Avoiding US dealer markups

hifi dealers

doctors, chiropractors, psychologists, car mechanics, contractors, roofers, lawyers, babysitters, teachers

there are always good and bad ones, in how they do their work, and how they get along with people they interact - cuz they are people too...

bottom line, with internet commerce and widespread online savvy of even elderly consumers, it is harder than ever for stocking, brick-n-mortar hi-fi retailers to survive and prosper... but there are still a good amount that do, run their business well, have customers/clients that value what they bring to the table - but it is harder than ever... costs are high, finding and keeping good employees is very difficult, and while there is a top 1% customer base that is affluent and willing, most others try to bypass these channels to save $... then there is/was covid and all the mayhem that has brought...

there are parallel posts on this and other forums, bemoaning the loss and lack of availability of brick and mortar retailers, can’t hear this, can’t try that, can't see the other, gotta shell out money, then risk no lik-eee...

then there is this...

like so many outcomes in our world, our lives, we get what we ask for, often times

big boys and girls pay to play

grey market anything has serious pros and cons