Thank you Mike for the correction, My knowledge of this only goes so far and I welcome someone with daily experience to set me straight. I frequently think i know whats going on but don't , well sort of still. How the VAT plays a role in our world and the economics of it is something I need to pursue more before putting my theories out there .

I was just going to post about the derailleur that started this post.

I just gently disassembled the whole bolt mech, yes that little bolt is actually a bunch of pieces with a spring inside. I added a bunch of pictures also to the listing .

Feel free to correct me if I am mistaken but the bolt and all the other stuff in the bolt mech seems to be stainless, its extremely lovely, unlike the other steel bolts we usually see.