I wish every person that ever thought a retailer of any kind made too much money could magically own their own business for awhile. Pay a few employees, plus the rent, the insurance, the taxes at every damn level, etc, etc.
Avoiding US dealer markups
Looking at a phono stage by a UK manufacturer. The US authorized dealer monopolist seems to mark up by ~30% from what I could buy this for locally. On a $2200 unit, that's not nothing.
I am considering shipping it to a friend who is local and having them ship it to me, at a relatively small cost.
Seems like a logical approach. I could buy 25-50 LPs with the savings.
Am I missing something?