RELION RB100 Lithium Iron Phosphate Deep Cycle Battery, 12V, 100Ah sold at West Marine

[WorldwideDave]

They sell the RELION RB100 Lithium Iron Phosphate Deep Cycle Battery, 12V, 100Ah at West Marine for $899 USD. Might have heater, not sure? Either way looks like a 12V 100Ah battery that is 4X the price of a WattCycle or similar so looking for anyone experience with these. I've seen them at store for a year. I'm told that boat people do buy them about 2 a month are sold.

Thoughts?

 

[HighTechLab]

If you were in a pickle pulling into a dock with a boat that had dead batteries, you could go into this store and walk out with what it takes to get back up and running quickly. For some, convenience far outpaces cost savings. If you are looking for the cheapest things, storefronts often are not the place to find them. Storefronts exist for people that need things NOW and can't wait 5-7 days for shipping.

Plus, there are a LOT more expenses to running a storefront, as compared to a an overseas seller running a WIX shop or Amazon seller operating out of a third-party logistics warehouses. For example, insurance, property tax, labor, workers comp, business license, etc.

 

[WorldwideDave]

Thank you for explaining how retail works.

All sarcasm aside, anything about this brand of battery that you know of?

Let me put it too differently… If this battery cost similar to a li time would you buy it. I was really hoping to hear from people who had purchased one.