It is a very simple decision to make on Simms part, they can make more money. If they sell direct they get 100% of the retail price of the product. If they sell to a dealer/distributer they are getting 60% or less of the retail price.

As far as not allowing dealers to sell on Ebay and Amazon. My guess is that Simms feels that these huge online market places will be their biggest competition for retail sales.

Good luck, Tony