How many of y'all order strictly from non TD's?

So I joined here a few months ago and read through the guide, reptime.help, etc.

I read through posts here to just learn about reps in general and joined r/RepTimeQC to study the QC process.

I kind of used r/RepTimeQC to see who people were buying from and ended up buying choosing a TD and bought my first rep a 124060 41mm Submariner.

The TD in question was ficotime. Communication was good with him, did the QC process, and green lit the watch. I will say I made a mistake by missing something in the QC that I noticed after receiving the watch, but that's another story.

Anyway, I soon realized that apparently the guide is incorrect. Fico is not actually on the TD list at RWI or Repgeek like it's listed in the guide. I figured this out after seeing some comments about this in other threads. At that point I had already ordered many other watches from him and everything was smooth.

I then started to venture into the BST subreddits and going that route to look for watches that are no longer made due to movement changes or raids. For instance, I recently snagged a ZF/PPF VC 4500v with Miyota movement.

Anyways, what I'm getting at is I started off this hobby thinking I HAVE to buy from a TD because that's what everyone on this subreddit says to do. I thought I was following the suggestions but ended up going with someone that's not a TD at all (mods can you update the TD list please?). But luckily I've been fine.

I'm now at the point where I've never truly used a TD at all. I'm in the process of buying a GMT Bruce Wayne with deep crystal and will pretty much be less cost than any of the major TDs everyone buys from. I chose this seller based on seeing the name on r/RepTimeQC quite a few times and noticed the pricing users were posting. I won't name the seller until I get the watch in a few weeks after I determine it was a good buy.

Anyways, who else here buys strictly from Non-TDs or mix them in every now and then?