Lickbikes.com: Legit?



"Tim McNamara" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> And BTW, I have operated one successful small business and
> have been on the board of another for years, so like many
> people in this forum I am familiar with the principles.

Sorry, Tim.... but from what you presented that is highly
doubtful. Better luck next time!
 
"Bestest Handsander" <[email protected]> writes:

> This is common practice in most supply chains. The
> manufacturer does not force dealers to sell at a certain
> price. They will just refuse to sell more product to
> retailers who discount the price, or charge them more at
> the wholesale level. Sometimes they only get upset if
> their product is advertised at a low price. That's why
> it's not price fixing.
>
> There are several good reasons for manufacturers to
> do this,

Perhaps in supply-side economics, but not in demand-side
economics. Prestige-oriented boutique manufacturers (e.g.,
Montblanc) use this strategy to maintain snob appeal while
selling an inferior product sometimes, but that is not a
*good* reason for this practice.

Sometimes it's counterproductive. Look at how good Avocets
market penetration is- their position has been severely hurt
by their stubborn insistence on retailers selling at the
full MSRP and ridiculous dealer-direct minimum wholesale
orders. If they were smarter, their tires would dominate the
market instead of being hard to find.
 
"John Bigboote" <[email protected]> writes:

> He who hesitates is TOAST! I went back to their site,
> ready to pull the trigger, and found that the items I was
> interested in (a wheelset) are now about $100 more,
> making them less-than-competitive with other offers out
> there. Bumma.

Read their price matching policy.
 
"Ground Zero" <[email protected]> writes:

> "Tim McNamara" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:m2ad1zuwkw.fsf@Stella-
> Blue.local...
>
>> And BTW, I have operated one successful small business
>> and have been on the board of another for years, so like
>> many people in this forum I am familiar with the
>> principles.
>
> Sorry, Tim.... but from what you presented that is highly
> doubtful. Better luck next time!

Better luck with what?
 
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