what a bunch of liars - not a single one has even returned an email or pm yet.
gee - it must be nice.
I've had some good luck with some of the vendors and suppliers, so try not to dismiss all them right away. Remember that this is still a new marketplace (cryptocurrency as a whole) so many of the people providing hardware, software, and services are either small businesses and/or in a foreign country (11am PT = 2am in China, etc). You do need to be wary, as noted below the ads on the forum, they don't do any background checks on the advertisers, etc.
If you're worried about a vendor, do your research, ask around, only risk what you can lose if something goes bad. You'll find the community here helpful to get you going down the right path, but it takes patience and understanding.