-=> Quoting Bob F Howard to All <=-
BFH> If a corporation refuses to pay any ad allowance based on their
BFH> policy of the advertised price must be Between $49.95-$79.95, is that a
BFH> price fixing example? Does it have to be a fixed price? I figure those
BFH> in Home Office and business may have some experience in this.
If I am understanding the question [and US law] correctly...
Price fixing is an antitrust issue. One of the things that fall under
this law is [in a nutshell] that two competitors cannot agree to either
split a market along certain guidelines [race, geography], nor can
they agree to keep within a certain price.
For example, the airlines cannot all get together in secret and agree
to keep all flights to Atlanta at $199, so as to avoid a price war.
This is, in effect, a monopoly since the consumer gets no benefit from
shopping around, et al.
Jay
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* Origin: Nature dislikes money - look who she gives it to. (1:323/109)
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