Re: Ebay prices

On 1/25/2025 8:50 AM, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/25/2025 5:00 AM, zen cycle wrote:

On 1/24/2025 12:58 PM, AMuzi wrote:

On 1/24/2025 11:22 AM, cyclintom wrote:

If you're buying new Campagnolo parts these days it appeatrs to be cheaper to go directly to Campy rather than Ebay.

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Campagnolo does not sell equipment direct to consumers. Only branded clothing and tchotchkes.
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Nor does Shimano.
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Or, one could help out the local economy and buy it from the LBS.

 Brave words. Now you're on Mr Bezos' hit list.
 

fuck 'em.
My LBS doesn't support the home mechanic. They don't have much in the way of higher-end new parts in stock and generally aren't willing to source them: "I'll have to call the warehouse, if we have it, it will take a few days to get here."
Another annoying point is that they aren't open past 5 pm and are closed on sundays. Makes it kind of hard for someone who works full time to get to the shop.
They do a bang-up business on low/mid range repairs though. Every time I have managed to get into the shop they have a substantial back-log of repairs and I've never seen fewer than 2 mechanics working on the bikes. On saturdays they usually have 3-4 people working on bikes.