Klarinet Archive - Posting 001070.txt from 2004/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] re: MAP pricing
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 21:21:04 -0400

At 02:54 PM 7/29/2004 -0700, Ormondtoby Montoya wrote:
>Christy Erickson wrote:
>
> > The salespeople would be better off placing their
> > energy into selling accessories, in my opinion.
>
>There's something at stake here that's more fundamental than the price
>itself --- namely, when a manufacturer tells their dealers what price
>they must advertise and/or offer.
>
>It's legal to do this in some circumstances, but it's fundamentally
>unethical, imo.

The manufacturer does not generally set the SELLING price, only the price
one can publicly advertise, in the interest of fair competition. You can
give them away free if you want, but only until your money runs out! The
Yamaha Allegro line is a bit different, but, since the spread between
wholesale and MSRP is much smaller, you would not want to sell for much
less, anyhow. The Allegro line instruments are generally a good buy at
their list price, too!

Bill Hausmann

If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

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