DEAL New in box 2010 Z28's 400$
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They can not offer a warranty on the site since they are not dealers, all the rigs are left over stock built with all Elite components.
Side note...Over half a dz have been ordered from Elite archery forum members already alone.
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I will let ya when I hear back from Pete or Jim...As the warranty from Elite states""This Limited Lifetime Warranty is fully transferable and is valid no matter where the bow was purchased (new or used). This warranty covers the riser, pocket, limbs and eccentrics against defects in material and workmanship for the lifetime of the bow. The Limited Lifetime Warranty covers all bows manufactured by Elite Archery in the past and present.""
If they have now decided to pick an choose who or which bows or people there going to warranty bows for I can assure they will be losing me as a customer.And I will not be ordering a 2012.(not that little ol me matters much)...Fact is the bows come with the paper work stating the warranty etc...I will post up when get a reply
G5/grace machined an assembled them under contract..Elite designed etc etc..Elite didnt do there own machine work until lately.Riser,cams mods an strings all G5/grace.Pretty sure limbs are Barnsdales...That all i can say for sure right now..I dont want to speculate
Exactly!!! I will say there has been a thread about the sale bows on the Elite forum..An none of the powers that be have commented,positive or negative..Nor have they shut the thread down..Being the time of year it is a reply might not come as fast I would hope..
Bad break up and they are getting rid of everything they (G5) own with Elites name on it to make the money back on resources/parts. Elite doesn't wanna warrant it since they are not making anything on them.
My guess anyway.
My guess anyway.
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I wouldn't trust anything G5 says as they habe zero skin in the warrenty game... Nor anything that elites warrenty implies.. The only thing I would trust is elite themselves saying in writing that those bows are under warrenty.
Notice the warrenty says elite, elite, elite... Well these bows are not sold by, through, or under elite, but rather a machine shop.. Elite is simply allowing bows identical to theirs with their name on them to be sold. As quiet as they're being I would say there is probably litigation in the works towards G5.. Or elite is just turning their head to avoid litigation by G5... Either way its a Mexican standoff and someone is getting away with murder..
This is just my opinion and is pure speculation not based on any information and should be taken as such.
Notice the warrenty says elite, elite, elite... Well these bows are not sold by, through, or under elite, but rather a machine shop.. Elite is simply allowing bows identical to theirs with their name on them to be sold. As quiet as they're being I would say there is probably litigation in the works towards G5.. Or elite is just turning their head to avoid litigation by G5... Either way its a Mexican standoff and someone is getting away with murder..
This is just my opinion and is pure speculation not based on any information and should be taken as such.
ImpalaSSpeed96
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Way too much crap going on here. I'd spend more money and sleep sound. I seriously wouldn't be that worried about the warranty, never had a bow issue in 15 years, but the sellers don't sound like someone I'd want to deal with. I got a leftover built by elite for 620 TMD. I was happy with that...
Pete simply replied that my 2010 bow I got on the cheap was covered so no need to worry..He did not comment on these bows
Here is part of the reply
I did respond ..So Im waiting again
Here is part of the reply
I did respond ..So Im waiting again
That means anything with that serial number (manufacturer direct) they are not considering as "Elites".
I do agree...But one thing is they should step in on THERE forum an tell the ppl there not going to cover these bows..Alot of super loyal customers are buying these bows...An the other thing is when I bought my Z28 NEW..They had NO record of it when i tried to fill out my warranty info...They simply "made it happen""...I dont see how they can be sure they have every bow sold in there database...But im usually wrong!!!
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Like I told you omo.. Their silence prolly means pending litigation. They aren't going to open their mouth and risk a counter suit or losing just to keep a few low ballers from getting mad about a bow they bought that wasn't sold by elite.
I would be very worried by petes response.. He said they know every serial sold by elite. These bows are not being sold by elite... Even if they are being sold by a previous manufacturer who once was an authorized business partner.... Think about this....
If g5 three years from now on their own decided to start making elite bows and selling them. Would elite cover those bows... I highly doubt it.
Also.. If there wasn't a problem and they were covered under warrenty elite would be out front of this saying there was nothing to worry about.. Their silence tells me they won't be covered. Period.. No matter how much they look like elites, shoot like elites, or have elite stickers.. If these bows arent being made and sold under contract with elite then legally they aren't elite bows... And legally elite doesn't have a warrenty liability.. Nor should elite be smeared or looked down on for not covering them... For all elite knows this manf could have flawed the bow just to screw elite. If I made a elite clone in my garage would elite cover it?
I would be very worried by petes response.. He said they know every serial sold by elite. These bows are not being sold by elite... Even if they are being sold by a previous manufacturer who once was an authorized business partner.... Think about this....
If g5 three years from now on their own decided to start making elite bows and selling them. Would elite cover those bows... I highly doubt it.
Also.. If there wasn't a problem and they were covered under warrenty elite would be out front of this saying there was nothing to worry about.. Their silence tells me they won't be covered. Period.. No matter how much they look like elites, shoot like elites, or have elite stickers.. If these bows arent being made and sold under contract with elite then legally they aren't elite bows... And legally elite doesn't have a warrenty liability.. Nor should elite be smeared or looked down on for not covering them... For all elite knows this manf could have flawed the bow just to screw elite. If I made a elite clone in my garage would elite cover it?
Sure............. Its about like buying just about any other 2010 bows right now..Most are used an have no warranty..Im cancelling my 2012 Elite order and I am going to see how everything shakes out for them over the next 12 months...
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Don;t get me wrong.. I think elite as a company is going to continue on and do great things. No reason to cancel the order for a 2012 bow.. I'm just saying i would be leery of these 2010 bows not being sold by elite.