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I tend to buy all over the place, china for me takes about a month, I pretty much just stick to PayPal nowadays, and given I can buy the same product at a number of places, if they don't do PayPal I simply just go elsewhere.
The local vs overseas things always difficult, on one hand it's nice to have local service and backup, on the other the pocket does complain if you spend to much. The world is changing and if it's price alone it's hard to justify local, but if the locals can value add.... That means information, service etc they can continue quite easily if they get some feeling of loyalty. Frankly I'm surprised astronomy stores don't have regular inhouse training for astrophotography etc.... Maybee they do now, but not locally when I started.
I can say this and it's not an astronomy thing, Australian businesses so often I feel like I have to beg them to take my money, they are apathetic about service ( try getting a tradesman to turn up when they say they will) , my dealings with US in comparison is they can't do enough for you, and when the item is sent you are notified, after it's arrived you get a follow up to make sure all is well, perhaps there economy has made them hungry enough to work at it.
There are Aussie buisinesses who do give good service, theo with his qhy products always looked after me well, as a result I'd buy from him again in a heartbeat. ( just so you don't think I'm anti Aussie )
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