Buying local versus buying online; where do you draw the line?

Buying local versus buying online; where do you draw the line?
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We bought a tractor and the local guy was still 5k more even after shipping for the exact same brand new product. Just couldn’t swallow that much difference. Smaller stuff is even easier because we have the benefit of having it delivered too.
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