I'm upgrading to Dura Ace 10 and bought a front derailleur on eBay. I didn't read the description close enough and ended up with a clamp size that was too small. So, when I received it, I relisted the thing for sale. When the auction ended, the high bidder paid via paypal, and I started typing in the shipping info. The buyer's email address (which I hadn't noticed before) was <name>@shimano.com! ( buyer's name deleted to protect privacy)
I've heard they patrol ebay and other online sales to enforce merchandising agreements, but I figured they'd be a little more discreet about it!
"BanditManDan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Doug Cook said:
I've heard they patrol ebay and other online sales to enforce merchandising agreements, but I figured they'd be a little more discreet about it!
Just curious, what do you mean they "patrol ebay and other online sales to enforce merchandising agreements"?
There's nothing wrong with selling parts online is there?
Dan.
Nothing wrong with it at all... unless you're a distributor/dealer who has made specific agreements with Shimano not to do so. I suspect they are also on the lookout for grey market goods as well. An LBS once told me that Trek has two full-time employees that do nothing but search online and classifieds to find people breaking agreements. That sounds a bit much to me, but then I have no idea how much of a problem it is for them.
"Doug Cook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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"BanditManDan" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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Doug Cook said:
I've heard they patrol ebay and other online sales to enforce merchandising agreements, but I figured they'd be a little more discreet about it!
Just curious, what do you mean they "patrol ebay and other online sales to enforce merchandising agreements"?
There's nothing wrong with selling parts online is there?
Dan.
Nothing wrong with it at all... unless you're a distributor/dealer who has made specific agreements with Shimano not to do so. I suspect they are
also
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on the lookout for grey market goods as well. An LBS once told me that
Trek
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has two full-time employees that do nothing but search online and classifieds to find people breaking agreements. That sounds a bit much to me, but then I have no idea how much of a problem it is for them.
Then couldn't a dealer just open a personal account and list anything they want without ever revealing their business name?
On Fri, 28 May 2004 13:06:49 -0500, "Pistof" <[email hidden]>
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Then couldn't a dealer just open a personal account and list anything they want without ever revealing their business name?
Dealers and wannabe dealers can usually be outed. To start with, the items would have to be listed as something along the lines of, "new, in box" for the dealer to be able to make enough to make it worth while. Slightly used equipment or items pieced out from the normal set wouldn't draw much attention.
Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels...
