Not to beat a dead horse to death but...why not? Is it simply because as I have read these sellers sell below a specific price point? It would seem that Pioneer sells to a distributor who then sells to retailers at whatever price they negotiate. If the price is too low then no warranty. Or...
I was able to verify that Wells Digital buys from a Pioneer authorized distributor. When asked why then the warranty from Wells would not be honored the answer was that Pioneer has no way to verify if that is true. I then asked isn't there someway to track who has what and the rep said no. I...
I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder. What is beautiful to me in this arena is price and performance. But to each his own. At least the flames are not as bad here as in photography forums when discussing similar issues I posted a question about online retailers and warranty issues...