Klipsch cites victories in the war on transshipping

[fireshoes]

http://www.twice.com/article/CA407791?display=Breaking+News

This article at TWICE talks about Klipsch and their battle against unauthorized dealers, a process Polk is also involved in.

[I-SIG]

Interesting little tidbit. Thanks.

Wes

[organ]

I believe Polk is in the gray market too.

Maurice

[pmaru77]

I guess I don't understand this grey market stuff. Is this a way for authorized dealers to sell their stuff for less than what the mfgr wants them to sell it for?

[Tour2ma]

I did not think Mfg's could dictate retail pricing anymore. Thought that practice went out with the "Fair Trade Laws" of the 70's.

[fireshoes]

Several manufacturers do have minimum pricing clauses in their agreements with retailers.

[goingganzo]

okley dues it also if a seller sells at less than their price they want the will be no longer be a authrised dealer. it is to keep up the value of the product velodyne,onyyo and denon also do this.

[fireshoes]

There are two times of minimums - actual selling price and advertised price. Minimum advertised pricing (MAP) is very common. You can usually tell who has minimum selling prices when a store has an 'everything on sale' ad but lists a few manufacturers at the bottom that don't apply. Bose would be the most cited example.

Onkyo and Denon don't have minimum selling prices (at least where I work). Denon definitely has MAP pricing though.