[pct-l] Guide Book Gouging

[Brick Robbins]

On 1/11/07, stillroaming <pct at delnorteresort.com> wrote:
>
> However, given normal availability of guidebooks, charging 40% more for
> items over other sources reeks of gouging. If this type of gouging is
> justified under the guise of 'the best interest of the trail', it wouldn't
> be suprising if these tactics painted less than a rosy picture of the PCTA
> and had an opposite affect.

Is the PCTA they charging more than the list price printed on the
book? No. they are not

If they were doing that, then perhaps one could argue they are
gouging, but they are not.

There is nothing wrong with buying at a discount, but someone
slandering a worthy organization by accusing them of price gouging,
simply for charging list price, paints less than a rosy picture of the
accuser.