[Eric Speer]

Just looking at this website(dealsonthefly.com) and the have a different deal every day but there is no info about them really, Heck it dont even say where they are located. Has anyone ordered from this site? Or is it a scam?

Thanks Eric

 

[fredaevans]

Interesting, they also have a up and going Facebook and Twitter site. Strikes me as a 'poor mans' "Overstock.com?"

 

[Jergens]

I've never used them, but the deal they have on their right now is innacurate. The boot they show in the picture is the freestone, which is a $129.00 boot retail, and they are saying it's the guide model, and claiming it retails for $189 so who knows what your actually getting.

 

[fredaevans]

Good call Joe; 'perhaps, just perhaps,' we should all log into their Face/twitter pages and point this out?
:>)

 

[flybill]

They haven't been around long. Here is his Whois info:

Registrant:
Dustin Carlson (dealsonthefly.com)
47 West 10600 South

Sandy, UT 84070
US

Registrar: DomainPeople Inc.

Domain Name: dealsonthefly.com
Created on .............2009-12-03-22.50.31.336000
Expires on .............2010-12-03-22.51.07.000000
Record last updated on .2009-12-14-10.49.02.851000
Status .................ACTIVE

Administrative Contact:
Dustin Carlson
Dustin Carlson
47 West 10600 South

Sandy, UT
84070, US
+1.8015729005
+1.8775635052
[email protected]

Technical Contact:
SiteProduct Web Services
Administrator DNS
1 N State Street

Chicago, IL
60602, US
+1.3122362132
+1.3122361958
[email protected]

Domain servers in listed order:
ns25.domaincontrol.com
ns26.domaincontrol.com

(dealsonthefly.com)

 

[Cruncher]

I've never used them, but the deal they have on their right now is innacurate. The boot they show in the picture is the freestone, which is a $129.00 boot retail, and they are saying it's the guide model, and claiming it retails for $189 so who knows what your actually getting.

I blew an e-mail in to them, based on Joe's remark, and he did come to the conclusion there was a snafu. Changed the pic and the price. Check it out now.

 

[J3000]

Interesting, they also have a up and going Facebook and Twitter site. Strikes me as a 'poor mans' "Overstock.com?"

More like a flyfishing version of woot.com

 

[Jergens]

Cool, still not my size though damn it!

 

[Eric Speer]

Ha, Yea good point, seems like when you watch the Qty. remaining bar it will alway changes too!

 

[Mulligan]

Similar to all of the sites run by backcountry.com: steepandcheap.com, tramdock.com, etc. Those sites do a whole bunch of items each day though. I'd love to see a site like these that did the same volume for fly gear. It'd be a helpful way for fly shops to get rid of sticky inventory.

 

[Mike T]

Now with the Simms Windstopper in XXL for 65% off.

Sheesh, it might be time to bulk up some.

 

[J3000]

Similar to all of the sites run by backcountry.com: steepandcheap.com, tramdock.com, etc. Those sites do a whole bunch of items each day though. I'd love to see a site like these that did the same volume for fly gear. It'd be a helpful way for fly shops to get rid of sticky inventory.

I think the issue is getting enough stuff to be able to make it worthwhile. You need to have a certain number of jackets or pairs of boots or whatever to make something like this fly. For most of the "deal a day" type sites, I think they get the lions share of their products from the manufacturers themselves, or at the very least distributors or perhaps big box retailers. Fly shops supplying onesy-twosy old stock items wouldn't work I don't think.