Larry Dighera wrote:

This is occurring in many other sectors of the marketplace. It is my
understanding that Price Fixing is illegal, but it has become the norm
in the marketplace as far as I can see.

Then you do not understand what constitutes price fixing. It is illegal for two or
more manufacturers to make basically the same item and agree between them on the
prices they intend to charge. That's price fixing. The same is true if two or more
retailers get together and agree on a minimum price. The key factor in this is the
conspiracy.

It is perfectly legal for a manufacturer (such as Garmin) to dictate a minimum price
to a retailer on any product they make. That's not price fixing. That's what's going
on here, and it is (as you say) common practice in many fields.

George Patterson
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