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Date:         Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:53:47 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart
Comments: To: Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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On Nov 12, 2010, at 11:41 AM, Karl Wolz wrote:

> Most manufacturers do not sell below list price. If they did, they would be > undercutting their own supply network. The exception would ber factory > outlet stores, where you can buy seconds and overstocks. The "Outlet Malls" > you see here and there tend to not be true factory stores, but rather retail > outlets of the manufacturers.

That said, large retailers like WM can order products from manufacturers that have different specifications(corners cut in the product but their name on it), & those retailers can offer them for less than the manufacturer's regular product?

The key is that the part number or model has a slightly different # or name on it than normal, & the purchaser doesn't know the difference & thinks they are getting a heck of a deal from WM but in fact are getting an inferior product?

YMMV,

Mr. BZ-we talked about this a couple of months ago? > > Karl Wolz > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > |David Beierl > |Sent: Friday, November 12, 2010 10:35 AM > |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > |Subject: Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart > | > |At 11:15 AM 11/12/2010 -0600, John Rodgers wrote: > |> Michael, I never understood that logic either! > | > |It may not be logic, but my experience is if you buy something from > |the factory you're going to pay full retail aka MSRP. > | > |I know a monastery that became a Seiko dealer so they could get cheap > |alarm clocks and wristwatches.... > | > |Yours, > |David


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