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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 06/17/07 18:50
Mark Goodge wrote:
> On Sun, 17 Jun 2007 08:58:42 -0400, Jerry Stuckle put finger to
> keyboard and typed:
>
>> Mark Goodge wrote:
>>> On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 21:07:33 -0400, Jerry Stuckle put finger to
>>> keyboard and typed:
>>>
>>>> NotMe wrote:
>>>>> "Scott Bryce" <sbryce@scottbryce.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:y8idnWWhOuepju7bnZ2dnUVZ_qemnZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>>> | Bodfish wrote:
>>>>> |
>>>>> | > Then the FTC would shut you down for operating a monopoly.
>>>>> |
>>>>> | Not if you have competitors. Other people could sell a competing
>>>>> | product, and you wouldn't have a monopoly.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's called price fixing and is a subect dear to the hearts of the DoJ folk.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> No, it's not. Price fixing is when two or more competitors agree on
>>>> what they are going to charge (collusion). You can specify the minimum
>>>> price your resellers can sell your product. That's a matter of contract
>>>> law.
>>> That depends where you are. It may still be legal in the US, but
>>> setting a minimum retail price has been illegal in most of Europe for
>>> quite some time.
>> It is generally recognized in the U.S. that a company can set a minimum
>> price for its products.
>
> Sure. I'm not saying that you're misrepresenting US law, merely
> pointing out that the same principle doesn't necessarily apply
> eslewhere.
>
>> This is different from price fixing, where two or more competitors get
>> together and agree to widgets at a certain price.
>
> Indeed.
>
> Mark
Mark,
Thanks, but I did understand that. I was just trying to explain why
suppliers and high end retailers like it. Discount retailers don't, of
course.
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