Klarinet Archive - Posting 001086.txt from 2004/07

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Feeling like Yamaha is one stupidly run company!
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 08:50:35 -0400

On Fri, 30 Jul 2004, Ken Wolman wrote:

> Kevin Fay wrote:
>
> Now, I don't think I dreamed this: the smaller handcrafters like Eaton,
> Patricola, and Rossi also sell through the big vendors, but there I
> believe the price is the price is the price. So this MAP jive seems to
> be the purview of the big manufacturers.

In the US a dealer is allowed to sell at whatever price they want. If the
supply is limited and the demand high enough the dealer has no incentive
to discount - all that would do is deplete the small stock they have for
less money.

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