Pioneer online purchases

If a company is not an authorized dealer (no factory warranty), then they are getting the product through unauthorized wholesale sources that can buy and import from Mexico or some other country or may even be getting truckloads of illegally smuggled goods without the formality of import duties.

I knew a guy who worked at a shady wholesaler in Los Angeles, and their rule was "just buy the goods and don't ask any questions".

Some of that stuff may be a little warm to the touch...lol.

Another possibility, though, is that the online retailer simply buys a large volume of an item from the manufacturer and gets a hell of a deal. Wal-mart does the same thing.

This can be especially true in the case of a product that has been discontinued (or is about to be), and the manufacturer will give a deep discount for immediate cash payment.