[sloaken]

For your situation I agree. And when I run into that, I just pass them by and go on to another vendor.

There are only a few reasons where I could see 'contact us for pricing' being appropriate:

1 Volatility caused by unknown market or price war, where competitor keeps causing price stability issues.

2 Complex purchase - too many confusing options - so we have to have a sales person walk you through it. 'So you want a web page and you need a specific person to do it ...'

3 Contractual - in rare instances a vendor can purchase excess product, at a steep discount. But are not allowed to advertise the price.

All other options make me think of a used car salesman trying to figure out how much they can do you for.