Originally Posted by
Kontact
If you are using position 1 and 2, position 3 (high) is blocked by the H stop. You can't get there without putting so much force on the shifter that it would break something. I think Shimano sold a brifter at one time marketed as 2/3, so this is hardly the "wrong shifter", anymore than using a 7700 to shift 8 on a 7400 derailleur is (also per Shimano spec).
The seller I posted has 5 out of 5 stars and the price is only moderately lower than retail. There is no reason to believe that they are selling fake Microshift, of all things. People buying Shimano have much more to fear in this regard.
Maybe they did I don't recall but not really a big deal in the end get the proper shifter it is not hard. I know you want a way out but a true professional is not going to recommend the wrong shifter unless it is some absolute emergency situation. Maybe an amateur might but I would assume you aren't an amateur.
A seller having 5 stars doesn't mean they aren't selling fakes, I could give you really good customer service and ship the part quickly and it could still be fake. It is not hard to get 5 stars if you do your job right even if you are hawking fakes. If it were real why would I sell it below cost if it were real, I would lose money.
Sure maybe Shimano buyers have more of an issue but that is a poor cop-out for it not being fake. "It cannot be fake because Shimano is more likely to be fake"? Come on that is a poor argument. Because one thing is faked more doesn't mean another thing cannot also be faked.