Originally Posted by
Noah Scape
Thanks for the link, Neal. I made the assumption that they were dropped by QBP because they weren’t selling well. What exactly is his beef? Are they selling Bleriot out of the Riv catalog and he doesn’t like them undercutting his price? I’m not sure what he was expecting out of this partnership with QBP. Welcome to the free (or perhaps flea) market!
Companies often enter into agreements to sell a product at a Mutually Agreed Price(MAP) in order to not compete with other stores, especially over the internet. It's why you don't see Treks being pimped by some internet seller for 50% of what the list price is. Apple computers sell for the same price everywhere. When a company like QBP starts selling items below the MAP, they get their license pulled.