For those of you that have problems

[Guest Marco]

Check this out, read and hire a laywer. If you seriously want to stop the undercutting in the tinting business this can help.

For starters check out the Monopoly page.

http://www.ftc.gov/bc/compguide/index.htm

[Guest jimmies]

Good luck trying to file anti-trust against a fly-by-night operation.

[Guest Marco]

Good luck trying to file anti-trust against a fly-by-night operation.

Most are not. I'm talking about company's that use good film and use tinting as an add on to stereo accessories. Strictly window tint companies cannot fairly compete with someone who purposly sells tint at $99 to knock out competition. The fly by night companies can be taken out quicker with this law and drive down these types of business's from starting in the first place.

[Guest jimmies]

Those shops are not necessarilly breaking the law, they're merely following the business practices of Wal-Mart and Microsoft. Neither of which have broken the law.

I agree, it sucks, but there's nothing you can do about it except don't sell on price.

[TintWizard]

Those shops are not necessarilly breaking the law, they're merely following the business practices of Wal-Mart and Microsoft. Neither of which have broken the law.

I agree, it sucks, but there's nothing you can do about it except don't sell on price.

[Guest Marco]

Those shops are not necessarilly breaking the law, they're merely following the business practices of Wal-Mart and Microsoft. Neither of which have broken the law.

I agree, it sucks, but there's nothing you can do about it except don't sell on price.

Your missing the piont...and yes it is illegal.

Walmart and microsoft can do what they do and it's legal because they have the means to drop the price.

[Guest jimmies]

No, I'm not missing the point. Both Microsoft and Wal-Mart have predatory business practices (which is what you're describing). The courts have thoroughly examined Microsoft for exactly that and came out unscathed. It's not illegal. You're confusing ethics and law.

[Guest Stratusrtrida]

Those shops are not necessarilly breaking the law, they're merely following the business practices of Wal-Mart and Microsoft. Neither of which have broken the law.

I agree, it sucks, but there's nothing you can do about it except don't sell on price.

Your missing the piont...and yes it is illegal.

Walmart and microsoft can do what they do and it's legal because they have the means to drop the price.

I agree with Jimmies, The stereo shops have the means to sell at a lower price too just on a smaller scale. It does suck and is unethical, but there really isn't much you can do.

[Guest Marco]

When you tint out of your garage or use a film that isn't comparable to a higher price then you have no right to complain but for a business the laws are different.

If someone sells the same film as you at less than half the price and there isn't an economic reason antitrust rules apply. It doesn't matter what else you do in your business but when it comes to the same product, severly underpricing is an anti trust violation.

Section 2 of the Sherman Act makes it unlawful for a company to "monopolize, or attempt to monopolize," trade or commerce. As that law has been interpreted, it is not necessarily illegal for a company to have a monopoly or to try to achieve a monopoly position. The law is violated only if the company tries to maintain or acquire a monopoly position through unreasonable methods. For the courts, a key factor in determining what is unreasonable is "whether the practice has a legitimate business justification".

What is a legitimate reason to charge $99 for a four door when everyone else is above $200?

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Some cases are easier than others. The courts decided many years ago that certain practices, such as price fixing, are so inherently harmful to consumers that a detailed examination isn?t necessary to determine whether they are reasonable. The law presumes that they are violations (antitrust lawyers call these per se violations) and condemns them almost automatically.

Other practices demand closer scrutiny based on principles that the courts and antitrust agencies have developed. These cases are examined under a "rule of reason" analysis. A practice is illegal if it restricts competition in some significant way and has no overriding business justification. Practices that meet both characteristics are likely to harm consumers -- by increasing prices, reducing availability of goods or services, lowering quality or service, or significantly stifling innovation.

[TintWizard]

What is a legitimate reason to charge $99 for a four door when everyone else is above $200?

I'm not from the States , so I won't talk about laws that I do not know, however I fail to see the difference between this quote above and going to get a quote from 3 different body shops for body work and paint job.

2 shops could quote you for example around $3000 for bodywork and paint and the third one quotes you $700

Materials roughly the same, but the higher priced shops might justify their price with different prepping , more experienced bondo guy rather than some young guy learning on your car, baking the paint on vs just letting it dry naturally.

Maaco ( I believe the chain is called) will charge FAR less than many other body shops for a paint job.

I fail to see the difference in the 2 senerios between body/paint shops and tinters in something like this

I'm all ears for being educated on this if I'm seeing it wrong in my comparison