Hi Tim,
I have found Bintel and Andrews really easy and helpful to deal with.
In particular the guys at Bintel are really helpful and have suggested things and items I would never have worked out myself ( me newbie). Don is really helpful and could spend the day talking about astro stuff that is above my head
I agree with Martin that you cannot replace local experience with online prices. I have gotten just as much out of the transactions as they do.
m11