Originally Posted by 071crazy

I'm pretty sure Kendall is on top of things, as would be implied by how his business has grown over the years. I'm thinking he has a pretty good handle on how pricing strategies work.

How do you know that he hasn't already worked out a deal where he still makes money in spite of a tariff? Maybe Desoto and/or Sanwa are eating the cost. Maybe this is a deliberate pricing tactic given that futaba has raised prices. I would bet there's a lot going on behind the scenes that the customer doesn't know, and will never know.