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So he's basically asking for you two to set up a pricing cartel? Check first whether that's even legal in your country. I'd also ignore the mail, and if you're
by slater 16y ago
So he's basically asking for you two to set up a pricing cartel? Check first whether that's even legal in your country. I'd also ignore the mail, and if you're feeling particularly evil, do exactly what he asks you not to do :)
- mooism2 16y agoIf it's illegal, I'd report it to the police / regulatory authority.
- stray 16y agoIt is possible that he's offering some hard-won wisdom. Hard to know without engaging him in a conversation. A couple decades ago I gad a girlfriend who made tie-dye t-shirts and I'd often accompany her to shows and festivals. At one festival she left me to mind her booth. I didn't want to do it and I certainly didn't want to do any work in the hot sun. So I changed her sign from $15 to $35 and sat in the shade. But my scam backfired and I moved far more shirts at more than double the price than we ever did at the lower price. What does that have to do with OP's question? Dunno. But maybe the competitor is actually trying to be helpful rather than being evil.
- dcpdx 16y agoFor what it's worth I work at a large multi-national company and have gone through antitrust training a couple of times. Even if the competitor is being "helpful", any discussion among competitors of pricing in the market violates antitrust law. Also, even if the results of the discussion would ultimately benefit consumers (such as "let's lower our price to x to move units"), this is still illegal. Bottom line, never engage in ANY discussions with competitors over price no matter what.