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Here is how Maestro weighs in on the issue. He runs a shop out of the UK.
"Price Cartels Are Illegal |
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Price cartels may be illegal but selling at margin that keeps the lights on isn't either. Maybe Maestro needs to look up Circuit City or Ultimate Electronics and how volume applies to margin. |
Current pricing OP,
What is the ballpark pricing for a new campy record 11 speed system minus hubs?
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When I first started riding, back in the old days, a gruppo had like 10 parts: front and rear ders, crank, bb, chain, hs, shifters (usually dt or bar-ends), brakes (which included levers), hubs and seatpost. Some even included bars and stem (usually of a different mfr from the group!) Today, I believe a "group" consist of 7 pieces - frt and rear ders, crank, bb cups, shifters (which includes the levers!), chain and brakes. Good Luck! |
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From who? Me? BTW-'gruppo' is 8 piece.. shifters fd rd chain crank BB cups brakes cogset if it's from sram or shimano-group. from me in the $2400 range for Record, 8 piece gruppo. |
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Does your internet service allow you to perform a search? |
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Think he was asking about my prices-no internet search would give him info. |
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are bartering your labor in their shopping green stamps, created outa thin air. Ultimately they control the price, for they determine the amount of shopping green stamps in circulation. |
Here lays the problem. How can the LBS get the parts a decent price so that after they mark it up it is still somewhat competitive? Are there too many middle men taking too much? Is there a way that the LBS could order straight from the manufacturer and skip the middle men? It would seem with the web and modern logistics this should be easy.
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I'm gonna pile on the love feet for Velomine. I just bought a record group from them for the Sachs and their price was within 100 of the UK houses and I got the parts the next day. Plus I like supporting them cause they're great guys. And the support is always there.
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Better to support your LBS, I'll bet that they're also "great guys"
(and I'll also bet that your LBS can come close to the Velomine price of $2,495.00 for a Campy Record gruppo) |
I would like to buy from LBS but paying twice the price of mail order is not easy to adjust to. The LBS also happens to be right next door to a campagnolo distributor but the prices are still high--very high.
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