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    Quote Originally Posted by Edbear View Post
    As the importer, I advise the NZ RRP and recommend that the RRP should be adhered to for individual sales as I believe it is fair. I leave it up the my dealers, though, as it is their business and they know their own market as to whether they discount or not.

    I'd be unhappy to see competitive discounting between dealers as this would cheapen the brand. In order to alleviate this, when I sign a dealer I ask them what their market is and assure them I will not sign a dealer in their area that would be in direct competition with them.
    Yep a recommended price is fine, but they have to be free to charge what they like otherwise it is price setting and thats illegal as far as I know.

    Its a fine line as an importer/distributor as to how many resellers you use. The old fashioned thing to do as an importer was to limt your resellers and limit supply to them no matter how big they are so they and you can retain a good price and profit. Too many importers would not give decent discounts based on volume sale either, continuing to supply mum and dad retailers at the same price as a big box retailer that would sell hundreds if not thousands more units. Unfortunately this has become out-moded now that the global market has been opened up and the traditional resellers are now bringing stuff in themselves, bypassing the traditional importer/distributor. Of course the end user is also bringing stuff in themselves bypassing everyone local.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Woodman View Post
    Yep a recommended price is fine, but they have to be free to charge what they like otherwise it is price setting and thats illegal as far as I know.

    Its a fine line as an importer/distributor as to how many resellers you use. The old fashioned thing to do as an importer was to limt your resellers and limit supply to them no matter how big they are so they and you can retain a good price and profit. Too many importers would not give decent discounts based on volume sale either, continuing to supply mum and dad retailers at the same price as a big box retailer that would sell hundreds if not thousands more units. Unfortunately this has become out-moded now that the global market has been opened up and the traditional resellers are now bringing stuff in themselves, bypassing the traditional importer/distributor. Of course the end user is also bringing stuff in themselves bypassing everyone local.
    That's why when I sign a dealer, as I did Boyd Motorcycles yesterday, I ask what his market is so as not to sign another in direct competition with them. Also the contract states that RRP, while recommends is up to them as an independent dealer.
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    I just see a shit load of reasons why I can't ....surely u are the for the customer
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edbear View Post
    That's why when I sign a dealer, as I did Boyd Motorcycles yesterday, I ask what his market is so as not to sign another in direct competition with them. Also the contract states that RRP, while recommends is up to them as an independent dealer.
    So Boyds are the only bike shop in Hamilton selling Shorai batteries?

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    Quote Originally Posted by PeeJay View Post
    So Boyds are the only bike shop in Hamilton selling Shorai batteries?
    At present and depending on how they want to play it, probably remain that way. Their choice really. I assured Greg I would not sign anyone else in direct competition to him in his market.
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