[gretch]

Im looking at buying a stick second hand. I looked on their website and it says original owner only covered by warranty.

So does this mean that their rods second hand are worth relatively nothing compared to companies that have unconditional warranties?

 

[sinktip]

Most all manufacturers cover original owner only. Many will, for a reasonable fee, repair rods for non-original owners. Can't really blame them for charging something.

 

[gretch]

so that $50 they list covers second hand ownership as well no matter how it breaks??

Thats perfectly acceptable. Just want to make sure before I bought one.

 

[copsamps]

I believe the $50.00 fee you see on some manufactures sites is there to cover processing,shipping and handling fees to the original owner.If you are not the original owner your repair costs would most likely be substantially higher.
Tight Lines
Copsamps

 

[Back Eddy]

Very True

For me a second hand rod must be a smokin deal

 

[steelhead23]

repair service

I am surprised the Beulah rep hasn't weighed in here. My experience with rod section replacements is that manufacturers generally provide very fair service to second-hand owners. Costs may be higher than the "shipping and handling" fees most manufacturers charge for warranty service, but are reasonable (~$100 per section). I think the reason for the "original owner" limit is to encourage buyers to buy new rods, but they want all owners to be happy because they want your next rod to be one of theirs. The one instance in which I have had to accept a loss was for a rod the manufacturer no longer made - they did however offer a replacement at a substantially reduced price. I own a bevvy of used spey rods and consider the substantial reduction in cost to outweigh the lack of a warranty.

 

[kweetech]

The other issue with the Beulah warranty..if the rods discontinued, no repair...and you'll have to "upgrade" to a newer model...at least that's I've seen for some models.
I don't break many rods...but usually its my fault, so I don't mind paying to fix if I like the rod.

 

[underachiever]

I am surprised the Beulah rep hasn't weighed in here.

I'm not surprised, when you have a company policy you can't really have reps out their stating anything contrary to it. Especially in writing on a forum. I know most companies are still pretty lenient with the warranties for second hand owners but I wouldn't blame them for not being so gracious to second hand rod buyers when most rod breakages are not due to manufacturing defects.

 

[Back Eddy]

Is there

Out of corporate repair available in a case where a rod is out of production.. If so who, just curious

 

[fredaevans]

My guess here.

Out of corporate repair available in a case where a rod is out of production.. If so who, just curious

You do a production run .. and that's it.

Period-end of story.

Well not quite. How many 'pieces' can you hold in 'inventory' and for how long? Custom rod builders like R B Meiser/Gary Anderson (ACR rods) hold on to them for a very long time or can get a section rolled pretty quickly.

 

[Snakes]

Unless things changed recently they'll repair it for $50. I break rods regularly out of abuse and neglect and these guys are great about fixing me up quick.

First hand and second hand repairs were the same cost.

 

[roguebum]

I own a Beulah Platinum Series Spey Rod. I love it! I don't care where they are made, the action is great and it has all the power I need. I broke a snake guide on the tip when I was bushwacking and I brought it down to their office. For $50 they went in back, got me a new tip and sent me on my way.

The $50 doesn't cover shipping and handling, because I brought it to them with no shipping. Their office is 5 blocks from mine. My guess is, it covers the costs of ordering replacement parts, shipping of those part to their office and a little margin. No big deal. I would expect nothing less.

Great company and a great warranty. As far as second hand rods go, I think the best thing you could do is give them a call. James is usually in his office (and if he's not, someone else will be) and you'll hear his policy straight from the horses mouth!