Pricing fixing

[Pianotoone@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 98-11-26 23:57:30 EST, you write:

<< Dave, 
 
 What in the world would be wrong for two tuners to get together for
 lunch and discuss tuning prices?  Is this now a crime?  I'm not the
 smartest guy in the world, but please tell me what is wrong with this?
 Is this America we live in?
 
 Jim Turner

In a message dated 98-11-27 09:45:34 EST, you write:

<< there is nothing wrong with two guys talking about what price they charge
for
 their work. What is illegal is for the two of them to conspire to charge the
 same to a single customer. In other words, lets say both of us are the only
 techs in town. There is a major rebuilding job to be done. You and I get
 together and discuss, and plan to charge the same, high amount to do the
work,
 "forcing" the customer to choose either of us. That would be construed as
 price fixing. 
 
 The same is true at the chapter level. There is nothing illegal for the
 chapter to have a discussion on how much each of us is charging. What is
 illegal, is for the chapter to pass a motion that all chapter members will
 charge x number of dollars for a tuning.  >>

Carrying this concept to it's next logical step, there should be nothing wrong
with disussing prices in this forum since it is basically an electronic "lunch
date" or koffee klatch.  This in spite of the folks who keep telling us not
to.

Dick Day