05-12-2016, 01:28 AM
If they didn't put the charge in "prep" but rather just added $200 to "bike" would it still be a rip-off? To me, asking a higher price for the bike is not a rip-off. Now, knowing that the prep on this bike may only be $50 does give the buyer some negotiating leverage, but if he gets the bike he thought he was getting at the price that was agreed upon, he's not being ripped-off, even if they charged $1000 for "prep", $6000 for "destination" and $1600 for "bike" (although this absurd example might be a better deal for the buyer depending on how sales tax is applied to the various categories).