Suunto D9 Price

With or without a factory warranty?


"David Johnstone" <david_ffm@mail.com> wrote in message
news:1170084986.761695.260130@m58g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
> price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
> Many thanks,
> David.
>

With or without a factory warranty?


"David Johnstone" <david_ffm@mail.com> wrote in message
news:1170084986.761695.260130@m58g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
> price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
> Many thanks,
> David.
>

With or without a factory warranty?


"David Johnstone" <david_ffm@mail.com> wrote in message
news:1170084986.761695.260130@m58g2000cwm.googlegr oups.com...
> Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
> price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
> Many thanks,
> David.
>

David,

I just paid $1,034, including shipping and insurance for a D9 with sender
unit on eBay. Unit was officially used but had not been in the water. Buying
this way meant no warranty as Suunto warranties are only valid for the
initial purchaser.

Suunto won't let their dealers advertise any price more than 10% below list,
so on-line competition is nonexistant. $1,597.50 was the best price I found
for a unit with warranty. The difference in price made it worth gamblilng on
not having a warranty — at least to me.

Hope this helps.
Ron

David Johnstone wrote:
>Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
>price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
>Many thanks,
>David.

--
Ron Cooley
2203 Rhonda Rd.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
roncooley@cooleyalw.com
www.cooleylaw.com

David,

I just paid $1,034, including shipping and insurance for a D9 with sender
unit on eBay. Unit was officially used but had not been in the water. Buying
this way meant no warranty as Suunto warranties are only valid for the
initial purchaser.

Suunto won't let their dealers advertise any price more than 10% below list,
so on-line competition is nonexistant. $1,597.50 was the best price I found
for a unit with warranty. The difference in price made it worth gamblilng on
not having a warranty — at least to me.

Hope this helps.
Ron

David Johnstone wrote:
>Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
>price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
>Many thanks,
>David.

--
Ron Cooley
2203 Rhonda Rd.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
roncooley@cooleyalw.com
www.cooleylaw.com

David,

I just paid $1,034, including shipping and insurance for a D9 with sender
unit on eBay. Unit was officially used but had not been in the water. Buying
this way meant no warranty as Suunto warranties are only valid for the
initial purchaser.

Suunto won't let their dealers advertise any price more than 10% below list,
so on-line competition is nonexistant. $1,597.50 was the best price I found
for a unit with warranty. The difference in price made it worth gamblilng on
not having a warranty — at least to me.

Hope this helps.
Ron

David Johnstone wrote:
>Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
>price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
>Many thanks,
>David.

--
Ron Cooley
2203 Rhonda Rd.
Hillsborough, NC 27278
roncooley@cooleyalw.com
www.cooleylaw.com

If the manufacturer is fixing prices, sounds like reason enough to look
elsewhere.

Sony used to do this in the UK, people voted from with their money, Sony
don't do it any more.

JJ


"RonCooley" <u31677@uwe> wrote in message news:6dac94bce8104@uwe...
> David,
>
> I just paid $1,034, including shipping and insurance for a D9 with sender
> unit on eBay. Unit was officially used but had not been in the water.
> Buying
> this way meant no warranty as Suunto warranties are only valid for the
> initial purchaser.
>
> Suunto won't let their dealers advertise any price more than 10% below
> list,
> so on-line competition is nonexistant. $1,597.50 was the best price I
> found
> for a unit with warranty. The difference in price made it worth gamblilng
> on
> not having a warranty - at least to me.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Ron
>
> David Johnstone wrote:
>>Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
>>price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
>>Many thanks,
>>David.
>
> --
> Ron Cooley
> 2203 Rhonda Rd.
> Hillsborough, NC 27278
> roncooley@cooleyalw.com
> www.cooleylaw.com
>

If the manufacturer is fixing prices, sounds like reason enough to look
elsewhere.

Sony used to do this in the UK, people voted from with their money, Sony
don't do it any more.

JJ


"RonCooley" <u31677@uwe> wrote in message news:6dac94bce8104@uwe...
> David,
>
> I just paid $1,034, including shipping and insurance for a D9 with sender
> unit on eBay. Unit was officially used but had not been in the water.
> Buying
> this way meant no warranty as Suunto warranties are only valid for the
> initial purchaser.
>
> Suunto won't let their dealers advertise any price more than 10% below
> list,
> so on-line competition is nonexistant. $1,597.50 was the best price I
> found
> for a unit with warranty. The difference in price made it worth gamblilng
> on
> not having a warranty - at least to me.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Ron
>
> David Johnstone wrote:
>>Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
>>price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
>>Many thanks,
>>David.
>
> --
> Ron Cooley
> 2203 Rhonda Rd.
> Hillsborough, NC 27278
> roncooley@cooleyalw.com
> www.cooleylaw.com
>

If the manufacturer is fixing prices, sounds like reason enough to look
elsewhere.

Sony used to do this in the UK, people voted from with their money, Sony
don't do it any more.

JJ


"RonCooley" <u31677@uwe> wrote in message news:6dac94bce8104@uwe...
> David,
>
> I just paid $1,034, including shipping and insurance for a D9 with sender
> unit on eBay. Unit was officially used but had not been in the water.
> Buying
> this way meant no warranty as Suunto warranties are only valid for the
> initial purchaser.
>
> Suunto won't let their dealers advertise any price more than 10% below
> list,
> so on-line competition is nonexistant. $1,597.50 was the best price I
> found
> for a unit with warranty. The difference in price made it worth gamblilng
> on
> not having a warranty - at least to me.
>
> Hope this helps.
> Ron
>
> David Johnstone wrote:
>>Can anyone tell me what the best mail order or retail
>>price on the Suunto D9 is that I could get in the US?
>>Many thanks,
>>David.
>
> --
> Ron Cooley
> 2203 Rhonda Rd.
> Hillsborough, NC 27278
> roncooley@cooleyalw.com
> www.cooleylaw.com
>

> I just paid $1,034, including shipping and insurance for a D9 with sender
> unit on eBay. Unit was officially used but had not been in the water. Buying
> this way meant no warranty as Suunto warranties are only valid for the
> initial purchaser.
>
> Suunto won't let their dealers advertise any price more than 10% below list,
> so on-line competition is nonexistant. $1,597.50 was the best price I found
> for a unit with warranty. The difference in price made it worth gamblilng on
> not having a warranty - at least to me.

Hi Ron,
thanks for the info. Dealers here do de facto seem to advertise well
below 10% under list, though the best deals do seem reluctant to name
a price up front. I guess Suunto want to prevent a real price war at
all
costs. The list price here is EUR1499 for the D9 with transmitter;
many
dealers have it on offer for typically EUR1099, 1150 or 1250. Several
on
eBay are selling it at below 1000, some below 900. I have actually
also
just bought one today from a dealer with a retail shop and an eBay
business. He had "Buy It Now or Best Offer" with the "Buy it Now"
price at EUR 899, with 2-year manufacturers guarantee. I offered
EUR853
and he accepted immediately, so I guess maybe I could have got it
for a bit less! That's a bit over what you paid, but a pretty good
price for
Germany I would say.
David