Pricing fixing

[James Grebe]

Amen
James Grebe from St. Louis
RPT
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-----Original Message-----
From: Wimblees@AOL.COM <Wimblees@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Saturday, November 28, 1998 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: Pricing fixing


>In a message dated 98-11-28 00:59:51 EST, you write:
>
><< When, where, or how doesn't matter. Any discussion of pricing by a group
of
> people within the same industry is illegal in the U.S. The feds call it
price
> fixing. ]
>
> Dave >>
>
>
>What is so sad about this, as Del mentioned, it goes against our basic
rights
>of freedom of speech. Not only that, but although is appears that it is
>illegal for independent people in the same industry who belong to a Guild
to
>discuss prices, it is perfectly legal for independent electricians,
plumbers,
>brick payers, etc, who belong to a union, to not only discuss how much they
>are going to charge, but set a fee. Now where is the justice in that?
>
>Wim Blees
>