Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/03/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and MAP
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 17:07:49 -0500

Frank's comments are accurate.  Under CURRENT US "Fair Trade" laws, a
manufacturer may set ADVERTISING prices through various means but cannot
control at what price the dealer actually sells the product.

The older version of Fair Trade was more fun, as that allowed the dealers
to control the selling prices when they made BOTH the lens and camera body
- -- which is why we see all that wonderful profusion of after-market LTM
lenses in the '50's.  <sigh>

Buy my book, and read all about it!

Marc


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