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Indeed Peace. My long-term CB dealer couldn't go a specified percentage lower than MSRP as to not kink the other dealers in Nor Cal and steel sales on the long term. He could have "sales" (ex: if he needed to dump some old stock or if he changed products or Christmas or whatever) but not permanently.
This was NOT the case on products he purchased outright, but if he was contracted as a dealer with floor stock, he had to play the game. It's how the manufacturers/importers protect their dealer networks from a rogue dealer....at least that's what he expressed to me.
We had a Honda dealer long ago who totally undercut all other Honda dealers, then went out of business and left the other dealers holding the bag for warranty work on a ton of bikes they didn't sell.
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