I hope that isn't the case. Price fixing, and collusion between companies to fix prices is in breach of EU competition law, see below.
John. The law on price fixingCompetition law prohibits almost any attempt to fix prices - for example, you cannot:
a.. Agree prices with your competitors;b.. Share markets or limit production to raise prices, for example, if two contracts are put out to tender you can't agree that you'll bid for one and let your competitor bid for the other;
c.. Impose minimum prices on different distributors;d.. Agree with your competitors what purchase price you will offer your suppliers; ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:13 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB
Sight and Sound may not stipulate a price, but Freedom Scientific may welldo. Either way, RNIB are no cheaper nor more expensive than anywhere else.-----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of john coley Sent: 21 November 2009 13:44 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB Hi Ibrahim, are Sight And Sound forcing them to sell at full retail? The RNIB buy it at trade price, not full retail. John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ibrahim Gucukoglu" <ibrahim_gucukoglu@xxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:18 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIBHi Jon.The reason the RNIB charge the same price on JFW as do all other suppliersis because of the simple fact that they have to buy it in from Sight And Sound, the main UK distributor ffor Freedom Scientific products. All the best, Ibrahim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:05 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIBSteve, I'm referring to products available from other suppliers, not braille books. Check, for instance, the RNIB price on JFW. John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 12:44 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIBHi John, Depends how you define profit. In the example that Iain gave, if a book costs more to produce than a printbook, how are they making profit, by selling stuff at the same price? Ifanything, they are making a loss. Do the math. Just because it costs the same, doesn't mean a company or charity is making profit. All the best Steve -----Original Message-----From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On BehalfOf john coley Sent: Friday 20 November 2009 19:22 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB They shouldn't in that case claim to be a non profit organisation. The fact that you agree with it is immaterial. It is dishonest. John. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:46 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIBNo, I am not shocked and I think it only right that RNIB should sell goodsat the same price as other suppliers. We should remember that Selling is only part of the work which RNIB does and even here there are many areas of subsidy. If we take books for example, a book is genrally sold by RNIB at the same price as the print version. However, the cost of producing that book is much greater than the print. If we were to be charged the same price for audio books as the general market price, I don't think manyof us would be buying too many of them. Personally, I think there is toomuch of the expecting to get things cheaper within the blind community.Iain -------------------------------------------------- From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:03 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] RNIBHi everybody, I learnt something the other day that shocked me. It's something that affects many of us. The RNIB as a charity is supposed to be a non profit organisation. When I was researching prices of a product recently I found it strangethat the RNIB charged the same as other suppliers. I took it up with afriend at the RNIB, who confirmed to me that yes, they do make the same profit as other suppliers, but given their status as a non profit organisation they're not allowed to call it profit, so call it contribution. Given that any financial gain made on sale of something is profit whatever they choose to call it it comes down to the same thing.It would be interesting to know how officially they reconcile being anon profit organisation with their operating as a profit making one, thatprofit being made from those people they profess to be helping. 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