Swoard season 2008-2009: Official announcement!

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Swoard season 2008-2009: Official announcement!

Post by nils » Monday 8 September 2008, 13:07

Swoard 2008-09 season is officially open:

Ladies and gentlemen, we are officially opening the orders for the new season !

We are proud to be able to announce a wider range of boards with three new boards in the Extremecarver line ( 3d generation):
- the 161 XS ( Xtra soft flex) intended for shorter riders below 48 kilos
- the 168 XH ( Xtra hard flex) intended for normal height riders between 94 to 105 kilos
- the 175 XH ( Xtra hard flex) intended for tall riders between 94 to 105 kilos.

We now offer 12 different flexes and sizes for the most custom like line of product on the market. We believe matching one's size and weight is one of the major criteria when choosing a board.

There was demand last season for those special flex, especially for the heavier riders... Please note that riders over 110 kilos shall not ride those boards ( voids warranty) or under their responsability. ( They will not snap on the first turn, but in case something gets wrong ( aka big crash ) there is good chances the nose is not going to be able to resist a 110 kg + pressure.

Please note that we have had NO warranty issue with snaping boards in the last season with the last production. ( 0% brakage). The disclaimer is still there in order to help our clients behave when the conditions are not perfect for EC.

Ordering*
Please use the online form for this, after carefully choosing the right board for you in the charts... If you need help you can read or ask for advices on the forum where we'll answer so everyone can benefit from this advice.
Online form is here:

https://www.extremecarving.com/swoard/order.html

Schedule:

We have stock for all the previous series that got produced during the summer. The new serie, aka 161 XS - 168 XH and 175 XH are still at the factory, and orders for those will be processed and shipped only when we receive them ( early november 2008). We cannot process orders and receive payments for them because we need their serial numbers, which is not known until we pick them up at the factory.

1. orders are taken, and processed so we can verify each choice, boards, and adresses: please make sure there is a telephone contact ( mandatory) as well as a person name ( delivery).

2. we process your order and match it with the stock so you will receive a pre-invoice with board cost and shipping etc... with all bank details for money transfer.

3. as soon as payment is received, we transmit the order to logistics that will take from 1-3 days to process it. ( usually ships on tuesdays and thursdays)

4. when board is shipped you receive a notification with eventual shipping details ( tracking etc..). Shipping takes 1-10 days depending on where on earth you are located ( read: Switzerland, next day, New Zealand, 10 days Smile)


Please note: We cannot be 100% as of today of the delivery dates: but it should begin now, and for the new flexes in early november for the first orders.

Please note that the time limiting factor will usually come from the payment delays between banks, but western europeans can expect the whole process to take 1 week max then. Paypal is also faster.

Price:

Price remains this early season at 650 euros, excluding VAT.
Full price in europe ( average) should be around 775 euros.
All the boards are 100% swiss made, in the Rolle facility on lake Geneva...

Shipping costs:

We have worked hard with logistics to output reduced price from when we shipped from switzerland ( gen 1 boards)...Here is a few prices so everyone can have an idea of the shipping costs. All prices are for one board, and include export taxes, customs paperwork etc which represent quite a lot!.. Please note that since we export without VAT, you are likely to pay the VAT in your country when you receive the board... Sometimes the shipping company forgets to collect it, but its rare today. Boards we sell in Switzerland are of course full taxes included. Prices are subject to euro / swiss francs changes, and unfortunately linked to kerosen costs... they are here for information purpose only.

EUROPE

CH: sfr 12,70

TNT express:

D,B,NL,L = 70 euros
F, A, DEN, UK, I, MC = 74 euros
E, FIN, S, IRL, P = 89 euros
Rest of europe, including Russia = 95.25 euros

Rest of the world:
Zone Roe: 125,02€ (Russia, Turkey, Ukraine)
Zone AA: 170,32€ (Argentina, Canada, Chile, South Korea, China, USA, Japan)
Zone Row: 219,16€ ( Australia, India, New Zealand )

Dealers and worldwide sales:

Please note that dealers will only stock and sell the following flexes: 161M - 168M and H - 175 M and H. We cannot provide all the flexes for dealers due to stock logistics complications and small quantities provided.
All the rarer exotics flexes and sizes shall be ordered through www.swoard.com .


Swiss orders: Since our swiss reseller went bankrupt: All swiss orders are through www.swoard.com

French orders: all french orders are to take orders with Surfit (Annecy) or Krakatoa (Briançon) until they run out of stock during the season.

Russian orders: www.genza.ru

Koreans: please get in touch with www.excarving.com team: Since they order boards together, they get good shipping prices, and thus the price is lower than direct orders with individual shipping.

USA/North America: www.bomberonline.com

Rest of the world: direct online order.

We would like, again, to thank everyone for the incredible support! We wouldnt have taken the effort to start everything again without your help! so THANKS!

The Swoard team

Ps: please note that we provide paypal when in certain countries ( US, Can..) bank transfers cost so much that the paypal fee ( 4%) is less than wiring money through a bank. Please note that in most case, wiring electronically with your bank will be cheaper. In all cases, wire costs at at your expense !!!

Ps2: Please note that unfortunately there is no possibility to indicate lower price on invoices because the boards are located in a special customs zone and the price cannot be modified in the database, if its the price paid it has to be the same on the invoice...no choice, no bypass sorry !

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Reduced price on a few boards :)

Post by nils » Tuesday 7 October 2008, 21:25

Ladies and gents:

We have had a few boards with small cosmetics defects in the last batch of production this summer ( we have another production arriving in november also).
The defects are very small, sometimes invisible and are of this kind:
- small scratch on top ( e.g: a few mm)
- small hole in the base ( e.g: a few mm) or small depression ( 5-10mm max)
- small gap between edge and edge around nose ( like 2-3mm)

Usually we put those boards on demo or for our personnal use ( the defects will not affect strength or quality of the board).
This time we decided to propose them at a -5% rebate.

List of board is the following:
- 161S : 1 board
- 168S: 5 boards
- 168M: 2 boards
- 168H: 3 boards
- 175M: 4 boards

If any of you is interested, please fill the online form and in the comments section ask for a board with reduced price.
Unfortunately there is no way we can give you more details on each board's state, but as stated, sometimes its so small normal eyes cannot see it. It was indicated with a cosmetic defect from the factory in quality control process.

Thnx

Nils

PS: I will update this list of available board so its always accurate!

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Post by navi » Saturday 18 October 2008, 13:43

Hi Nils,
I've ordered&payed a board (175M) at the Krakatoa shop. October 15th was the data of shippment. However today the shop (Didier) claims they are waiting for the bords delivery from Swiss. Is there any problem? Do you have any visibility when the boards may be sent off ....?
Merci Ivan :D
Ivan
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F2 Silber 172CM (I should sold it)
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yes:

Post by nils » Saturday 18 October 2008, 18:28

We receive the board end of october ( the new flex and the sizes we are out of) and we send them to the shops right in the early days of november. They should be able to ship them around the 10th of november.

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Small update on the temporary price policy

Post by nils » Saturday 10 January 2009, 9:12

Since we have announced there would be a special rebate on boards, please read the following:

There is still a few boards in stock with the rubber tails, but not in every size or flex: these are exactly the same board and the same production as the aluminium tail option ( but they are rubber tails :) ).

Prices are simple: ( all prices exclude shipping and tax)
- 675 euros > aluminium tail option : we have all flexes and sizes, only the S flexes and 161M are not available in this option for the moment.

- 675 euros -5% > aluminium tail option with small cosmetic defect ( when we have some> again some sizes and flex we have not).

- 650 euros -10% = 585 euros: rubber tail boards when we have them still ( its impossible to say now what is in stock or not because some orders are pending, get cancel and then we have still boards back in stock so please inquire).

- 585 -5% the same rubber tail with cosmetic defect : those are even rarer so please inquire too!

Please note: If you are in France, it is still a bit cheaper to get a new aluminium tail option from the two french shops than order a rebate on a rubber tail, due to high VAT and expensive shipping.

Hope this answers a few questions: People keep telling me: you send me a pre-invoice with 675 euro board and website says its 585 euros... YES but not for the same board! If you want me to check availability of rubber tails, please indicate it in the comments! If there is none left, i'm taking from the stock an aluminium tail...

capice?

thnx :)

Nils

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