Amateur Radio Manufacturers and unfair pricing!

Here I sit the day after Dayton, calling around to all the dealers looking
for a HF Transceiver. There were some fantastic prices offered on equipment
(As much as $500 off list), and the dealers are back to charging full price
today.

I am told by the dealers I called, that the Manufacturers were making deals
with them so they could sell there inventories much cheaper, and the orders
had to be taken at Dayton. Today, the day after when most of these orders
had not even shipped yet, they are back up to full retail price.

To be fair, Manufacturers should allow these prices for a time period after
Dayton to give other Amateurs who could not drive to Dayton an opportunity
to get the same deals.

I think we should all write to them and let them know how we feel. This is
unfair !