Here I was buying a mic that has an industry best 10 year warranty, it is priced right and has been well reviewed all over the world only to find out that the person(EXPRESS MEDIA) selling misrepresented themselves(EXPRESS MEDIA) on Amazon. When I tried to register the mic on Rode's website I was told EXPRESS MEDIA WAS NOT authorized to sell Rode and the mic wouldn't be covered under the 10 year warranty. Well, that sealed the deal for me, I don't support grey market goods(FROM EXPRESS MEDIA), goods being sold by gypsy's(EXPRESS MEDIA) who aren't authorized to sell by the manufacture. I have seen issues among my colleagues before and I wasn't about to risk it here. I realize it isn't a lot of money but in this economy, working hard every day and saving money to get by, I am NOT getting stuck if I have issues in the future. I like to be secure and know I am covered, there is value in buying from genuine authorized resellers! Stay away from anyone like this(EXPRESS MEDIA), trust me you don't want to get burned(FROM BUYING FROM EXPRESS MEDIA)