My usual lecture to folks goes like this-- you are a pro buying pro equipment. Price is always a consideration in any business however the lowest price is not always the cheapest. You are buying relationships as much as you are buying product. There are circumstances where a box-pusher like B&H makes sense. There are also circumstances where it is advantageous to buy from an authorized pro dealer. The pro dealer is part of your business network. As far as the Federal and local authorities dealing with these folks, it is very hard to prove fraud and it is a very low priority if actual damage is not done. And it is much more important that the NSA tap our phones and internet connections since we speak so often about crashes, bombs, shoots, fire (wire) and SDI (subversive digital interference).
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