Most sandgropers buy from over east - but it does depend a bit on what you're after. If it's a basic dob you can buy local but for the higher end stuff you've got no choice except to go east. Extra cost for freight is a fact of life living in WA, you just have to live with that. And yes, we tend to be a bit more resourceful over here because we often have to fix our own problems, it's not so easy to send big stuff back and forth when it needs a fix. You don't have to go it completely alone, there is a local society and a lot us have been through the same problems you're facing right now.
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