NOTE: This is for information purposes only and not a reflection of how LightAV.com does business.

1. Trans-shipping: Receiving products in your store and shipping them to other parts of the country infringing on another dealers territories.
2. Price structure: You are not allowed to advertise below certain price level designated by the manufacturers

If you break these rules you can and will lose your dealership
Polk Audio can in fact sue you for triple the money you SHOULD have made on the products. BY contract..

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For proof about what manufacturers are saying look here..

Alpine http://www.alpine-usa.com/support/dealer_locator/dealer_loc.html	Kove Audio http://www.koveaudio.com/beware.html	Phoenix Gold http://www.phoenixgold.com/2004/warranty.html
AutoTek http://www.maxxsonics.com/autotek/company_internetsales.html
AudioBahn  http://www.audiobahn.com/Audiobahn06/pages/unauthorized.html	Marantz http://us.marantz.com/175.asp#	Pinnacle Speakers http://www.pinnaclespeakers.com/buy.html
Blaupunkt http://www.blaupunkt.com/us/support_4.asp	Memphis  http://www.memphiscaraudio.com/warranty.asp	Planet Audio http://www.planetaudiousa.com/home/index.php?md=4
Belronics Radar The MEGA list of unauthorized resellers. 1/2 if them from E-bay.. Gee I wonder why.. http://www.beltronics.com/unauthorized-list.html
Denon http://www.usa.denon.com/Warranty.asp	Pioneer Electronics Unauthorized Internet Dealers	Polk Audio http://www.polkaudio.com/home/toolbox/dealerlocator/ or http://www.polkaudio.com/dealerlocator/authorized.php
Diamond Audio http://www.diamondaudio.com
Earthquake Sound http://earthquakesound.com/car_locator_1.htm	Memphis Car Audio http://memphiscaraudio.com/internet_sales.html	Proficient Speakers http://www.proficientaudio.com/
Infinity http://www.infinitysystems.com/caraudio/where_to_buy.aspx	MMats Pro Audio http://www.mmatsproaudio.com/beware.php	Rockford Fosgate http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/dealerlocator/internet_policy.asp
JL Audio http://mobile.jlaudio.com/jlaudio_pages.php?page_id=111	MTX Audio Check out this blunt explanation of the internet http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/notAuthorized.cfm 11/17/2005 MTX Getting Hardcore Read This!!! http://www.mtx.com/caraudio/notAuthorizedHorrorStories.cfm Oddly a bad review about me on it but I don't care, good info for you customers anyway!!! BTW.. I would never take a credit card pending a delivery of a sub.. This post on their "horror stories" does not sound like some of the things I say to customers...	Russound  http://www.russound.com/salespolicy.htm
Earthquake Sound http://www.earthquakesound.com/car_locator_1.htm	Onkyo http://www.onkyousa.com/locator.cfm?loc=1&type=d	Xantech http://www.xantech.com/main.htm#sales
Kicker Kicker seems to be authorizing some idiots these days..  No wonder their stuff has gone downhill!!	Oz Audio http://www.ozaudio.com/jti/oz_warranty.htm	Yamaha http://www.yamaha.com/yec/customer/dealer.aspx?CTID=5010030
ESCORT Radar Check out this list!! http://www.escortradar.com/unauthorized-list.htm		Zapco http://www.zapco.com/ZapcoBuyersBeware.htm

Almost every line in car audio is having serial numbers removed ... Kicker, Polk, Alpine, Kenwood Excelon, Infinity, Eclipse, Nakamichi, all of them.. This is what is called "Gray Market" folks. Dealers do this as regular business like it is just OK to do.. Serial number removal has become a normal part of internet sales and seems to go "unsaid" or hidden by the dealers the stuff is bought from..Keep in mind that if the dealer you buy from goes out of business and you have no serial numbers.. You will get no warranty from the manufacturer.. Period!   Additionally if they go out of business you will have noone to turn to for help on your $400 amp, or $600 CD Player..  Remember online that price is not everything.. The cheapest price usually means that that is the person hiding in their closet the best and having the least customer service. Most online retailers get the stuff from their sources without serial numbers on the boxes.

Also remember that all you need is a spreadsheet and $50 per month and you can be a "retailer" online..

I spoke with about 20 manufacturers at the show CES 2001-2005  in Las Vegas and all had the same issues with the net.. NO INTERNET SALES..

BBB Online, Verisign, CNET, GOMEZ Online... Read More
A member service only. Pay your dues and you are a certified member.. Even if you take the serial numbers off your products. They will not and do not look into your business practices.

EBay.com
Click Here for all kinds of E-bay Scams

Keep this in mind people .. In order for a company to stay in business you need to make money.. If you want swap meet style selling then go there it is Sunday in your local abandoned drive-in.. If you want dealers that are knowledgeable, have warranties, and get good legitimate prices and product then do your homework.. Don't spam every retailer online asking for a price and they all battle for the $5 they get from you...

Many more sites list the same as well.. If you need any further explaination call the tech line or e-mail.. This is not to scare people it to inform you as to what is REALLY going on. The internet is turning GRAY MARKET and I hate to see it happen!! When I started this almost 6 years ago I never thought it would come to cutting off serial numbers and lying to everyone.

BOTTOM LINE: DO YOUR HOMEWORK. DONT TAKE EVERYTHING AT FACE VALUE!!
Jerry Edwards
Owner
Lightav.com

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