Who is THE BEST online dealer?
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scubadobadoo
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Look at North East Scuba Supply
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I've had excellent experiences with several online dealers.
In addition to the ones already mentioned, Phil Ellis' shop ... Discount Scuba Gear - Scuba Equipment Online - Discount Scuba Equipment ... gets my recommendation.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
In addition to the ones already mentioned, Phil Ellis' shop ... Discount Scuba Gear - Scuba Equipment Online - Discount Scuba Equipment ... gets my recommendation.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
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jsado
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That's AWESOME info. Thanks for posting that. I'm sure it will interest plenty.
CLEAR BLUE
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I'm all for Scuba Toys...Good deals and they will promptly email you or call you to answer questions.
Silverlode
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Thanks for that. I am new diving and newer to BP/W and Zeagle, OMS and DiveRite system. Can you (and anyone else)please PM me and let me know what are the essential items to make it a complete BC? Don't want to be too off-topic.
I don't want to trouble my LDS for all the information as I'm not getting from them; though I have to admit that it's one of my LDS that got me interested in the Zeagle, and another LDS had the DiveRite and I like the look of that. However, prices here are very inflated.
Silverlode
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Look at North East Scuba Supply
Thanks. Will do. Do you have a link? Or will I be able to find them through googling
Homunculus
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Adirondack scuba (ADIRONDACKSCUBA.COM) is an excellent place - it's more like a LDS with a website. I found it on-line but ordered everything by phone. Superb service. Divers-supply.com is a good place.
Silverlode
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Pardon the ignorant Aussie... but what's a MAP price?
The good thing about the deal is that shipping is free. I'd added the items (plus a few other stuff) from Leisure Pro and it came to be able the same cost after adding shipping. I'm in two minds about Leisure Pro, as I'd heard stories from my LDS regarding a few of their costumers who bought from LP; though they are probably trying to discourage me from buying things are half price from US
and get it from them instead http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/images/smilies/More Smiles/nonononono.gif
mike_s
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MAP is "minimum Advertised Price" allowed per the manufacturer dealer agreement.
For example, on a set of TUSA Split fins, I think the "Retail price" is somewhere around $189 bucks. At a 'full-price' LDS you should expect to pay about $189 or maybe slightly less.
However, online retailers want to sell it cheaper to compete. In order to keep the cheaper dealers from completely under selling all other dealers and whoring up the market, the manufacturer sets a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) that is allowable per the dealer agreement. An authorized dealer cannot typically advertise locally and/or nationally this product for a price below MAP. For that set of TUSA Split fins, MAP is about $129 bucks. So it's rare that you'll see it advertised below MAP on most websites or sale fliers.
However, actual selling price that is allowed differs per manufacturer. On example of those TUSA Split fins, most dealers really don't want to sell them below MAP ($129), but they will some times as a sale on special ocassions, but they just can't advertise it. So using those split fins as an example, you can often find them on sale for around $99 bucks at some of the bigger shops, but rarely advertised for that.
big difference in price on a set of fins huh? ($189 MSRP, $129 MAP, $99 MAP)
EDIT: That should ahve been ($189 MSRP, $129 MAP, $99 SALE)
For example, on a set of TUSA Split fins, I think the "Retail price" is somewhere around $189 bucks. At a 'full-price' LDS you should expect to pay about $189 or maybe slightly less.
However, online retailers want to sell it cheaper to compete. In order to keep the cheaper dealers from completely under selling all other dealers and whoring up the market, the manufacturer sets a MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) that is allowable per the dealer agreement. An authorized dealer cannot typically advertise locally and/or nationally this product for a price below MAP. For that set of TUSA Split fins, MAP is about $129 bucks. So it's rare that you'll see it advertised below MAP on most websites or sale fliers.
However, actual selling price that is allowed differs per manufacturer. On example of those TUSA Split fins, most dealers really don't want to sell them below MAP ($129), but they will some times as a sale on special ocassions, but they just can't advertise it. So using those split fins as an example, you can often find them on sale for around $99 bucks at some of the bigger shops, but rarely advertised for that.
big difference in price on a set of fins huh? ($189 MSRP, $129 MAP, $99 MAP)
EDIT: That should ahve been ($189 MSRP, $129 MAP, $99 SALE)
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