Quoted: E-mail them for pics? I hate to judge, but that sounds VERY fly-by-night.
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Emailing for PRICES is not that uncommon. There are some that have little/no web skills and its a hassle for them to update an on line price list regularly, especially if they have someone else do it and they have to pay to have it done. Sounds trivial, I know, but there are people out there like that :) As far as being fly by night, Tantal on the AK boards does things this way because things are always in a state of flux, and he's top notch.
I'm not too up on my EoTech models, but I think the one you quote is NV capable ? If so, that is a REALLY low price and you have reason to be a least a littel suspicious. If your willing to tkae a chance, make sure that you pay with a major CC and try calling them a couple of times just to see if someone at least answers the phone. Verfy the address on MapQuest, etc. None of those things guarantee that you won't get screwed, but you'll at least cover some bases and have recourse if something bad happens.
Still, I would agree that the best place to buy would be on the board. The vendors here are pretty good in terms of helping out in general and disseminating information to the board. I haven't been here long, but it would appear that from a vendor perspective, it would be pretty hard to hide if they treated someone poorly.