You don't think they have resellers that buy from them in bulk? Official or not, those relationships most likely exist. That's just good business.
Yeah, I'm sure if you emailed them and said you wanted to buy like 2000 miners ASAP, they would be happy to work with you. The guy is right that there are no official resellers, but pretty much any business out there offers bulk discounts, especially when they aren't selling out their current stock.
Moderator's note: This post was edited by frodocooper to remove a nested quote. "resellers" - yes, as in those who resell them on ebay, Amazon, etc. However they are NOT Factory Authorized re-sellers such as Canaan has set up.
Huge difference in that non-FA resellers means ZERO FACTORY WARRANTY if you buy from them and the miner goes titsup. Maybe the reseller will help but odds are not because Bitmain only gives support to the original purchaser/user and does not support equipment that has been resold.
Factory Authorized distributors like Canaan uses means that if there is a problem both the distributor and Canaan will back you up with full support/warranty. And btw, for Avalons that is a 2-year warranty.
Personally, if I'm spending several thousand $$ I damn sure want a warranty!