Mark:
I haven't noticed any response from John.
I'd imagine he has to be delicate in a situation like this. I'm sure if he did address (I have a feeling he would) it, that it would be done privately. I know RIC has pulled dealerships in the past, but I don't what the reasoning was.
4004LK for $2000!!!!
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There you have it Mark, which takes me back to what I said earlier....This is the very reason I only deal with Mike Parks or Chris Clayton.
I wonder if the dealer in question realizes just how much business he has actually lost by his actions? I have purchased 4 RICS in the past year and have another on order. Guess where I DIDN'T buy them?
I wonder if the dealer in question realizes just how much business he has actually lost by his actions? I have purchased 4 RICS in the past year and have another on order. Guess where I DIDN'T buy them?
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The only time a bass player gets noticed is when he stops playing.
The only time a bass player gets noticed is when he stops playing.
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Well,
I guess this is where the allocation of the guitars is a good thing. Yeah, he'll probably get a few, but I'm glad RIC is distributing them fairly. It prevents those FEW dealers who would grab them all up and hoard them for years.
I guess this is where the allocation of the guitars is a good thing. Yeah, he'll probably get a few, but I'm glad RIC is distributing them fairly. It prevents those FEW dealers who would grab them all up and hoard them for years.
"Freedom of expression is important, but I have learned that people want to know how much you care before they care how much you know."
The only time a bass player gets noticed is when he stops playing.
The only time a bass player gets noticed is when he stops playing.
IMHO, that would be a great way to bring the backlog under control.
I think that would knock a lot of buyers out of the game.
I think that would knock a lot of buyers out of the game.
"Freedom of expression is important, but I have learned that people want to know how much you care before they care how much you know."
The only time a bass player gets noticed is when he stops playing.
The only time a bass player gets noticed is when he stops playing.
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"That is illegal, it's called price fixing."
Ummmm, no it isn't. Price fixing is when competing stores get together and set a price on a product. Mesa has a no discount policy on their own products.....big difference.
Here's a definition form a quick Google search.....
"Most state statutes provide that fixing the price of a product or service in agreement with another individual or business is illegal. The general rule provides that a vendor may not in combination with another vendor agree to set a certain price thereby creating a fixed price within a certain market. A business acting on its own and not in concert with another may use legitimate efforts to obtain the best price they can, including their ability to raise prices to the detriment of the general public. Also, conformity of prices within a given product is not illegal unless such conformity was created by a combination of vendors agreeing on a set price. For example, where competitors agree to sell their goods or services at a specified price, minimum price or maximum price and they receive profits from such an agreement, they are in violation of price fixing. Additionally, setting a price to be charged only within a certain area in order to get rid of competition or to create a monopoly is generally illegal under most state laws. A majority of states have also enacted a "Below-Sales-Cost" law wherein businesses may not sell goods below cost if they do so with anti-competitive intent or effect."
Ummmm, no it isn't. Price fixing is when competing stores get together and set a price on a product. Mesa has a no discount policy on their own products.....big difference.
Here's a definition form a quick Google search.....
"Most state statutes provide that fixing the price of a product or service in agreement with another individual or business is illegal. The general rule provides that a vendor may not in combination with another vendor agree to set a certain price thereby creating a fixed price within a certain market. A business acting on its own and not in concert with another may use legitimate efforts to obtain the best price they can, including their ability to raise prices to the detriment of the general public. Also, conformity of prices within a given product is not illegal unless such conformity was created by a combination of vendors agreeing on a set price. For example, where competitors agree to sell their goods or services at a specified price, minimum price or maximum price and they receive profits from such an agreement, they are in violation of price fixing. Additionally, setting a price to be charged only within a certain area in order to get rid of competition or to create a monopoly is generally illegal under most state laws. A majority of states have also enacted a "Below-Sales-Cost" law wherein businesses may not sell goods below cost if they do so with anti-competitive intent or effect."
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