On Oct 23, 2013, at 12:23 PM, M Christol <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It's pretty naked extortion on the part of car dealers, who paid the >> legislature to put it into law, despite Tesla paying to block it. >> >> > The purpose was initially to prevent manufacturers from selling cars directly > because they could undercut the dealer's prices. > back in the 20s dealers did a LOT to gain goodwill in their communities > because automobile drivers were on a par with a real life GWAR out on the > streets.
I remember all the Apple dealers howling with rage when Apple opened the Apple Stores and started selling Macs hand over fist by not charging a frikkin 200% markup, and having dingy stores with a non-working LC up front. I try to patronize local stores, I do, but I went into the local non-Apple store place looking for a mildly esoteric bit (I needed an AAUI-10baseT tranciever cable) and they treated me like I was some weirdo-leper who might rub off on them, finally dug the part out and offered to sell me a $25 item for $175. Found it for $18.95 online with shipping. Another time I was in there, I witnessed a salesperson who was unable to explain 'What is the difference between a 15" and a 17" monitor?' Like the local (highly rated, for some unknown reason) bike shop that acts like if you don't come into the store with a $5k carbon-fiber road bike, dressed in race spandex, you're not worth their time or effort. So I go to the Performance chain store instead, get what I need at a decent price from friendly people, and the profits leave town. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
