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certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro

I have gotten a lot of good info here in the past few days, my new question is . The Martin logan dealers i have talked with said they never discount, but they are on sale( the vantage) for $60 off per speaker. Is this true for others who have bought ML speakers you could not get a price break even when spending a far amout of money. If it seems like i harp on money plese for give me im am but a Parmedic and it has taken me some time to put together 11000 dollars. Looking at some of the systems here that may be your cable budget. I dont wish you ill if if can afford this type of gear, I just wish I could also. Maybe one day, and it is fun to dream
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bignerd100
515 posts
 
Fiddler,

Well, technically marijuana is not illegal. You simply have to have the appropriate stamp from the government in order to posses it legally. THe thing is that there are no such stamps in existance therefore... marijuana is illegal.

Semantics.

Some manufacturers protect the dealers that Smer319 speaks of. These dealers do have to turn a profit to stay in business. They are also protecting their products "good name" if you will by discouraging discounting.
fiddler
581 posts
 
Bignerd100,

It is not semantics. Price-fixing is illegal anyway you cut it. Do a little research.

And BTW, Federal Law says marijuana is illegal, period.
no_money
565 posts
 
It is not price fixing. They are not controlling what ALL speakers sell for, just thiers. It is called protecting your products value and protecting dealers in your network. If you want to be a ML dealer you are limited to the amount of discount you can give period. Lots of other brands do this as well, if it was illegal they would have been busted long ago.
herman
1,974 posts
 
Fiddler, They are not colluding with other manufacturers to fix prices; they are establishing what their dealers can charge. Two completely different things. If they want to be a dealer for that product they agree not to discount. A very common practice in many high end products, not just audio. And yes, if I did buy retail I would want a discount.
bignerd100
515 posts
 
Lets take off the pretend-law-expert hat and put on our propeller hat instead. We are audiofools afterall.

Happy scrounging.

:)
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