What is the experience and thinking about internet purchases, especially skis and bindings? I don't have qualms about buying via internet from any of the many well-established vendors (some of which have well established brick and mortar businesses too).
Here's where I'm perplexed -- the E-Bay thing. I'm finding mainstream internet vendors that will put up, oh, maybe one pair of something in their E-Bay "store." At $300 to $400 less than on their regular internet site, for the same thing (year, model, length, binding option, etc). What's with that? They are listed as new and under warranty. But am I chancing a set of skis where the flex is off, or the flex between right and left is a bit mismatched? Why else would they put just a pair or two of regular stock on E-Bay? At this point in the season, some of the deals seem to fall into the "too good to be true" category. Are their hidden risks?
Your thoughts and experiences?
Here's where I'm perplexed -- the E-Bay thing. I'm finding mainstream internet vendors that will put up, oh, maybe one pair of something in their E-Bay "store." At $300 to $400 less than on their regular internet site, for the same thing (year, model, length, binding option, etc). What's with that? They are listed as new and under warranty. But am I chancing a set of skis where the flex is off, or the flex between right and left is a bit mismatched? Why else would they put just a pair or two of regular stock on E-Bay? At this point in the season, some of the deals seem to fall into the "too good to be true" category. Are their hidden risks?
Your thoughts and experiences?