Figured this was the best place out of the Outdoors to ask. I am training two pups and need to find some shock collars. I was wondering if anyone knew of a place to buy used collars, either online or with shipping to MS.

Going to post this in A random HTF as well.

Collar Clinic has good deals on refurbished/used models. You should also give craigslist a look.

TriTronics has worked well for my Lab.  It holds up to water and abuse.  Cheaper ones will die or won't have any range.

I believe Garmin bought them so you might want to double check the reviews on the newer models.

Thanks. I haven't heard anything god about the garmin ones. Was looking at the tri field ones. Just didn't want to fork out that much cash.

I have one of the entry level TriTronics, I can control up to 3 colors with one remote. Both the remote and receiver have held up to MASSIVE use/abuse and kept on ticking. Their customer support is no questions asked and they even covered an issue I had (that I caused) when the collar was months out of warranty.

Buy once cry once.

I use Sportdog with no problems.

I use a Dogtra Edge for my two RRs.

Cabellas ran a pretty good sale on it a while back.

http://www.dogtra.com/?mnu_num=2010&category=Remote%20Training&num=49

I have one of the newer Garmin "TT" collars.  It replaced a old sport 50 after the transmitter went over the side of the duck boat chasing a crippled goose last September.  The collar is much smaller and works well (on/off button very easy) and charge lasts FOREVER!  Range seems to be fine, but it is on a Lab during waterfowl hunting scenarios, she is never really far from me as a long blind retrieve may be 300 yards.

The transmitter is like a monkey screwing a football......too many buttons, to many stimulation levels, too hard to access side buttons.  I do think it is waterproof and that is good and it will run 3 collars, which I don't need and the battery life is better than the collar.....I did not need to charge it once during the hunting season.   I still can't get used to hitting the correct button without looking, and sometimes your correction window is gone at that point  [://   YMMV

Even my simple controller had 3 collar control, I wish they had something simpler like single collar with only 2 buttons 1 dial.  My collar needed recharging quite often and I barely use it, I lucked out with a soft dog that takes direction very well.  The only thing I really don't like about it is the snap on charger.

It always works and holds up so my complaints are minor.

100% agree with the 2 buttons/dial like my old TT collar, I don't mind the snap on charger as I have not used it very much.

As you say it has held up thru hunting season.....we will see how it does thru the longer training season.

I got a refurbed trashbreaker from them about 5 years ago, still works great even though I don't need it anymore.

I got the coondog on a deer from about 1/2 mile once. That little turd never chased them again.

I'm also a Dogtra fan

Got one yet.  Tri-tronics is having a good sale rightnow.

I use the G3.

http://tritronics.factoryoutletstore.com/?cid=12558&chid=1&gclid=CLiNp4qM870CFe5aMgodFzQAjg

I have electronic collar made by yard dog. I can't remember the exact model but I know it is the "s" model for stubborn. It is rated for 100 yards but after a couple years it wont work past maybe 30.

Note- as a kid, using a shock collar on your cousin will result in a thorough whipping in my family. Don't ask me how I found that out...

ETA: totally worth it

^^^ This...I just picked up the Tri-Tronics Pro 550.  Best e-collar on the market in my opinion and it's $100 off right now.  I tried the Sport Dog 825 and Garmin Delta before just nutting up and buying the Tri-Tronics.  Buy once cry once would be my advice OP...

The Garmin Delta is fine - within it's limitations.  I use for for regular walks and yard work training the bird dog.  I love how light it is, how reliable it is, and how long the batteries last between chargings.  I take it with me on hunting trips as a backup collar.  It would suck for multiple dogs though.  It supports up to 3, but you have to look at the display to know what dog you are on.  I need to be able to run correction functions by feel which means seperate buttons for each dog or a switch I can flip and tell by feel where it is at.

I use a Garmin Alpha for hunting.  It has an up to 9 mile range and GPS functionality.  It's just a little clunky for day to day work and you have to charge it up a lot more often..

I also have a Tri-Tronics Classic 70 G3 that works fantastic, the remote is just super clunky with no provision for a lanyard.  They fixed that issue in the replacement model.

I've got two Sportdog 1825s.  They're AWESOME collars, and Sportdog has a good warranty.  Receivers work great, 24 levels of stimulation, 25ft submersible, 1mi. range.  Best investment I ever made for our dogs.

imho there's no reason to cheap out on one of these. They're worth fifty times their weight in gold.