Is yonexdirect.ca a reliable store?

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  1. khycheun

    khycheun New Member

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    I came across this store on the Internet and they have good prices on popular Yonex models. I just wonder whether any one of you had experience with this store. As you can figure out, my main concern is where their rackets are authentic or not.
     
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    They are not a Yonex authorized dealer.
     
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    As Matt said, they are not an authorized Yonex dealer, but the racquets they sell are authentic Yonex racquets sourced from authorized Yonex dealers in Asia. They mention on their website that the racquets they carry are TW (Taiwan) coded.

    Yonex prices the same racquet differently depending on the part of the world that they are sold. Asia coded racquets (except for Japan) are generally priced less than US, CA or European coded racquets. This is the reason they can sell at way less than retail price at a Canadian Yonex dealer.

    One thing to consider about buying a non-CA coded racquet is warranty. There generally won't be any. You have to weigh whether the warranty which covers manufacturing defects is worth the extra cost of a CA racquet.
     
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    it's CD for canada;)
     
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    Thanks for the correction cooler.

    One other thing, don't forget to figure in the GST/PST that you'd have to pay for a CD coded racquet.
     
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    There is warrenty for other coded rackets, as long as they are purchased from a Yonex authorized dealer which sells them. For the claims, you have to send it back to where the warrenty resides which is expected.
     
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