Vendors posting sales price
 

I noticed this on another forum I was on, and I noticed a few people on this forum that feel the same way I do about it.... When a vendor puts up an Ad, can it be required that they post a price, instead of "Call or PM me for price quote"?

I think if they are advertising a product that is currently available, they should post up the price too.


That is all!

|-Goku-|

i agree! :thumbup:

prices should be posted as a general rule!

Yes i agree as well. It's annoying when they dont

We've always preferred this too. Plus, in keeping with the Scion philosophy, it should be a posted price for everyone. Pure Aftermarket. :)

Here, here!

Generally I agree, but there really are situations where a reseller cannot post prices below a certain level, as was explained in another thread. That is why, for example, some sites require you to add an item to your cart before they show you the sale price, because its below a minimum advertised level.

Hm... we don't actually have any policy on classified section... YET

Mods & Admins will talk it over and see on this concern.

Sounds good :)

True but I think you can post retail and give a discount % for the first 5,000 buyers :P

Works for me.

One thing that they ran into on another forum was that the vendors were giving better prices to members they liked. And upping the prices for members that they didn't. Which is very unfair and dishonest.

That's business... If I bring my local tire kingdom 100 sets of tires to mount a year for the race car and he gives me a discount on my personal tires, should the guy who brings in 1 set of tires for him to mount every two years be mad about that?

In the end it's up to the business what to charge consumers, and up to consumers to make a smart choice on who they buy from. Just because someone gets a better price because they have dealt with the seller for years, or are buying a ton of stuff, etc doesn't mean it's wrong and should be prohibited IMO.

I find I might be the one of a few who posts prices. Considering the majority do not, I am tempted to do the same. Granted, while I set my prices up in a group buy format which is appropriate, future postings may follow the board trend.

I do feel as though I need to follow the group. I guess I will cross that path when I get there. I am though of the thought pattern that not posting prices is not fair to members of this board. Shops do not pay to post here, and not posting prices for a competitive edge on the back end doesn't seem fair to anyone.

Just my 2 cents...

What if we posted MSRP or our website pricing, and said "PM for special price"?

This is what we do on a couple other forums, because that's their rules. As someone above mentioned, there are times when we are not allowed to post the actual sales price of an item. Many manufacturers have a Minimum Advertised Price policy aka MAP policy.