lowrance have a program built in that will flash on the screen when you buy internationally!it was put on there to stop us importing! i bought my sounder and gps from wmj marine in the us very good to deal with and no hassles! if you have a paypal account use it that way if the product doesnt turn up they will get your money back!!
make sure u double and triple check you seller.... i made the mistake of not reading into it enough and lost alot of money buying internationally... never got a cent back!
get it from bonzerimports I got two of him so far hes from oz originally and is good to his word, cheap and it alwasy arrives well packed etc. I owuld not trust just any ebayer with a 1k+ purchase
i got my navman gps and northstar sounder from bonzer and his service was good. the gps went back for a repair under warranty and all i paid was shipping there and he covered it back!
Try Johnny Appleseeds out of Sydney, all Australian gear, excellent prices and in your hands in 2 days - also full warranty service and backup fairly local..they have 10/10 service and very experienced....
I bought a HDS from the US eBay, works no worries, just make sure you get the one with the World Background map. Most US sellers are not allowed to sell this unit, they can only sell the ones with the US maps, nautic insight & lake insight. Pretty sure you will have the geofencing issues with these ones. There is a seller "wheelmark" on there who sells the worldwide ones, he ships them from outside the US. He also sells the aus navionics cards for the chartplotter(the World Background Map is useless). I've had no drama's with mine for the three months i've had it so far. Touchwood!
Buying overseas can be a bit dodgy and you gotta know who your dealing with, Lowrance have thing on all units not sold to Navico here in Australia they will only read in imperial, the backlight goes dimm with a haze of red and a waring will pop up saying this is a grey unit bla bla bla and can only get fixed by a Navico tech and cost a arm and leg so by that time it was pointless purchasing it. But at the end of the day its up to you guys but be aware that if you purchase it OS any dealer here will not support the product so back up service and even simple questions or testing is impossible. i know the $$ you save is inviting. Anyways good luck.
bails78 give us a call tomorrow or sunday as were having an in house promo and doing show deals again on Lowrance, furuno and Garmin. But for this weekend only.
just purchased from the us great deal but the unit i bought only reads in feet and fathoms ................f ..k......arhh well back to the old way ...doing my head in
till
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Look up geofencing, probably
Look up geofencing, probably not a good idea.
snappermiles
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Date Joined: 05/11/10
yeh do not buy A LOWRANCE!!!!
lowrance have a program built in that will flash on the screen when you buy internationally!it was put on there to stop us importing! i bought my sounder and gps from wmj marine in the us very good to deal with and no hassles! if you have a paypal account use it that way if the product doesnt turn up they will get your money back!!
ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS EXCEPT YOU AND ME! AND IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT YOU!
poddyfish
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Date Joined: 01/05/07
ebay
make sure u double and triple check you seller.... i made the mistake of not reading into it enough and lost alot of money buying internationally... never got a cent back!
good luck with your purchase tho bailz!
Fear The Spear............!
synthos
Posts: 522
Date Joined: 23/06/07
bonzer
get it from bonzerimports I got two of him so far hes from oz originally and is good to his word, cheap and it alwasy arrives well packed etc. I owuld not trust just any ebayer with a 1k+ purchase
http://www.bonzerimports.com/
lurcha
Posts: 455
Date Joined: 29/12/09
i got my navman gps and
i got my navman gps and northstar sounder from bonzer and his service was good. the gps went back for a repair under warranty and all i paid was shipping there and he covered it back!
Tim
Posts: 2497
Date Joined: 26/09/06
Have a Read
Have a read of this thread. You will most likely have issues with a Lowrance GPS.
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/importing-expensive-gear-usa-be-careful
davebarry (not verified)
Posts: 16
Date Joined: 01/01/70
Johnny Appleseeds
Try Johnny Appleseeds out of Sydney, all Australian gear, excellent prices and in your hands in 2 days - also full warranty service and backup fairly local..they have 10/10 service and very experienced....
Sea Horse
Posts: 10
Date Joined: 05/06/08
I bought a HDS from the US
I bought a HDS from the US eBay, works no worries, just make sure you get the one with the World Background map. Most US sellers are not allowed to sell this unit, they can only sell the ones with the US maps, nautic insight & lake insight. Pretty sure you will have the geofencing issues with these ones. There is a seller "wheelmark" on there who sells the worldwide ones, he ships them from outside the US. He also sells the aus navionics cards for the chartplotter(the World Background Map is useless). I've had no drama's with mine for the three months i've had it so far. Touchwood!
snappermiles
Posts: 2100
Date Joined: 05/11/10
thanks sea horse
i have delt with wheel mark years ago when i bought my sounder! he advertises no geofencing issues!! and free delivery too guys! looks like the go
ALL FISHERMEN ARE LIARS EXCEPT YOU AND ME! AND IM NOT SO SURE ABOUT YOU!
The_Wanderer
Posts: 735
Date Joined: 24/09/08
Dad bought a Raymarine e
Dad bought a Raymarine e serries from West Marine they are great to deal with.
AllBoatsChandlery
Posts: 118
Date Joined: 17/07/10
Buying OS
Buying overseas can be a bit dodgy and you gotta know who your dealing with, Lowrance have thing on all units not sold to Navico here in Australia they will only read in imperial, the backlight goes dimm with a haze of red and a waring will pop up saying this is a grey unit bla bla bla and can only get fixed by a Navico tech and cost a arm and leg so by that time it was pointless purchasing it. But at the end of the day its up to you guys but be aware that if you purchase it OS any dealer here will not support the product so back up service and even simple questions or testing is impossible. i know the $$ you save is inviting. Anyways good luck.
"There's no business like boat business"
AllBoatsChandlery
Posts: 118
Date Joined: 17/07/10
Lowrance HDS8m
bails78 give us a call tomorrow or sunday as were having an in house promo and doing show deals again on Lowrance, furuno and Garmin. But for this weekend only.
"There's no business like boat business"
NOHA
Posts: 914
Date Joined: 24/06/07
On just GPS
Or Furuno sounders too...
Twin turbo..V8 diesel..Ohh what a feeling!!
No Orange Hats Allowed
dom77777
Posts: 46
Date Joined: 30/01/08
just purchased from the us
just purchased from the us great deal but the unit i bought only reads in feet and fathoms ................f ..k......arhh well back to the old way ...doing my head in
dom77777