:D Ich bin Deutscher und lebe in Deutschland.
Wish I could help but here's my experience: The dealer where I got my components from, offered an initial conversation for about 50 Euros. Just to find out if my application and his products were a good fit.
I guess that was a filter for the kind of person that just steals your time and never had the intention to buy anything.
Turns out, he made the best recommendations, based upon my parameters.
I paid cash up front. When, after 3 months nothing had been delivered I got nervous. I mailed him about a half dozen times and talked to him on the phone a couple of times. That didn't help much, no concrete delivery time to be had.
Long story short, one day I'm informed that a pallet is gong to be delivered to my house. Lo and behold, it's the battery!
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