Lickbikes.com: Legit?

"Tim McNamara" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

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 said:

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 said:

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 said:

"Tim McNamara" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:m2ad1zuwkw.fsf@Stella-
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Quoted message said:

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?