No kidding, local dealers as such greedy jerks!
I was looking at an Onkyo 501, the cheapest I could get it here was R4500.
I've just seen it going on Ecost for $200 = R1500 at current exchange rate.

Dickweeds...

I wish I could find a reliable company willing to ship receivers to South Africa. I'd have no qualms about buying even without a guarantee, as the saving would be so huge.

Alan is right about surface shipping. I got fed up with my dvds arriving 2 months late or getting stolen or crushed and switched to airmail shipping even though its double.