Is price fixing illegal?
20 September 2004, 04:13 PM
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Is price fixing illegal?
I'm pretty sure it is but one of my suppliers has informed me if I don't stop selling a certain product at what they consider to be "too cheap" then they will cut my supply.
Normally this wouldn't bother me and I'd tell them to **** off but they are the sole supplier so that might not be a good move.
Do I have to take it and up the price?
Jason
Normally this wouldn't bother me and I'd tell them to **** off but they are the sole supplier so that might not be a good move.
Do I have to take it and up the price?
Jason
20 September 2004, 04:34 PM
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I had a similar problem about a year ago.
Another Subaru supplier ??? complained to our main suppliers that my prices where lower than the RRP.
Got a call from them and told to toe the line, in a nice way, or offer free P+P.
I said I would NOT start price fixing.
I still get parts from them, but I now also have an alternative source outside the UK that I can also use in an emergency.
If they are your one and only supplier, you may have to "toe that line"
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Another Subaru supplier ??? complained to our main suppliers that my prices where lower than the RRP.
Got a call from them and told to toe the line, in a nice way, or offer free P+P.
I said I would NOT start price fixing.
I still get parts from them, but I now also have an alternative source outside the UK that I can also use in an emergency.
If they are your one and only supplier, you may have to "toe that line"
David
20 September 2004, 05:04 PM
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...or get hard evidence they're doing it and hold it over them. Don't think it'd be blackmail as you'd be threatening to prevent illegal activity without any gain for yourself.
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20 September 2004, 05:07 PM
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Cheers David, I knew I'd have to bite the bullet and raise the price. My competitors must've been pissed that I was discounting by £100 on a £400 product!! 
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20 September 2004, 08:38 PM
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They won't put it in writing. I got a phone call along the lines of "put the price up to our RRP or else everytime you order we'll tell you it's out of stock"
So seeing as I can't prove it, I'll just have to tolerate it for the time being.
Jason
So seeing as I can't prove it, I'll just have to tolerate it for the time being.
Jason
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