Members Etienne Rambert Posted May 28, 2018 Members Share Posted May 28, 2018 This story is developing but Worth following Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted May 28, 2018 Members Share Posted May 28, 2018 I've long wondered if any corporation is in competition to make as little money as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Apparently the companies that were raided were... Yamaha, Roland, Korg, Casio and Fender. And it's apparently a price-fixing investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted May 28, 2018 Author Members Share Posted May 28, 2018 I am not a UK citizen and not subject to its laws.The US has different laws, obviously. In 2017, I purchased 4 made-in-USA Gibsons & 1 made-in-Mexico Fender. The retail price for the Fender was higher than all of the Gibsons. It's a fine instrument & all. But honestly, For fit, finish & playability, I prefer every one of the Gibsons. One day - I want a new KORG Kronos. I keep pricing them. I haven't found a bargain price yet. That's just my experience. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted May 29, 2018 CMS Author Share Posted May 29, 2018 One day - I want a new KORG Kronos. I keep pricing them. I haven't found a bargain price yet. Hey, I want to buy a new Weber charcoal grill because the one that I've been using for 20+ years has a part that's [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"right","data-size":"full","title":"weber-kettle-grills-14401001-64_145.jpg","data-attachmentid":32240440}[/ATTACH]deteriorated so that it no longer performs its function. They no longer make a replacement part, but that doesn't matter because everything has been so rusted together - or maybe forge-welded - so that even if I had a new part I couldn't replace it. And for years, the price for a new grill of the same type (they've removed a part, I guess so they can hold the price) is $149, everywhere, any time. I think that's what I paid for mine, whenever it was that I bought it. No discounts, no sales, never, anywhere. Isn't that price fixing? There are a few manufacturers - or maybe distributors - of musical equipment that will cut off sales to a dealer if he's caught discounting the products. And, in the US, I suspect that Roland is one of them. Sometimes you can get a discount in the form of a bundle if you can use the other stuff that they throw in cheap with what you really want, a good deal for beginners sometimes, but it doesn't help me much any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nat whilk II Posted May 29, 2018 Members Share Posted May 29, 2018 Out of my depth here, but my impression is that price-fixing involves collusion between separate companies to fix prices in order to head off competition through price-lowering. If we all agree to keep our prices high, then we all benefit, right? But for a single company to lay down the law to retail outlets, forcing them to not discount items - I don't think that's price-fixing unless it's part of a grander scheme involving separate suppliers all agreeing to do the same thing. But I could be wrong about that... Back around 2000 there was a big price-fixing case brought against a whole bunch of music publishers/distributors all participating in some sort of scheme that kept the prices of CDs high and hindered competition. IIRC there was a big settlement with, as usual, no admission of wrong-doing. nat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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