I am thinking of getting my own compressor too, so you think the Max Air is a bad choice and I should stay away from that make? If you were getting another one what would you get?
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Hi,
As a manufacturer of scuba products we promptly decided not to sell through them
Hi,
As a manufacturer of scuba products we promptly decided not to sell through them after talking to numerous dive shops.
From my experiences and others, my opinion is that they are a shady company, and any odd business practises should not come as a surprise.
Thank You,
CaptainCoops
From my experiences and others, my opinion is that they are a shady company, and any odd business practises should not come as a surprise.
I consider those who adopt MAP and other anti-consumer practices to be the shady companies.
I really don't mind MAP. It limits advertising rather than sale price. When I can determine the MAP, I find it to be a more useful benchmark than MSRP. Maybe that is because, with scuba gear, many retailers are pricing it well above MAP.
Hi,
As a manufacturer of scuba products we promptly decided not to sell through them after talking to numerous dive shops. I was told they will agree to M.A.P. pricing and then sell it below, (which they did to us). Many shops told me that some of the products they sell are and will not be backed by the manufacturers. Yes they are cheaper, and if price is what you are most concerned with and not worrying about warranties or stregthening and suppoting your local diveshops then good luck.
From my experiences and others, my opinion is that they are a shady company, and any odd business practises should not come as a surprise.
Thank You,
CaptainCoops
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We responded to an asked question that we have had more in depth dealings with lp then any of you will hopefully have to, so we felt we should answer. Aqualung, Scubapro and Oceanic do not consider them dealers but call them grey marketers, but what do guys like you care its cheap. There are many products that lp sells legitamately and for a great price but that doesn't mean you should go to bat for them when you do not know or care about anything other than their low prices. Should we look into warranties offered by ebay, no that would be foolish we already offer a 1 year warranty. FIY, MAP was created so that there are retail stores to walk into and ask experienced scuba divers questions about gear (have you ever been to lp in NY, we have several times, there are none there), if there wasn't map everyone would buy from the cheaper online stores with less overhead. You guys are different then us, we rely on our friends at our shops for advice, equipment, air, service, help with warranties and friendship, we are not the type to jepoardize that save a few bucks.
Our products are the best at what they do, not to buy them is your loss of time and frustration the next time you dive.
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CaptainCoops