Correctly ! And in China , DLE is stopping offer engines to small company and some other company who is selling engines around the world and damaped their biggest partner`s profile , for example - Hobbycity ~!
I sure would hate for that to be true since that would be slicing the throats of those who helped you get your start.
I buy locally, from Tower, HobbyKing, and Hobby People routinely. So far, all of them as well as a few smaller vendors from time to time provide discount pricing and better value than average retail around where I live. If a local retailer has what I'm seeking in stock and competitively priced I buy from them. But if they have to order it; depending upon the item I may just order it myself.
Hopefully DLE will continue to sell its products to multiple vendors and leave the market to itself. I personally do not believe in exclusive territory arrangements and feel a consumer should be able to purchase products from the vendor offering the best price but receive full warranty service from the vendor most capable of providing it...they do not need to be the same vendor.
The old "We service what we sell." slogan is a red flag and I try not to purchase things from those vendors when I anticipate I might actually need warranty service. I feel the same about car dealerships too.
Regards,
Clay