Suggested Selling Prices

Kintarō Hattori

Folks,

When discounting against an SSP (suggested selling price) does the SSP need to come from the manufacturer or will an authorized supplier do? The reason I ask is that getting a letter stating SSP on headed paper from a manufacturer can be nigh on impossible so I'm looking to see if there is a work around to this.

If a supplier is the sole authorised supplier in the country for that product, would that suffice?

I ask as the selling price will be discounted from the SSP.

krd

You can sell the goods for whatever price you like.


And you can also put whatever you like on your price tag. Like 50% extra for free!! 20% off!!........These statements may not be absolutely true, but they are not absolutely untrue either.


The suggested selling price is just a suggestion. It's not legally binding.

Procrastastudy

I'm very open to correction here but I don't think you'll find any legislation on point. I'd be very interested to know if there was any directely on point case law. The only thing I can think of is the various cases involving list prices. Dunlop etc

krd

There was....I'm not going to pin-point precisely where it was....but there was a solicitor who had a rolling LED sign that read things like "20% off personal accident and injury claims this month!!!".........And "have you had an accident", followed by flashing LED dollar signs. ...Let's just say it was near a major train station.

Victor

There was a case in the European courts about grey-market goods, where manufacturers / rights holders were able to specify minimum prices that retailers were to charge in the luxury products market. Applying that to generic goods might be another matter.

Manufacturers tend to be slow to have recommended sales prices or to in any way enforce them, as it can be seen to be anti-competitive and anti-consumer.

Manufacturers often have list prices, so that they can indicate to consumer how much they should expect to spend on a product. Discounts or similar arrangements may be available to intermediaries, whether high-level agents, wholesalers, retailers or installers.

Mileage may vary.

ResearchWill

Victor wrote: »

There was a case in the European courts about grey-market goods, where manufacturers / rights holders were able to specify minimum prices that retailers were to charge in the luxury products market. Applying that to generic goods might be another matter.

Manufacturers tend to be slow to have recommended sales prices or to in any way enforce them, as it can be seen to be anti-competitive and anti-consumer.

Manufacturers often have list prices, so that they can indicate to consumer how much they should expect to spend on a product. Discounts or similar arrangements may be available to intermediaries, whether high-level agents, wholesalers, retailers or installers.

Mileage may vary.

I think this may be the case http://www.biicl.org/files/2068_c-15-74.pdf

Tom Young

Actually, the Consumer Protection Act 2007, might (and I've not checked) contain provisions relating to this. Surcharges are in, though I think they were delayed in activation, if active at all. Have a look ...