Buying Electronics from the USA
Submitted by kelsea on Tue, 2012-10-02 18:24
I am still looking long and hard for a new GPS/Sounder combo. I have found two places in the US that have what I want at a bulls@#t price. One is "THE DIGITAL OASIS" and the other is "UNIVERSAL MANIA". Does anyone know of either of these two companies or have you had any experiences buying overseas?
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Try the navigation warehouse
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I have bought specials
I have bought specials through koalagps as well. No problems.
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stevebw23
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i was seriously considering
i was seriously considering the overseas option but ended up finding pretty good prices locally (bought myself a lowrance combo recently). i'm not an ebay hater or anything but i found it's definitely worth checking with your local places before you buy. i found they were able to come pretty close to the overseas prices (no freight) if you just ask them. other things to consider are warranties and also help/customer service/install advice etc. if anything is faulty i can imagine an o/seas one might be a nightmare to replace where as a local one you'd probably just swap it over the counter. up to you of course, best of luck mate
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Bonzer Imports
Try David at Bonzer imports, hes an expat living in the US,
spot on service and can get hold of pretty much anything .
use the search and check him out (Bonzer imports ).
I got a Kodan cvs 128 and 1kw wet box trans for half the price here in Aus.
myself and a few mates been buying from him for years
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bonza is good
i have bought from him too!!! not the cheapest but everything is up front! and he has quick delivery!! just remember not to buy lowrance from the usa the geofencing will interupt your gps
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Purchased a tm260 from bonza
Purchased a tm260 from bonza imports. Excellent service and received the tranny in a 5days
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Another plus for Bonza not
Another plus for Bonza not the cheapest but great service.
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northern marine for
northern marine for electronics
and johnsaliman for transducers..both on ebay
local prices are shit they cant get close and with regard to the warranty, it takes 2 weeks to ship here so if it
breaks just send it back.they cover costs if its a warrany job.....
jmo as i hav bought a few bits n bobs from the states for my boat.
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Snappermiles....Can you
Snappermiles....Can you elaborate more on the Lowrance potential problem...I had been thinking about that, I`m assuming its just with the GPS side of things right?
snappermiles
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geofencing
lowrance has installed a program so if you import a unit from the US it will constantly flash a message across your unit whist in gps mode! the only way you can fix this is by sending it to lowrance to get them to fix it! which is meant to be big dollars! as said some dealers from canada and china dont have the same problem!! you need to look for units with world background maps not ones that have usa insight maps!
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+1 for johnsaliman
He had pretty good prices and the tranny came through in the mail pretty quickly.
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Should be more specific as to
Should be more specific as to what unit you were considering...I've dealt with Digital Oasis all good...as snapper says geofencing is a issue with lowrance , however if you can find a canadian supplier from memory I dont think their units are locked
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