[continuing threadjack]
While we all want to spend as little as necessary to get what we want, there is more to it than price... when was the last time your out-of-town show vendor was around when you needed follow-up?
I have bought quite a few guns, but very few at shows. It is always nice to show up at the local gun store, or call, and know that they'll be straight with you and might even do you a favor, like holding that one they just got in.
It seems that many people on this board have that relationship.