Talk:Price fixing

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We should add some examples of price fixing scandals other than the alleged record company example that everyone uses. How about the Archer Daniels Midland scandal? Are there others? Chadloder 09:54 Apr 1, 2003 (UTC)

This needs internationalising. Secretlondon 19:35, Nov 30, 2003 (UTC)

Pepsi and Coca-Cola have been accused of price fixing

Virgin Atlantic reported BA for price fixing and didn't get fined, while BA did.

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[edit] Price Fixing

How about Apple (30g IPODS for $299.99 everywhere). How about Sony (PSP and PS2, same prices at every store). How do they get away with this? I had a Best Buy employee tell me, the price is fixed by the manufacturer. Also at...i forgot wether it was Sears or Best Buy that if you find something there at a lower price they will pay you the difference. Some places are the same way but most of them are notCarmella1993 18:38, 30 November 2006 (UTC)Carmella1993

[edit] Error

I was redirected here from 'price differentiation'. These are not the same thing! they are kindof the same thing. but sometimes are completely different.

The redirect has since been deleted. -- Beland (talk) 07:06, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup (Misleading)

The intro of this article doesn't seem clean enough, and I think if I'm being confused a lot of others would be too.

My problem is with the listed methods of price fixing. Limiting discounts? So, when I'm told I can't use double coupons, its price fixing? Discontinuing a free service is illegal? adhering uniformly to previously-announced prices and terms of sale... that seems to imply I have to announce one price and charge another or I break the law. Uniform costs and markups, same reason. Mandatory surcharges? So if a company smacks me with a restocking fee, they break the law?

Something here doesn't make sense.

Thanks, Liastnir 21:39, 18 May 2007 (UTC)

Edit: I've changed it to a misleading tag more than a cleanup. The grammar and such are just fine ;). Liastnir 21:41, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
The language must be unclear...for example, it's not that giving discounts is illegal, or that a retailer imposing limitations on discounts is illegal. What's illegal is a conspiracy among two or more retailers to limit discounts in a particular way. I edited the intro; hopefully that's more clear now.-- Beland (talk) 07:04, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Examples needed

An example is given of an ADM case but there are no details. One lengthy detailed example would help this article out a lot. Tempshill (talk) 04:41, 13 February 2008 (UTC)