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Originally Posted by Patrick Butler
Hi malba2366,
We don't have any restrictions on our dealers discussing retail prices of products. In fact, they are available for everyone to see online if that would assist.
Regards,
Patrick Butler
B&W Group North America |
Patrick,
What about the restrictive sales policies B&W places on dealers?
For example, I can't call up a high-volume dealer in NYC and have speakers drop shipped to me in California. Instead I have to use a local dealer with terrible pricing and pay sales tax. This forces a lot of people to buy off the classified sites and get a substantial discount. For example, right now anyone can buy a pair of new 802 D3 speakers for $15,999 (retail is $22K) by browsing the classifieds. I've called up several B&W dealers in California and they can't even touch that price; and most of them do not want to discuss price over the phone and insist discounted pricing is face-to-face, even though it maybe a 200 mile drive.