Kapex for 500 on Amazon?

[ear3]

It's from a seller who just launched, and he's selling other high end power tools at over a 50% markdown:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B002MYMVWM/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1435364245&sr=8-1&keywords=kapex&condition=used

 

[jacko9]

It sounds like it's a used saw and who knows what condition it is in?

 

[ear3]

Product description says sealed and brand new.

 

[copcarcollector]

Be careful! I highly doubt this is an authorized Festool retailer, so if you need service or warranty work, good luck.

Then again, for about 1/3 the price of new.... 
[unsure]

 

[mastercabman]

It says "condition used like new" but then still seal?

 

[ear3]

Good catch.  Of course it was too good to be true.

Seller is running a scam

Scroll down the page and you will see that this seller is mentioned.  It's a scam.

 

[Holmz]

Be careful! I highly doubt this is an authorized Festool retailer, so if you need service or warranty work, good luck.

Then again, for about 1/3 the price of new.... 
[unsure]

Good point.

And a few reports of service and warranty required lately.

 

[Birdhunter]

In the US, the Festool website lists authorized dealers in the area. I would not buy from a store or web site that wasn't listed as being authorized on a Festool website.

 

[Holmz]

In the US, the Festool website lists authorized dealers in the area. I would not buy from a store or web site that wasn't listed as being authorized on a Festool website.

When the tool is registered with Festool does it matter who it was from?
I bought the DX700 from Italy via ebay and the registration worked just fine, and I even got an email from Festool a week later saying something to the effect of "thanks and enjoy".

So does the manufacturer care who sold it?

 

[DB10]

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So does the manufacturer care who sold it?
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In most cases I would have thought not, but In Festool Australia's case, they seem to like to encourage and promote their stores with a premier status.
And in my experience, It's also a lot faster ordering Ekat parts from these stores rather than just a regular Festool retailer.

 

[Holmz]

The price difference made it worthwhile.
I was concerned as to whether it was a scam, but it arrived and it works just fine.

You are certainly correct about the speed, as the time to it took to arrive was a long wait.

 

[lino-man]

Did it ship from China? If it sounds too good to be true....