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#452852 - 05/30/18 09:37 PM Price fixing
Bachus Offline
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Registered: 03/02/06
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Yamaha, Korg, Roland and others are being investigated in the UK for price fixing...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05...-manufacturers/

I have been saying for years that the way companies like Yamaha are forcing dealers to their pre-fixed prices is illegal in most parts of the world

It will be interesting to see how this ends.
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#452853 - 05/30/18 09:51 PM Re: Price fixing [Re: Bachus]
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Dealers can sell at whatever price they want. They can't ADVERTISE below a minimum price.
I think what the investigation is about is perhaps collusion between the companies to keep prices they sell to dealers at a higher level. Very interesting!
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#452860 - 05/31/18 05:00 AM Re: Price fixing [Re: Bachus]
Riceroni9 Offline
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Registered: 11/15/04
Posts: 1298
Loc: TX, USA
Suspicions confirmed! LOL! Maybe this effort will be "joined" by other countries... including the U.S. ...and maybe Bolivia! That oughta' show em!

I suspect, after all is said and done, this story will be about Lawyers, Barristers and those in the legal profession... getting more wealth. Sad.

Thanks for sharing the news.

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#452913 - 05/31/18 04:09 PM Re: Price fixing [Re: Bachus]
Tonewheeldude Offline
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Registered: 01/21/10
Posts: 1537
I see Ketron are not being investigated in the UK...that is because they already had their dealer network 100% destroyed by an inability to set a price.

Looks like its game over for Yamaha, Korg and Roland dealers too as the internet companies are happy with their couple of % margin (or less in some cases). You cant run a dealership on those margins.















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