Originally Posted by makeinu

Besides, the only BF I'm interested in is the Tikit and there aren't many used Tikits floating around.

It's not the particular salespeople I have a problem with. It's the whole arrangement. I'm not comfortable talking on the phone for several reasons:
1. I'd rather find out about their products at my leisure and I don't think their sales associates want to talk to me at 3 am.
2. I want all the prices options etc in writing so I can lay everything out and compare side by side with the products of other manufacturers. Without me asking the right questions, I find it unlikely that their sales associates would give me the relevant information to compare their bikes to bikes from other manufacturers. This puts a lot of pressure on me to have my **** together before I call, which makes the whole experience even less leisurely.
3. Conversations are two way. There is a certain amount of vulnerability in revealing your intentions to a sales person. The more I reveal to a sales person the more they can oversell to me by telling me what I want to hear. Although, I doubt that a company with a reputation like BF would perpetrate an egregious rip off (nor would I fall for one), it's very important to me to get the best deal and becoming more vulnerable to overselling undermines my ability to do so.