ORIGINAL: Matt/TN
I'm about 99.9% sure they have always done this bry. Whether or not the dealer chooses to enforce it. They might just take a hit, or mark it up a little more. Either that or as you said, make their money up in accessories. That's where most dealers money comes from anyway....accessories.
Well, this guy didn't strike me as the sharpest knife in the drawer either. He had 3 bow lines in his house...I mean shop. Elite, High Country, and Merlin. He was talking about dropping both High Country and Merlin and going all Elite. Talk about putting all of your eggs in one basket.