After a 25yr hiatus in diving I have returned. I took a refresher class so I could dive on my 20th anniversary in Antigua. I saw a sea turtle! Old hat to some of you, but the highlite of my trip. Good to be back, but I got 'the bug'. Now on to the question.
I have selected equipment I want. Pro QD, veo100nx, Titan LX reg and ABS octo.
I will name LeisurePro.com as this is what came up at my dive shop. LP beats the price of my dive shop by about $200. I ask my dive shop if they will match/beat prices I find, and without mentioning LP, they said that they will if it is from a reputable place, not a shady internet or some questionable company. They mentioned LP as a shady one(they also said a bunch of others but I have really looked at LP, they weren't picking or bashing LP)
When I asked what made LP and the others questionable they said that LP and others buy older equip, closeouts, going out of business stuff, and questionable items. What they said specifically is that some of the manufactures won't honor warrantys if bought through LP and if something was to break, I would be out as the item was not bought from an authorized dealer.
So, is this correct info, and is the $200 ($150 or so after shipping) savings really worth it in the long run. I would like to save money but don't want to get screwed at the other end. I have no problems with Internet orders, but don't mind going through my local dive shop either.
Or, buy used?
Any comments or insights appreciated,
Regards,
Rick
ropee@hotmail.com
I have selected equipment I want. Pro QD, veo100nx, Titan LX reg and ABS octo.
I will name LeisurePro.com as this is what came up at my dive shop. LP beats the price of my dive shop by about $200. I ask my dive shop if they will match/beat prices I find, and without mentioning LP, they said that they will if it is from a reputable place, not a shady internet or some questionable company. They mentioned LP as a shady one(they also said a bunch of others but I have really looked at LP, they weren't picking or bashing LP)
When I asked what made LP and the others questionable they said that LP and others buy older equip, closeouts, going out of business stuff, and questionable items. What they said specifically is that some of the manufactures won't honor warrantys if bought through LP and if something was to break, I would be out as the item was not bought from an authorized dealer.
So, is this correct info, and is the $200 ($150 or so after shipping) savings really worth it in the long run. I would like to save money but don't want to get screwed at the other end. I have no problems with Internet orders, but don't mind going through my local dive shop either.
Or, buy used?
Any comments or insights appreciated,
Regards,
Rick
ropee@hotmail.com