I my self like the the older us divers reg wich you cant find in a dive shop. I have a place that fixes nothing but regulators and they do not sell them . I think its a good idea to support your lds but can you trust them im sure over time and you get to know them its ok. I took one set of regs to a lds to get fixed they told me they were know good i took it to the place i found and they said no problum. EBAY is good if your looking four older or vintage dive gear . I live in south fl where there is 10 ds within 10 miles of me. what do you think of the big dive shopes scubanetwork force e divers direct i dont think of them as a local dive shop.