Originally Posted by number_6
Years ago when pricing ex-NZ was attractive I bought one from a travel agent in AKL and they volunteered a 2% rebate. Supposedly their commission was 4% at the time, fwiw (this was a large agency). But they had no work to do (I gave them a valid itinerary, with dates/flight numbers).
Doing something similar I used to use a Flight Centre TA and he did give me a price below the published price - but only to match what I found on BestFlights.com.au
recently he has not given discounts to my family in MEL when they purchase RTW tickets.