where can i find a seamaster for a good price? tower is over 200 is there anywhere to find it cheaper?

what other seaplane is comparable to this seamaster? the reason i ask is my lhs where i like to take as much of my business as possible has been a dealer for thundertiger and ace for a very long time, when they conglomerated and moved to missouri everything was still fine but when they moved to california they started charging him absurd freight prices so he has pretty much stopped selling tt products.. he cant sell it to me for tower's price so i would like to know if maybe h9 or great planes offers a seaplane that is, to anyone that has flown them, comparable to the seamaster.. thanks