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<DIV><FONT size=2>They are vendors, not manufacturers. Purchasers may well
have favourite supplier, and if that supplier can get stuff off another
supplier cheaper than they could off the manufacturer, perhaps because of
lack of volume, then why not. It's all part of the global
economy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>Well, I think it's unusual in that VB is billed as a competitor
to Moss, right? Not like a local parts supplier that keeps a supply of Moss
(or VB) sourced parts for local pick-up...</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>