Authorized dealer?

Is Portable One a Sony authorized dealer? The FAQ says P1 is a authorized Sony reseller, and the website says P1 is a authorized Sony service center, but according to this page at Sony, this is not the case:

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs...ogId=10551&langId=-1&cmsId=authorized_dealers

???

 

(just listening in...)

 

i couldn't find the sony authorized dealer link on P1. P1 just writes that its a dealer. Um try giving sony a call.

 

From the FAQ:

From the website:

 

as i said it says it but the sony authorized dealer link isnt on their site.

It might be that P1 is considered small scale by sony and therefore not mentioned on the sony site.

 

That's what I'm hoping, so I'm anxious to hear an official answer from ivang or someone else from P1 on this. For me it's less of an issue of whether or not P1 is an authorized Sony dealer, but whether or not the information on the website/FAQ is correct or misleading. Yes, I know they don't show Sony's authorized dealer logo, but their website clearly states that they're a certified Sony service center at least.

I'll just say I'd be more comfortable buying from P1 if they can confirm / clarify the authorization that is claimed on the website and on the FAQ, as quoted above.

Edit 7/21/2008: I should add that this matter is not only of interest to me - even now people are considering SonyStyle, Fry's, etc. over P1 because of this concern, unfortunately. I'm sure it would be really helpful if this issue could be clarified ASAP.

 

Update: Thanks to SoundsGood, we've verified that Portable One is in fact a authorized Sony dealer, just not on the consumer side, but the business side (which is why it seemed like P1 wasn't at first).

Here's the link to Sony's business site confirming this:
http://tinyurl.com/6bbu97

 

Here is the correct link:

http://direct.where2getit.com/cwc/a...udio=%%&video=%%&camcam=%%&photo=%%&mstick=%%

 

Hmm, that one expired too.

Here's how I found it:
First, go to: http://direct.where2getit.com/cwc/apps/w2gi.php?template=search&client=sony_b2b
Select "Regional" on the left, type "95037" in the ZIP code, and click "Submit" below.

 

sure it's where to get, but are they authorized?

 

That "where2getit.com" page was linked to directly from Sony's official business site. If you don't believe me, go to "b2b.sony.com", select "How To Buy -> Locate A Reseller", click "Launch Locator" for "Business Solution Products: VAIO Notebooks, [etc]", and then you can type in the ZIP code.

I highly doubt Sony would refer you to a reseller that they don't approve or authorize.

 

Yes and we are there TSP (Total Solutions Provider for the USA); we are their top 100 dealers, link your refering to is their retail/consumer store locator; we handle all their professional and enterprise verticals lines, so Sony B2B.