woodpecker
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The sensible decision would have been to show no inventory until the coupon expired, instead greed and price fixing won the day and shamed the pair of you.
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milcom_chaser
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This seems more like an eBay issue. The seller was map compliant from the beginning. Looking forward to more performance reports on other threads...
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scosgt
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You got it right.
qman62
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While I'm a little disappointed about the eBay fiasco, reading posts about selling practices being illegal are just misplaced.
If someone feels they have been wronged and observe illegal practices, they should write the FTC, their congressman, or even a state Attorney General. Wasting everyone's time on a public forum and making accusations is really not productive.
P.S. Also looking forward to more performance reports. This thread is now a mess.
If someone feels they have been wronged and observe illegal practices, they should write the FTC, their congressman, or even a state Attorney General. Wasting everyone's time on a public forum and making accusations is really not productive.
P.S. Also looking forward to more performance reports. This thread is now a mess.
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webtron-x has turned down your offer of US $649.99. Make another offer before the item ends.
What a mess.
What a mess.
I tried the same. He replied that Uniden wouldn't let him accept. So...they wouldn't let him accept their own set MAP, I guess. Interesting.
What he advised to do was purchase at $749 and use the coupon, once the coupon expires I'd imagine he'll change his price back to $649...but I could be wrong.
He will, that is what he told me. That's not the issue at all...
At this point its not our problem or stress that needs to be worked out. Even in the add below on his posting he is showing 649.99 for the radio. Ebay seller did not cross his T's and dot his I's.
Let EBAY and Uniden and this Seller deal with it. Its their problem. If you make an offer at the price that it is listed and they won't accept it then move on and do not buy from them. Shaddy.
Just give your business to someone else that shows their true colors.
Let EBAY and Uniden and this Seller deal with it. Its their problem. If you make an offer at the price that it is listed and they won't accept it then move on and do not buy from them. Shaddy.
Just give your business to someone else that shows their true colors.
He can't accept it as that would make the price $549 dollars, which apparently Uniden frowned upon.
It's not the sellers fault at all, he advertised it at $649 per the Uniden agreement, eBay chose to implement a coupon that would make it sell for way less than that and apparently someone complained to Uniden about it and he got his hand spanked.
Blame Uniden or eBay, not the seller.
Correct - definitely not the seller's fault.
I thought about the same earlier. Crazy...
mule1075
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How is it a slimy move? Please the question was answered. At least you changed your signature.
Hello,
I have seen a couple of ways stores get around MAP in their ads for years and years. There was a surplus store that would use "Famous Maker" and explain that they could not name the brand. You might see "prices too low to advertise". Online stores use the "put it in the cart to see the real price" method.
Unfortunately with eBay you do not totally control your storefront. It seems like eBay did not consider possible MAP agreements sellers may have and provide an easy way to exempt an item. This could be due to the platform being designed more for personal and small business sales rather than authorized dealers.
Cashback, eBay Bucks, and other such schemes do not count because they do not affect the seller's advertised price.
73 Eric
I have seen a couple of ways stores get around MAP in their ads for years and years. There was a surplus store that would use "Famous Maker" and explain that they could not name the brand. You might see "prices too low to advertise". Online stores use the "put it in the cart to see the real price" method.
Unfortunately with eBay you do not totally control your storefront. It seems like eBay did not consider possible MAP agreements sellers may have and provide an easy way to exempt an item. This could be due to the platform being designed more for personal and small business sales rather than authorized dealers.
Cashback, eBay Bucks, and other such schemes do not count because they do not affect the seller's advertised price.
73 Eric
The seller's advertised price was still the MAP of $649.99, though...so the seller was not in violation.
Exactly. The coupon and payment (through PayPal) is completely transparent to the seller. Basically the seller advertises and sells the item for $649.99 to eBay, who in turn sells it to the buyer at a discount.
scosgt
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The coupon did not affect the sellers advertised price. How about if you sign up for PayPal credit and they give $100 off - does the seller have to raise that price too?
Uniden is totally completely off base on this, just plain wrong.
The $100 was from ebay, not the seller.
Uniden has lost me as a customer, I will wait for the Whistler introduction.
I'm glad to see someone else sees the situation clearly, too.
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