I have a dealer that I trust and respect. I have bought a lot of gear from my dealer and he understands what I expect. My dealer is about an hour and a half away since there are few options where I live. As I tell him, I am old and inept, so if I have a problem or an issue with the equipment, I really want help getting it resolved and not being left to the mercy of some online or telephone technical support. I want help with set up and I want to have a reasonable chance to audition expensive equipment. In exchange, I will be a loyal customer and, within reason, will limit my brand choices to deal with him. I expect reasonable pricing which typically means a discount from MSRP, but I’m not going to try to beat him out of the last dime or shop somewhere else to save 5% . I’m not going to endlessly audition equipment that I am unlikely to buy and will never use him for that purpose and then buy online just because it’s a little cheaper. Sometimes it’s a little constraining because any dealer can only carry so many brands but so far I think it’s worked for both of us. I’ve never felt that he is trying to sell me something that I don’t need just to make a sale and he knows that I understand he has to make a decent profit.
its been a pretty good relationship over the last few years
