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05-24-2019, 03:25 PM
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Bob,
I think you are raising a great point. If we ever get to the point that a TPG so dominates the market, which domination is believed to be caused by its set registry (and in one of my posts where I discussed what A could do to improve its market share and I suggested probably not much due to the dominance of B's registry), and the courts get involved, a remedy along the lines of what you are suggesting would seem to merit serious consideration. 
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05-24-2019, 03:28 PM
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The set registry as an "essential facility"? That would be the applicable doctrine. Like real estate multi-lists, or football stadiums? I'll have to think about that one, it's an interesting point.
For background, in one sentence, there is an exception to the "refusal to deal" line of authority that says when a monopolist controls a "facility" and sharing it is "essential" to the existence of any competition, the monopolist may have to grant access. The doctrine originated, I recall, in a case involving a firm that controlled the only railroad bridge, I forget where now. It's also been applied, again from memory, to advertising in a town's dominant newspaper, real estate multi-listing services, and a football stadium. That said, it's usually construed pretty narrowly.
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05-24-2019, 04:10 PM
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It's also not the only differentiation. SGC has had a set registry for a very long time, and through their own fault have let it become useless because the new flips are not integrated into the old set registry, as far as this board knows.
If it was critical for the success of SGC, they wouldn't have modified their flips to be incompatible with their existing service. In the case with Beckett, their backlogs are much longer than PSA for bulk services. Someone on blowout got their bulk (nonguaranteed) submission back 16 MONTHS after submitting it, and the average in the last few months received them back after 12-13 months. They're more slammed than PSA is, or their throughput is just much smaller. Edit: forgot to mention that BGS charges UP FRONT, while PSA charges when completed.
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