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None of your arguments tell me why this kind of relationship should be enforced by law, only why you might want to buy from a dealer and not a manufacturer dire
by cobrausn 13y ago
None of your arguments tell me why this kind of relationship should be enforced by law, only why you might want to buy from a dealer and not a manufacturer directly.
- frogpelt 13y agoNot now. But his arguments might tell you why the laws were created in the first place. Protection of consumers like you and me. I honestly I can't see a good reason for labor unions to exist anymore either, but they're still around and have plenty of politicians on their side.
- revelation 13y agoHuh? The laws were created to stop manufacturers from turning around after using franchises to scale and selling directly at lower prices. As "lower prices" tells you, the customer was not considered in the equation.
- saucetenuto 13y agoExcept that the prospective franchise owners, able to see the trap you've just described, wouldn't have opened any franchises without some sort of long-term guarantee, and customers would ultimately have lost out. I'm not endorsing this particular solution, mind you...