I've noticed in the last few weeks there are new stove brands out there. Some might be pushing inferior stoves or not "proven" quality . There are ample supplies of pellets for the most part but because of newspapers kinda pushin' fear into communities , greed seems to have come into the picture with a few dealers that are also selling pellets . Making them a huge profit . After being in sales & marketing for a big company, i can spot 'em like neon signs . Good luck out there . Muss