Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually, that practise is illegal in the United States. However, manufacturers can impose a minimum advertised price, but cannot control how much the goods are actually sold. If you look around, some dealers offer free shipping, free goodies, free accessories and such. It's analogous to the credit card policy prohibiting merchants to charge a premium for credit card purchases, but does not prohibit cash discounts. On Thursday, February 15, 2007, at 01:38PM, "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net> wrote: >Vic, > >The web site is: www.allenscamera .com > >By contract Leica authorized dealers cannot offer discounts on new >equipment. If they did B&H would be discounting and they are not. > >Len