[LINK] sigh

[Jim Birch]

The object of a company should be to maximise it's value.  This would
include different pricing in different markets *if it can get away with
it.*  When people stop buying Subarus because the parts are too expensive
they've gone too far.

The object of the government (to the extent that it supports the collective
interests of it's voters) would be to minimise this activity as far as
possible.  Subaru won't stop supplying headlights if they are forced to
charge at near the US part price...

Jim

Jim Birch
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On 12 February 2013 07:09, Nicholas English <nik.english at gmail.com> wrote:

> Lol! Ya gotta love distribution licensing, either Subaru have cleverly
> leveraged their parts catalogue or there's some market manipulation going
> on ... Or that's one hell of a headlight :(
> Sounds like an ACCC complaint should be lodged, others here might know
> better if this is an avenue ?
>
> Nicholas English
>
> Sent from A phone 7-)
>
> On 11/02/2013, at 11:58 PM, Nick Ross <nickrossabc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Car parts are the worst. Subaru Forrester headlight USA: $150. Australia, I
> shit you not: $750.
>
> It was fun coming back to that hit and run, I can tell you.
>
> And no I couldnt, headlights are almost unique to each country.
>
> N
> On 12/02/2013 2:53 AM, "Rick Welykochy" <rick at vitendo.ca> wrote:
>
> stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>
>
> "Microsoft, Apple, Adobe summoned by Australia pricing inquiry"
>
>
> Lower house committee summoned the three firms to explain why Australian
>
> customers paid more for same products
>
>
> And in Canada, nothing is being done about similar pricing discrepancies.
>
>
> 'Country pricing' a cause of Canada-U.S. price gaps ...
>
>
>
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2013/02/07/marketplace-country-pricing.html
>
>
> The practice called 'country pricing' affects products across the board,
>
> not just IT products, i.e.
>
>
> "Edmonton resident Christine Maligec was shocked to find the playpen she
>
>  bought from Toys "R" Us cost $129.99 in the U.S., but jumped to $249.99
>
>  in Canada."
>
>
>
> cheers
>
> rickw
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Rick Welykochy || Vitendo Consulting
>
>
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>
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>
>      -- Henny Youngman
>
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