There are ways around that though.
Yea, but we are family here, now if it is someone else, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.<br />Yea we went thru this a couple weeks ago with RPJS and QC, all worked well.
of course there's nothing to stop Iboats employing someone in the UK to do exactly this...via themselves with a contract worded to make setting up in competition a breach of contract.Originally posted by 18R:<br /> Once you start considering the boating needs of a nation of sea dogs, iboats appears on the radar as an expendable middle-man. Youll want to deal directly with distributors to eliminate as many of those in the middle as you can, helps to keep costs down.<br />
Depends what it is and how big it is- We pay up to 50% over what you pay for any marine engine/chandlery stuff. If it can be airmailed over here then it's going to be substantially cheaper than it is to buy it here.<br /><br />Best example I can give you is my GPS/fishfinder unit which was £160+20 shipping when bought in the USA.<br />Over here the same unit retails for a minimum of £250.<br /><br />BTW, Walmart over here (and probably over there as well) DON'T own their own trucks, they subcontract out to the lowest bidder.<br /><br />I finally got a reply from customer services of sorts too....they appear to have bounced my email back at me-unless of course they don't exist which is highly unlikelyOriginally posted by technoslightlycopied:<br /> Isn't this the same guy, who when informed that I boats had what he needed, stated categorically that the shipping tarriff would make the cost prohibitive? Middle man margins must be rising faster than shipping fees. Hard to believe in light of the increased fuel cost. Why do you think Wal-mart and other highly competitive business own their own trucks and distribution systems. If you don't stock it you cant sell it. If you warehouse, you have to move it.
