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Old 11-11-2014 | 05:11 PM
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cjclemens
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I'm not sure what the question is here. Most companies prefer to sell parts through authorized dealers. Namely to cut down on frivolous warranty claims and reduce sales call volume for their own parts department. Could you imagine how busy Bowtech would be, if they had to take a call every time one of their customers had a limb fail?

Anyway, MAP pricing is a common thing in the retail world. Dealers pay a certain price for the bows. Then, they charge the consumer a higher price, to cover setup and make profit on each sale. Do some research and you can probably figure out what dealer price and MAP is on most bows on the market.

I'm not sure about stats on bow sales, but there's not really anything that says they have to share that info. The guys at the local bow shop, on the other hand, are more than happy to tell you exactly how many bows they set up and sold each week. Again, I'm not sure I know what the question is here, but I don't see any great conspiracy in the archery industry - at least, not any more of a conspiracy than there is in any other retail sector.
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