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Re: [spiers] Gray Market

I remembered it in the book, but thought that it wasn't a viable option
because of the warranty/servicing problems and that it would be
difficult to sell anything without a guarantee, so I thought maybe
"used" but "new" would work on things that hold their value.

Richard

On May 23, 2006, at 10:41 AM, John Spiers wrote:

> Why not do this? It is perfectly legal, and it is done quite often.
> So widespread is the practice
> that big biz has used congress to block some parts of it... whereas
> once Mercedes benz and
> BMWs were often imported and sold this way, now the law allows you to
> bring in one car per
> lifetime, rather wrecking the game. No company overseas can grant
> exclusive rights under
> law in USA, they can only prommise not to sell to anyone else. Of
> course anyone can buy the
> exclusive product through a third party in say Germany, and get around
> the exclusive. This is
> covered in the book.
>
> John
>
> On Mon, 22 May 2006 22:10:28 -0500, Richard Ingels
> wrote :
>
>> Not that I would do this, but I was wondering out of curiosity if it's
>> possible to import any "high value" items from overseas where there
>> are
>> already exclusive existing distributorships in the US and sell them at
>> a "used" price and still make a profit? No warranty and no service
>> center work I suppose, but may other repair shops. Some things hold
>> their value really well.
>>
>>
>> Richard Ingels
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
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