FullTime - the fact that you don't want to dicker is to your disadvantage. You think someone is going to give you their bottom line price sooner or later. You couldn't be more wrong. No one is going to give you their bottom line number right off the bat. So you chase around the country until ..... Unless you have gained some knowledge in all those stops, you got a lot of wasted time on your hand. So I ask you - How Much Is Your Time Worth? At $100/per hour you probably lost several thousand dollars. When in reality, you could have done your homework, sat down and hammered out a deal, and agreed on a price the first time you sat down. Comparison shopping when you don't know what you want is one thing, refusing to negotiate just plain don't make any sense. Even if you don't come to agreement. It's not time to move on until you at least try.