Klarinet Archive - Posting 000167.txt from 2006/07

From: Lisaargiris@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Buffet Pricefixing??
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 20:36:48 -0400

It is not considered price fixing because the dealer has the choice to sell
at any price they wish as long as it is at least Buffet's MSP price. You are
making an assumption that everyone will choose to sell at the MSP price. While
I will, and I am sure others will, not everyone will. Buffet simply has
elected to require this from their dealers without any further discussion. Of
course they run the risk that some will no longer buy their products as a
result.

However one of the reasons they are doing this is to increase the number of
dealers that will carry a few instruments in their shop who currently do not.
By allowing the dealer to make more money they will increase the number of
dealers they can sell to ultimately. If Buffet did not have more then 80%
market share it would not be possible for them to do this.

Lisa Argiris Canning
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