Here is a direct quote from their main page:
..sorry to all if it is "old news"...
..sorry to all if it is "old news"...
Divetank closes its doors... what gives?
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mike_s
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Scubatoys only is taking over their online business. Not their entire store. This from a quote from Larry on the ST forum last week or earlier this week.
according to his post, he's not taking over their inventory because "they didn't have any".
Apparently all the poor customer service threads and the problems with getting credit card refunds listed in threads utimately should have been the "signal" that they apparently had other problems.
reference starting at about post #12 of this thread Scubatoys website issue? - ScubaToys Diving Forum
according to his post, he's not taking over their inventory because "they didn't have any".
Apparently all the poor customer service threads and the problems with getting credit card refunds listed in threads utimately should have been the "signal" that they apparently had other problems.
reference starting at about post #12 of this thread Scubatoys website issue? - ScubaToys Diving Forum
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mike_s
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Let me rephrase that... I don't know that saying "Scubatoys taking over their online business" is the proper way to phrase that.
they might just be buying the domain name or something. Taking over their online business implies they might be taking over the entire online operation, which might not be true.
I just don't want to say something incorrectly or try to speak for Larry for what he's doing...
they might just be buying the domain name or something. Taking over their online business implies they might be taking over the entire online operation, which might not be true.
I just don't want to say something incorrectly or try to speak for Larry for what he's doing...
Reef
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Cya...
I had a not so great experience with them aswell.
I had a not so great experience with them aswell.
pickens_46929
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Ah... that explains a lot.
true, I was wondering the other day while surfing their site why they were redirecting the sale of a lot of products to scubatoys.
SCUBAJENNIFER
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Oh wow...I had no idea! I have bought several Bare products from them and always had pretty good service...Sad to hear!
mike_s
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Well.... this should be a sign for the industry and how our economy is operating.
Dive Tank was a decent sized shop that was well known, especially for AL/Sunnto products and drysuit sales.
For them to go out of business just shows the stress that the rest of the dive industry is under. When things like gas prices limit your every day expenses and limit your dive trips, it's also going to limit dive equipment sales.
I don't think theres a dive shop out there, on Scubaboard or other, that would deny that they are seeing an economic downturn at their cash register.
Dive Tank was a decent sized shop that was well known, especially for AL/Sunnto products and drysuit sales.
For them to go out of business just shows the stress that the rest of the dive industry is under. When things like gas prices limit your every day expenses and limit your dive trips, it's also going to limit dive equipment sales.
I don't think theres a dive shop out there, on Scubaboard or other, that would deny that they are seeing an economic downturn at their cash register.
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