Yes, it certainly is a tricky situation. You may be taking a risk when buying a bow from a new company that may go out of business. Of course, that company may possibly be making the best bow on the market, and they could still go out of business if everyone is afraid to try the bows. Easy for me to be philosophical about this though. I just broke a tooth, and need a $700 crown job, which my insurance doesn't cover, so that is pretty much my new bow budget.[&:]