, more slimy option is to sell my old Firelite reserve for about 1/2 of the amount that I need to save up, but I told this newer jumper on the DZ that if she wanted it, she could make payments on it. I don't have such a problem with keeping it for myself, but I would feel bad if I sold it out from under her, without giving her a chance to do what I offered.

Thoughts? Any input outside of the poll options is more than welcome. Thanks!

[skymama 37]

Whatever you do, don't go back on your word.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[kelel01 1]

It was really just a discussion. And I'm still gonna sell her my Sabre 170 on payments, assuming she wants it.

[lister55 0]

I voted "other" Go into debt up to your eyeballs and do everything you want....

Maybe Im not the best one to give adivce

[kelel01 1]

Thanks, Mark.

But debt isn't an option, unless I go to a loan shark. No self-respecting creditor would give me a dime.

[AggieDave 6]

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Whatever you do, don't go back on your word.

Exactly and you may have led your friend to believe during your conversations that you were going to help with the reserve andthat it was hers.

Without your word, you have nothing.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[skymama 37]

Ask her if she is still expecting to make payments on the reserve. If she says yes, I think you need to honor your discussion.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[kelel01 1]

Oh, alright. I hate money.

[Thanatos340 1]

What ever happened to the Crack Ho idea??

You mean I have been saving up all that Crack Rock for nothing??

Seriously. Dont sell the PD-R.
Look around and find something else to sell.

[kelel01 1]

I really don't have anything else. My rig is worth more than my car. It's by far the most valuable thing I own.

Maybe I'll just rob a bank. So, if you see video of a 5'2" woman robbing a bank in Atlanta, it, uh . . . wasn't me.

[Paige 0]

Guess what I voted for???

Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate
www.TunnelPinkMafia.com

[skymama 37]

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Oh, alright.

Yea!

Look at it another way, it feels great when you can help out a newbie. One of the best aspects of this sport is the way people pass down ideas, information and equipment to others. You done good. Besides, not jumping for only a month isn't so bad. I'll be out 6, I'd love to be in your shoes!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[Darius11 12]

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Whatever you do, don't go back on your word.

Exactly and you may have led your friend to believe during your conversations that you were going to help with the reserve andthat it was hers.

Without your word, you have nothing.

Ditto

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." - Kurt Cobain

[kelel01 1]

Ok, now I'm brainstorming.

The girl doesn't have a container yet, and she won't until AT LEAST after tunnel camp.

What if I sell my PD-R now, and then after tunnel camp, I BUY her a reserve equivalent to my old (well, current) one and let her pay me in payments?

[tigra 0]

Me personally, I'd keep the PD reserve. Sure, you might never even need to jump it, but if you do need to use your reserve, which would you rather fly and land?

Also, if you turn around and sell a new reserve, you're going to lose money on it.

[kelel01 1]

No, I wouldn't lose any money. I haven't done anything with it, so I'd sell it for what I bought it for. (It was used).

[chaoskitty 0]

Keep the PDR, talk to the girl who is buying your firelite and tell her youre in a situation where you need the money for it. Maybe she can work out a way to pay for it up front. If she really can't, then stick with the original plan for payments.
Never hurts to ask.

[kelel01 1]

Never mind. Problem solved.

Sometimes DZ.commers drive me up the wall (read: SC), but man, at other times . . . WOW. The generosity of other people can be astounding at times.
And I will most definitely "pay it forward" by helping the newbie out in getting her gear.

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[ccowden 0]

I have not the slightest idea what you should do.

[Brains 2]

I voted other, you should have sold your helmet for more!

Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you.

[AndyMan 7]

Keep the reserve, pack for funjumpers at the DZ for one weekend. Earn $500.

_Am

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You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

[Icon134 0]

I absolutely love my PDR-160... I've flown it too...

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

[SkydiveNFlorida 0]

Glad someone helped you out. I had voted other as well. I would give up tunnel camp instead of giving up the jumps. And, i'd definitely keep the PD. I'd think if you couldn't afford tunnel camp, just don't go.

-A

[kelel01 1]

It's cool. But that wasn't my helmet. I could've sold it for $1,000 and not seen a dime.

And I wish I knew how to pack in less than 45 minutes. I would absolutely do that.

But like I said, it's cool. I'll survive now.

[kelel01 1]

My biggest dilemma was that there was a non-refundable deposit for tunnel camp. I was trying to figure out a way NOT to cut my losses, but tunnel camp was looking like it was going out the window.