Mnfg restrictions on online sales?

horseyride · 11-07-2007, 04:36 PM

I was checking Adorama's page on the 505 reader (http://www.adorama.com/SORDBBL.html) and find they replaced the previously displayed price of $279.99 with a "Click here" button. That emails you a price quote of $279.99, the same as before, but with the odd added message that "Due to Manufacturers restrictions, we are unable to sell this item on-line. " Any idea why? No one else seems to be have that restriction that I can tell

NatCh · 11-07-2007, 04:58 PM

Dunno, may be just them (maybe they ticked off Sony somehow), or do other places have similar notes?

jckatz · 11-14-2007, 02:36 PM

the retail price is $299.99 retails are sometimes ask stores not to "advertise" prices below a set point (this is true for brick and motor stores also). They can sell below the suggested retail price but they aren't allowed to place ads in the paper etc...

Since web sites are similar to ads for a product, they replace the price with a "TOO LOW TO SHOW" tag.

hope that helps.

11-07-2007, 04:36 PM	#1
horseyride Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: none	Mnfg restrictions on online sales? I was checking Adorama's page on the 505 reader (http://www.adorama.com/SORDBBL.html) and find they replaced the previously displayed price of $279.99 with a "Click here" button. That emails you a price quote of $279.99, the same as before, but with the odd added message that "Due to Manufacturers restrictions, we are unable to sell this item on-line. " Any idea why? No one else seems to be have that restriction that I can tell

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11-07-2007, 04:58 PM	#2
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Dunno, may be just them (maybe they ticked off Sony somehow), or do other places have similar notes?

11-14-2007, 02:36 PM	#3
jckatz Connoisseur Posts: 51 Karma: 216 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago, IL Device: SONY PSR-500	the retail price is $299.99 retails are sometimes ask stores not to "advertise" prices below a set point (this is true for brick and motor stores also). They can sell below the suggested retail price but they aren't allowed to place ads in the paper etc... Since web sites are similar to ads for a product, they replace the price with a "TOO LOW TO SHOW" tag. hope that helps.

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