what you said with the dealers thing must be the reason why guitars cost 50 - 100% more in any country except america. it's so annoying! i actually justified a 100 pound (200 us dollar) shipping fee the other day and still saved 200 pounds (400 us dollars) on the guitar! it's ridiculous. Check Thomann.de, very occasionally they can beat a US seller, they are, as far as I know, a dealer.