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Starting Nov. 1st Gates Corp is implementing a Minimum Advertising Pricing (MAP) policy. What this means is everyone selling them will not be allowed to "advertise" the belt at a price lower than the policy allows, for the C12 belts we carry that is $106.
The MAP policy does not and can not dictate what we sell them at, only what we advertise them at. To be clear, starting Nov 1st the belts on our site will be $106 but you can call in or e-mail in and still get the belt for the same price we sell them at now. After Nov. 1st I will not be allowed to say this in a public forum but an individual can. So after the first of Nov. if anyone on a forum says well it is $106, you are not breaking any rules by posting a comment that if you call Hunterworks you can get it at a lower price. We just can't do that after Nov. 1st but you can. So basically help me to help you.
The policy states no discounts, call in for lower pricing, rebates or any other public advertising that can make the price lower on a website or any other place is allowed.
I am repeating myself, it does not dictate what the actual selling price is, so simply call us for that price after Nov. 1st.
For the record, I am in agreement with Gates on this, it does protect the seller and belts themselves. People who are willing to make $5 on a $100 belt do exist but they will lower the value of the product over time and take out every one else selling the product and then the product goes away due to what we call whoring it out. If a legitimate business can not make a profit with it, they simply stop selling it then only people left are those who are willing to make nothing and they can't support the product and it goes away.
We feel our actual selling price is fair and most times less than 99% of anyone selling it plus you get someone who has the vehicles, uses this and many more of the products you are buying so we can do more than just "sell" you a product.
Hunterworks is way more concerned about selling a quality product, being able to support it and sell it at a fair price than trying to make a high profit on any particular product and in this case these belts.
I am asking that you help spread the word.
Thanks,
Todd
The MAP policy does not and can not dictate what we sell them at, only what we advertise them at. To be clear, starting Nov 1st the belts on our site will be $106 but you can call in or e-mail in and still get the belt for the same price we sell them at now. After Nov. 1st I will not be allowed to say this in a public forum but an individual can. So after the first of Nov. if anyone on a forum says well it is $106, you are not breaking any rules by posting a comment that if you call Hunterworks you can get it at a lower price. We just can't do that after Nov. 1st but you can. So basically help me to help you.
The policy states no discounts, call in for lower pricing, rebates or any other public advertising that can make the price lower on a website or any other place is allowed.
I am repeating myself, it does not dictate what the actual selling price is, so simply call us for that price after Nov. 1st.
For the record, I am in agreement with Gates on this, it does protect the seller and belts themselves. People who are willing to make $5 on a $100 belt do exist but they will lower the value of the product over time and take out every one else selling the product and then the product goes away due to what we call whoring it out. If a legitimate business can not make a profit with it, they simply stop selling it then only people left are those who are willing to make nothing and they can't support the product and it goes away.
We feel our actual selling price is fair and most times less than 99% of anyone selling it plus you get someone who has the vehicles, uses this and many more of the products you are buying so we can do more than just "sell" you a product.
Hunterworks is way more concerned about selling a quality product, being able to support it and sell it at a fair price than trying to make a high profit on any particular product and in this case these belts.
I am asking that you help spread the word.
Thanks,
Todd