Yes they would have to spend a bit more on overhead but the exposure to the 18+ million people that live within a 50 mile radius of NYC would mean many more sales. They wouldn't need to have a huge warehouse here, just a showroom. I for one, would never by any major machine without seeing it first, in person.And have 2-3x the operational costs/taxes? That corner of the country is just stupidly expensive. No offense to those of us who live up there though.