When someone representing a manufacturer and distributor at a major trade show says, "buy this board from me, write the check to me (the individual) and don't tell authorized dealers", that's just wrong. This has happened multiple times-same individual involved and is done on an on-going basis from locations other than trade shows. Such activity would NEVER be tolerated in any industry I know of, and I've been in the manufacturer/distributor/dealer relations business for years.

And when the distributor is told directly by multiple people, multiple times, including authorized dealers that this is happening and does nothing to stop it...

THAT'S WORSE!

Bad ethics and bad business practices, no matter how you look at it. I could NEVER deal with individuals like this. The "sleeze" factor is just too great. Too bad, because I like the product line and have 4 units of theirs.

How sad!

Russ



[This message has been edited by captain Russ (edited 10-28-2010).]