George,
I'm not trying to start a cat fight here! Are you saying that if
you're a dive shop owner and I call in a order to your store for
equipment, you can't send it to me? I must be missing something here.
Would you explain how this contract works?
Thanks!
Pete

On 25 Feb 2001 20:30:59 GMT, ghorn82707@aol.com (GHorn82707) wrote:

>Pete, there is a difference, Leisure Pro can sell to anyone, anywhere. By
>contract the dive store owner is not allowed to ship by mail any equipment.
>Leisure Pro gets equipment from dealers trying to survive, plain and simple.
>>Jim,
>>I can see both sides of the coin here. My situation is a little
>>different. The closest dive shop for me in about 4 hours away. The
>>prices at this shop are horrable! I use the net quite abit to buy
>>gear. Here is a idea. If more people bought from LP because of their
>>lower prices, wouldn't the other shops have to lower their prices too?
>>It's either do that or go out of business. Competition, supply and
>>demand. These are what keeps the prices halfway honest-doesn't it?
>>Just my 2 cents.
>>Pete
>>
>>
>>On Sat, 24 Feb 2001 20:36:30 -0800, "Jim Schifferns"
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Thanks to outfits like Leisure Pro (from whom I've never purchased a single
>>>item) my favorite local dive shop no longer serves as a retail outlet. Too
>>>many people came into the shop, tried stuff on/out, then ordered from the
>>>internet. Now I don't have an airfill scource, a place to buy stuff, and no
>>>shop to sponsor dive trips etc. I don't believe anyone is allowed to sell
>>>Scuba Pro equipment via email and yet LP does so. Not sure how they do it
>>>but my old dealer would not work on stuff sold by them. Caveat Emptor!
>>>"Scuby Doo" wrote in message
>>>news:20010224235019.28921.qmail@gacracker.org...
>>>> I am planning to purchase two Oceanic Data Plus 2 computers. My local
>>>shop
>>>> wants $420 each, but I found them listed at Leisure Pro for $270. While I
>>>> would like to help my neighborhood retailer remain in business, the deal
>>>at
>>>> Leisure Pro is hard to resist. Is Leisure Pro reputable? If I need work
>>>> done on the computers either during or after the warranty period, will I
>>>> have problems? Is there any reason not to save over 33% on my purchase?
>>>>
>>>
>
>George R Horn
>Owner Scuba Divine
>Horn's Cycle Service
>Brooklyn, NY
>(718) 647 1089
>www.scubadivine.com