Group buy CLOSED
Available to all registered users: Garmin 310XT from HK$2,340!
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Garmin Forerunner series, the 2 main problems experienced by runners and triathletes are: 1) it's not waterproof, and 2) the Garmin Forerunner 405's silly bezel doesn't work when it is wet. The Garmin Forerunner 310XT solves these problems.
Details & reviews of the watch are here :
http://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=27335&ra=true
http://www.wired.com/reviews/product/pr_0526_garmin_fr60
http://blog.nuclearbunny.org/2009/08/23/review-garmin-forerunner-310xt/
Keith and I have tried approaching the local agent to give us a bulk purchase discount, but they quoted an exorbitant price of HK$3400! Their reason? Because they offer a 1 year warranty. (In other words, it's $600 for a local 1 year warranty).
After searching around a bit, we found an Australian company called GPS-R-US (http://myworld.ebay.com/gps-r-us/) that is willing to work with us on a
10 unit offer group buy. The following are the details of that offer.
The Price
Garmin Forerunner 310XT : HK$2,340 (USD300) + misc service & exchange rate charges
Garmin Forerunner 310XT with premium soft HR strap : HK$ 2,574 (USD330) + misc service & exchange rate charges
FREE SHIPPING !
The Warranty
GPS-R-US will treat us as a local Australian buyer. This means that the warranty will work as follows:
1) If watch is DOA (Dead On Arrival) or dies within 7 days, you send the watch back to GPS-R-US at your own cost. Supplier will replace you with a new one and courier it back to you at their cost.
2) If watch dies or have problems within 1 year, you send the watch back to GPS-R-US at your own cost. Supplier will repair it and courier it back to you at their cost.
3) If watch dies or have problems AFTER 1 year, you send the watch back to GPS-R-US at your own cost. Supplier will repair it and courier it back to you at your own cost. (Note that even for a locally purchased Garmin, if it dies after 1 year, the local agent will charge close to $1000 to send it to Taiwan for repairs).
How To Buy & Payment
Email me at xxxxxxxxxxx to indicate your interest. I can also be contacted at xxxxxxxx. You pay directly to the supplier and no money goes thru' me. If you do not have a Pay Pal account, either set up one or pay thru' someone that has one.
If you do not have a Pay Pal account and find it too tedious to set up one, I can pay on your behalf. For this, you will need to deposit the funds into my HSBC credit card account and email me the deposit slip as proof of payment. Please write your name & contact no. on the deposit slip, and then either scan it or take a photo. Note Pay Pal charges & credit card charges apply (probably less than $100).
Once 10 people have paid up, Keith & I will place the order with GPS-R-US, and they will send out the 310XTs.
The Collection
In order to save on cost, GPS-R-US will send the watches to my office. Once the 310XT watch arrives, you will be contacted. We will arrange for a coffee session at a Star Bucks in SHATIN to meet up, blow-water (ie. chat) and for you to pick up the watch.
Please note that this group purchase exercise is a labour of love, which means I'm not making any money out if it. If you are unhappy about something, please tell me NICELY. Do not complain.
For and On Behalf of the HKRunners.com team,
Richy
Last undated by keithchan on Oct 6, 2006; 15:19
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