Not an Authorized Dealer

As soon as I saw what had been done to this diver’s BC, I knew he had to have purchased it from someone other than an authorized dealer.

SeaQuest simply does too good a job of educating its dealers on the importance of using the Air Source only with the proper airway for this to have been installed by an authorized dealer.

Whomever sold this diver his equipment clearly did not know what they were doing and had created what any lawyer would tell you is a product-liability nightmare.

So why did this turkey put his life in danger by buying his gear from someone who was not an authorized dealer and clearly did not know what they were doing? That’s easy: He thought he was saving money.

Legitimate dive equipment manufacturers generally require that their equipment be sold only through authorized dealers who have met strict quality-assurance standards. This is, in part, to prevent exactly the sort of problem you read about here.

Most large manufacturers also specify the minimum prices their authorized dealers may charge for equipment. Is this an effort to “fix” prices and line somebody’s pocket? Hardly.

• Life-support equipment such as regulators, BCs and dive computers depends on regular maintenance in order to operate safely. By forcing dealers to make enough money so that they can actually afford to stay in business, manufacturers help ensure that there will be somebody around in years to come to provide customers with the necessary after-sales service.
• Part of what you pay for, in most instances, when you buy from an authorized dealer is a lifetime of warranty coverage. What this means is that, so long as you have your equipment serviced on a regular basis, you pay only for labor. Parts are always free.

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