Digital BW, The Print

Greg wrote:

> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "kenstrain2000"
> <kenstrain2000@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, it should be no surprise that one of the  manufacturers I had in
> > mind was actually Hahnemuehle, and there are many examples of
> > "needless"  confusion caused by marketing these under different names.
>
>
> Yes there are others, but I can't remember their names either. I know
> that the Inkjetart MC gloss and luster papers are the same as one of
> the Epson gloss and luster papers, but you'd have to look through the
> forum over there to find out which exact papers they are.

For cases like this - where a retailer doesn't do anything other than 
rebrand an existing brand of paper, like (a fictional company) 
MyMediaMart wanting to sell HPR 308gms rebranded to be MyMediaMart Photo 
Rag 308gms, then I can see why people would want to know who is 
rebranding whom. Even at that, it would seem difficult for MyMediaMart 
to use the rebranded paper for much more than a loss-leader since 
Hahnemuhle's wholesale price on it would have to include profit for 
Hahnemuhle, making it more expensive for MyMediaMart and thus making it 
very difficult for MyMediaMart to compete at retail with the original 
HPR branded paper.

Wanting to trace back farther in the chain than this though, is of 
questionable help. For me at least it just adds confusion without 
increasing clarity.
--
Bruce Watson