Definition of Local Dealer

The 'local' dealer for Magnepan is 100 miles away.
They do not take phone orders, per Magnepan rules for it's dealers.
So that meant I would have had to drive there just to order the damn speakers, then drive there again to pick them up
(My preference would have been to order them over the phone, and have them shipped directly to me from the manufacturer in MN (I am in WI and the dealer is in IL)
So INSTEAD, I bought some other speakers from a dealer in the same first three digit zipcode area where I live.
Screw Magnepan for being so wierd about selling their stuff.
And hooray for B&W!!.

Elizabeth, I understand your frustration. Manufacturers can set the rules as they please, and you have to understand the dealer was following them. As far as the dealer refusing to deliver the speakers to you, they are slitting their own throats, but that's their prerogative. As far as I'm concerned distance isn't a problem, and in fact I've sold speakers and other equipment to people much farther away than you, including delivery and setup.

Elizabeth, Magnapan has some VERY strict rules for the protection of their dealers. Other manufacturers "football" their product lines [no names!], and many dealers have been hurt by these policies.

Did you call Magnapan DIRECTLY, and ask for a "drop shipment" from them, and the dealer would be paid directly by you. I had this situation with a non-audio item, and that was the solution that turned out to be a "win" situation for the dealer, the manufacturer, and myself!

Live in Nowhereville, USA, and the notion of "local dealer" of necessity becomes very fluid ... mine happen to be located, at this moment, in CA, MI, PA, IA, WA, CO, IL, and KY

Arkprof, is that North or South Nowhereville :-)