Originally Posted by
cocoabeachcrab
i just rec'd a colnago panto'd chainring from hungary. the seller listed it as a gift, less than $25. i told him to be careful doing that, as he may run a big risk, but he said he needs to survive his business, so didn't seem concerned. greg softley told me lots of sellers over his way are worried and facing hard times or ruin.
It's always the little guy - you, me, the small sellers - who take the hit on this kind of thing. The more things change...
On a positive note, the part that I mentioned in my last post as en route / probably marked gift showed up - yep, marked 'gift'. Well, it got here, both sides are happy, and all's well that ends. I still have to get my hands on the part that got canceled, a loop-cable shifter of the type used by old Cyclo helical rear derailleurs. It's my curse that I'm addicted to ancient and obsolete tech, and that project may be sitting on the back shelf for quite some time to come...