On May 20, 2013 at 12:52, Mac Burks (39) said...
The problem I and others have is the underhanded way they went about it. Today its fine but what about tomorrow when you have a 100k product sale for a product you aren't a dealer for and the manufacturer decides to send that info down the line to an existing dealer? This was the part about other shoes and feet mentioned above.
there is one problem with your statement, it does not fit the facts. Lets replay this a bit
ID spends time with company A deciding what seating will be used, ID shows result to B, B calls manufacturer and wants to know the dealer cost of what A quoted. The manufacturer calls A and let's him know what is happening.
That is way different from your example where
customer spends time with A who decides on XYZ (that is worth100K) but he does not carry it, A calls manufacturer and asks to become a dealer, manufacturer calls B and tells him "hey we have a customer that wants to buy something that will make you 100K go poach him"
Who acknowledged it was copied? So far we have the OP stating he received info from an interior designer. He never mentioned it was a drawing or a quote. We have cmont who was the dealer who the ID tire kicked to death. He has absolutely no way of knowing if the OP got his hands on a document he provided. And the manufacturer who mentions "exact specifications". Exact specifications is a very long stretch from "a document we produced for the dealer with the dealers information on it".
it is acknowledged and he did say drawing, and even if it was not how can someone get a quote from the manufacturer without specifics? I have no idea what these guys charge but don't you think that all the styles have the same price? do you think chair type won't make a difference (reclining, electrical reclining lounger), arm type (are we talking sofa, a love chair somewhere, or arms between each seat), or accessories (d-box, if there is a cup holder and what material), upholstery (fabric, suede, several kinds of leather...) and sometimes even colour changes the price
It is like saying it makes sense someone coming to you and asking what is the price of the TV, one with a black cabinet. Brand, size, model will all play a big difference in that price.
Also let's face it what ever info he went to fortress with was enough for them to realize it was the quote they made for the first dealer. It is insane to think anything (except for those ugly cow chairs) on the website would have been enough for them to do that.
