I understand that sentiment very well. That’s not the way it went at Sweetwater for this gentleman though.
He makes more today than he did then and he likes the new arrangement. You wouldn’t believe the artist that he works with, and I can’t believe that he still takes my calls!
He still has several thousand customers and that’s a lot better than 11,000
In my experience when ordering from MF, if you see a hard delivery date like “Expected by Monday Mar 30” then it’s factory sealed and coming from the distribution center. On the other hand, if you see a generic “In stock & ready to ship” it will be a beat-up floor model missing the original box and papers.