Current best prices on Campy?

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

euro bike shops must be the best currency hedgers on the planet to support product dumping like that.

i can understand a 10% (+/-) or so discount offered by lower cost/larger scale mail order house for bike stuff (u.s. or offshore based), but 50%+?

that's some f'd up control (or lack thereof) of distribution. talk about screwing the retailer.

3 things are happening.

Unrestricted OEM resale, bike maker buys 10,000 groups, resells 1000 at huge discount.

Reseller buys complete bikes(happening with EPS right now)-strips EPS, resells at huge discount(no warranty-has to be hooked to the OE maker)

Back door sales-reseller goes direct to Campagnolo, suitcase full of Euros...buys groups.

I just looked at Ribble(I think), Wiggle, someplace and their prices are about like mine..

Euro law prevents what is done in the US...buy something and sell for whatever you wish BUT may not be able to buy again.