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Old 16th April 2008, 02:28 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Default An observation on pricing.

On Apr 16, 11:47 am, Espressopithecus (Java Man)
<ri...@letterectomyTELUS.net> wrote:
> In article <06be44e6-cc6f-4bab-b575-a377b30c5642
> @l42g2000hsc..com>, davebo...@ says...> The now-common practice of identical pricing.
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> > Stock Silvia $599.00 Gaggia $595.00 etc.,etc.

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> > and zillions of other things, everywhere.

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> > and I thought pricefixing was ILLEGAL!!

>
> It is . . . where pricing or pricing practices are set through
> agreements among competitors. There's nothing illegal about being a
> "price follower".
>
> Java


these are contractual agreements to minimum advertised prices.

WAS illegal collusion is not now AFAIK
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