Having A Kayak Shipped??

[BigFish]

Return policy is I pay the return freight.....I am assuming unless it is damaged in shipping then the shipping co. will have to eat it! I will be asking those questions by phone before I place the order.

[JFigliuolo]

I bought one from KFS... Shipped to tr#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&g center. Well packed I had ZERO problems.

That being said I bought my hobies local. I liked the local dealer and he was very fair on the price.

[spence]

What's the price difference from buying locally?

Also, have you tried this specific model of kayak on the water? Considering your size I'd want to make damn sure it was able to handle your weight comfortably and be balanced well.

Unless it's a model you can't get around here I'd be astounded if you couldn't get a local shop to price match or at least get in the ballpark.

I would be very concerned about you not liking the yak, not wanting to pay return freight and then be stuck with something that's not perfect. This insurance alone is worth 20% if you ask me.

-spence

[BigFish]

$2,400.00 locally PLUS SALES TAX......$2,279.00......dropped in my driveway. I told them the online deal......so I do not think they sharpened their pencil at all. Also told them some of the other things I was going to have to buy there sooooo........not very competitive considering they got 2 units in April and have yet to sell one??? They also told me that because the 2 units were shipped separately from their bulk order that Hobie had to charge them $400.00 PER Unit (thats right) PER UNIT for shipping! Does not leave much wiggle room I guess.

[MAC]

I think Hobie has a stipulation in their warranty area. Kayak must be serviced at dealer where sold....unless you moved after purchase.

May be something to look into.....

[spence]

Originally Posted by BigFish

$2,400.00 locally PLUS SALES TAX......$2,279.00......dropped in my driveway. I told them the online deal......so I do not think they sharpened their pencil at all. Also told them some of the other things I was going to have to buy there sooooo........not very competitive considering they got 2 units in April and have yet to sell one??? They also told me that because the 2 units were shipped separately from their bulk order that Hobie had to charge them $400.00 PER Unit (thats right) PER UNIT for shipping! Does not leave much wiggle room I guess.

That's less than a 10% difference, not that much. I can't believe that they wouldn't price match to sell that yak.

I think the 4 bills to ship is BS.

If it were me I'd ask them to match the online price if you agreed to buy it right then, and then ask for a cash discount vs a credit card. That could shave off another $100+ dollars.

$2100 cash on the spot, and a stack of crisp 100 dollar bills. That's not a bad deal for either party, and you get to buy it locally which is even better for you.

-spence

[Green Light]

Originally Posted by spence

That's less than a 10% difference, not that much. I can't believe that they wouldn't price match to sell that yak.

I think the 4 bills to ship is BS.

If it were me I'd ask them to match the online price if you agreed to buy it right then, and then ask for a cash discount vs a credit card. That could shave off another $100+ dollars.

$2100 cash on the spot, and a stack of crisp 100 dollar bills. That's not a bad deal for either party, and you get to buy it locally which is even better for you.

-spence

Good point!

[spence]

I'd note that I forgot to include the tax in my 10%, so it's closer to 11.5%.

Doesn't change the rest though.

-spence