I don't really care about where anybody's ARF's are made, I stopped buying ARF's after being disappointed with the last few GP arfs I had. So I olny build or scratch from now-on. I support LHS's and USA companies till the cows come home. The only thing you have to remember is nothing is hard to get, it's all about the econimcs, since it's a world recession, everybody is behind and sceptical about being paid. I'm guessing the balsa supplier and shippers wanted almost all of the funds up front to be sure they wouldn't be doing it for free, or waiting months to get paid for thier service. So I'll give sig my money up front and wait for something, it helps keep a business running when it's waiting for suppliers to deliver.