Re: [Leica] Map

[Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>]

John Coan wrote:
> 
> I've noticed an interesting accommodation to MAP requirements in the ecommerce
> realm.  You go to a store's web site, and see the MAP listed for the item with a
> little notation to click the button adding the item to your shopping cart for
> the real price.  Because you now supposedly intend to purchase it, they can give
> out the real selling price.  Of course, most folks doing this are simply just
> getting a realistic quote and don't follow through with a sale.  It gets sort of
> silly.
> 
> I still would be interested in the court ruling making the MAP concept
> unlawful.  Anybody have a reference they can post to the list?
> 
> When shopping for an M6 recently I was surprised that even the actual selling
> price is remarkably consistent from dealer to dealer.  Even the biggies like B&H
> and Cameraworld sell the camera for exactly the same price.  I finally found a
> legit Leica dealer who sold me an M6 for about 10 percent off of everyone else's
> price, and this with the passport warranty.  No run around, no high shipping
> charges, they had it in stock, shipped right away, and were great to do business
> with.  So, these folks *are* out there.... they just are not easy to find.
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B&H and Calumet match to the penny.
Mark Rabiner