Yes, the dealers here are safe to deal with. Just bought my first rep from one and have nothing but good things to say about them (Josh at Perfect Clones). I'm also working with the folks at Pure Time on another purchase. Great working with them so far.

On top of this, people around here tend to know the guys at these dealers very well. If, for some reason, you have a problem and the dealer is not taking care of you, people around here can help make sure you're taken care of. However, it seems like the dealers here do all they can to (reasonably) take care of any problems we may encounter.