Fw: RE: [Harp-L] Heads Up: Suzuki harmonicas on sale at Amazon

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI all, I've just received this urgent message from Suzuki USA, which can be found below in its entirety.  I've contacted Best Deals Eva via Amazon to request that my order be cancelled.  You might want to do the same.

Regards, Richard Hunter

-----Forwarded Message-----
>From: Daron Stinton <dstinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Nov 4, 2013 9:42 AM
>To: 'Richard Hunter' <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Heads Up: Suzuki harmonicas on sale at Amazon
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>Richard,
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>A MAJOR word of warning regarding "Best Deals Eva" on Amazon:
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>Please note that "Best Deals Eva" is NOT an authorized Suzuki dealer. Any Suzuki instruments sold through "Best Deals Eva" DO NOT include a warranty of any kind. We cannot guarantee that the instruments are new or safe to play, and our factory and distributorship assume no responsibility for the condition of these instruments.
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>Best Deals Eva is the online arm of a company called Marc's Closeout Stores in Ohio.
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>Their business model involves buying out junk from companies that are moving or going out of business. The Suzuki harmonicas they have in stock were bought up when we moved to a new facility in 2011. This means that the instruments you buy though Best Deals Eva are most likely unclaimed repairs, used or defective instruments, or are cobbled together from various spare parts.
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>Again, Suzuki USA DOES NOT honor any warranty on any instruments sold through this retailer, and strongly discourages all musicians from buying harmonicas through this dealer. Requests for warranty service and parts will be denied.
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>Please avoid suggesting online that other musicians buy their instruments form this company, as this just confuses people, and seriously undermines the ability of Suzuki Music USA and their authorized dealers to provide quality instruments at an affordable price. BUYER BEWARE.
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>Thank You,
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>-Daron Stinton
>SUZUKI Music USA
>(800) 854-1594, ext. 44411
>dstinton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Hunter
>Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2013 11:59 AM
>To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Heads Up: Suzuki harmonicas on sale at Amazon
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>Dan Hazen wrote:
><Hey Guys, I know some of you play Suzukis, so I thought I'd give you a <heads up.
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>Thanks for the alert.  All of the manjis have apparently been sold.  I was able to get an SCX-56 14-hole chromatic for $120, which qualifies as a very nice deal in my book.
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>Regards, Richard Hunter
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