Originally Posted by
Camilo
I never held that there are authorized Shmano sellers on EBay - i have no opinion on that. I'm almost exclusively Sram user mostly for design and ergonomic reasons, so I haven't shopped for new Shinano stuff on Ebay.
I was just saying that there are indeed real bike shops selling on Ebay. Rreal online bike shops. I've used many of them.
But to address what you might be thinking is a general comment on authorized sellers of certain products on eBay by using the Shimano example, there are indeed Sram Authorized sellers on Ebay. I've used them many times. At least they use a logo indicating as such.
Of course they use a logo it makes them look legit but generally most of these companies do not permit 3rd party sales. I cannot remember my SRAM agreement as well but typically it is similar.
Yes there might be some online bike shops selling through 3rd parties but if they are selling products not allowed then they are violating dealer agreements and making it harder for legit shops to do online sales.