Have you tried joining an area bonsai club? I live in Milwaukee and our club has bonsai vendors at each meeting.

im starting to think its almost impossible to buy bonsai tools without using the internet and they are over priced online!

http://www.bonsai-bsf.com/clubs/
There are bonsai clubs in Jacksonville and Gainesville. I am a member of the Buttonwood Bonsai Club in Crystal River.
I have posted a link to the Bonsai Societies of Florida club page.
Used to be a large page of bonsai retailers. Since the site has been redisgned, there are no resourses listed now except a couple of paid advertisers. Also, the club page that I gave a link to, lists member clubs but not where they are located, as opposed to the old site where districts were laid out and clubs were easily located.
Maybe you can find something in the BSF pages, but to me, they're all screwed up now.
Cheers,
Clay

here's the American Bonsai Society's listing of clubs.

Here is a link that might be useful: ABS club listing