...you can only buy Eyesurv through Nelly's, so does that equate Sean to VAS/Hitech?
No, not in my book. Nelly is not trying to act like Eyesurv is an independent camera vendor.
Nelly's is proud of their private label:
The EYEsurv brand is Nelly's Surplus' private label surveillance product brand. You will begin to see more EYEsurv products as we continue to bring in new product lines. We stand behind and believe in these products and that is why we are offering a 1 year warranty against any defective or malfunctioning issue that you may have.
and people associate Nelly's with Eyesurv:
At any rate, we have been using the EYEsurv brand name for so long that we have decided to kind of stick with it as thats what most of our long time customers are used to, but most folks do know now that its Dahua.
I would be interested in Sean's opinion of HiTech, although he clearly has taken the high road.
BTW, I think the best argument FOR HiTech would be to say that it's not much different than a integrator always pushing only its main line as if it's always the best solution, regardless.
And I do agree it's similar situation...