> On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 20:13:56 -0800, you wrote (with possible editing): > Hmm, that's really interesting. I'm a user, not a dealer. I bought > my stuff from Ablecom who, I believe is a licensed dealer AND > advertises his prices on the web. They were able to provide support, > although I got quite a bunch of it from folks here as well. (prices > aren't particularly low, however).
No, his exact markup is pretty well known, which is not bad for never touching the inventory.... > It's obvious you're not a lawyer, because if you were, you would know > that some of the stuff you are saying constitutes "restraint of > trade", which is federal stuff. I know this only because I spoke to > our attorney in regard to similar Sony policies and found out that > they are completely unenforceable. He advised us to buy elsewhere, we > did, Sony knew about it and did nothing. Apparently, you can not > agree to something which is deemed illegal. If you do, you can't be > held to the provision - that's the reason they stick the separability > clause in contracts, at least in NH. If your dealership is pulled by Panasonic for violating a rule they imposed to become a TDA dealer, you might sue them and win, but what are you going to do if you don't and how deep are your pockets while you wait? Carl Navarro --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
