SpyderEdgeForever wrote:Example: Say an Endura Wave is currently around 70 dollars from an online seller like Knife Outlet. Will I still be able to buy that Endura for 70 dollars when this MAP happens, or will the price go up?
According to Knife Outlet's website, the "around $70" you're quoting for the Endura Wave is actually $74.95
According to Spyderco's website, current MSRP for the Endura Wave is $129.95
According to Spyderco's announcement, dealers will be allowed to advertise prices discounted by up to 40% off MSRP. It also states that MSRP will not be going up this year.
According to my calculator, that will put the MAP for the Endura Wave at $77.97
So MAP would be roughly $3 higher than current price. So the ADVERTISED price will go up. Of course, since KO charges $6.95 for shipping, they could raise the price to $81.95 and offer free shipping, or throw in freebies of some kind, or switch to a "call for price" system and quote you $74.95 when you call, or choose to take one of the other end runs around MAP pricing.