My local dealer turned down RE!!!

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

So i go to my fav. local dealer to show them my XXX 15" to see about getting a trick *** box built. Anyways, the manager says to me " I just got off the phone with those guys. They are out in Vegas right?" so i ask what the convo was about and he says that they called him about being an dealer for this area. I was like "sweet" then he says that he wasn't interested. He says that they basically wouldn't offer an good warranty with their products, that if a vc got blown or the surround came off that that wasn't covered as a defect, that it would fall under abuse and was the customers fault no matter what. Also they wanted him to basically maintain NO inventory what-so-ever, that all purchases were sent per order only. whats the deal with all that?

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[creater 10+ year member]

everyone goes by their own principles...he's a business man...if he doesnt want to go with the RE products then thats him

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

oh i understand...kinda sucks for me tho cuz he's my friend and i could buy at dealer cost if he accepted.

 

[ss3079 5,000+ posts]

Hopefully the shop owner based the decision on what is best for his/her shop.

I don't know of many (actually I can't think of any right now) companies that put a blown voice coil under the category of user error/abuse.

 

[Logikalliquid 10+ year member]

Also they wanted him to basically maintain NO inventory what-so-ever, that all purchases were sent per order only. whats the deal with all that?

My local RE dealer also only deals in orders on demand for RE. I think it really hurts the sale of their drivers. Who wants to wait a week for a "no name" sub when they have Boston G5s, and Planet Audio 18inch woofers on the spot?

 

[PV Audio 5,000+ posts]

i would since you just said that

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

let me guess. Was it custom audio concepts?

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

you know it

 

[InhumanAcura 5,000+ posts]

my buddy who owns a shop that does some of the nicest installs ive ever seen in person or on the net sells digital designs (doesnt stock them either)...thinks the 9900 series is one of the best sounding subs he's ever heard and the xxx wasnt anything special...some people sell what they want to sell, idk.

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

why does that not surprise me.

Was Lynn the one that talked to them.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

nope--Nate Gast. Him and Lynn are like co-owners of the Lima store. Lynn owns all of the celina and van wert stores tho

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

In my opinion Lynn should have talked to them then they could have got them in all the stores.

Did RE call them or did they call RE

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

Nate has been at that store since the mid 80"s when it was Hart audio and his brother owned it. He's a great guy and i'm sure he made the right decision for his business.

 

[monte_carlo97 10+ year member]

yea, That would kinda **** to have on order only supply.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

god i can't imagine what the retail on those would be.