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Old 11-02-2010
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I thought that was what Hasbro got in trouble for - price fixing.

As far as I know, they can't set the price you sell at - hence the name Recommended Retail Price (RRP) or Suggested Retail Price (SRP).

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Originally Posted by frogger View Post
It's illegal for shops to come together and price fix but I believe it's not illegal for a manufacturer to insist that all shops sell at RRP and no lower. I know that when I was looking around to buy my GoPro Hero HD helmet camera I spoke with 2 shops that said they are not allowed to sell below the RRP of the product, it's a condition of being supplied by the manufacturer. So maybe not as straight forward as it first seems.
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