Originally Posted by
Totoro
You are only partly right. If they sold it as non-stock then yes. But I asked if the bike was stock and was told that it was. Also, the discount was because it was a 2005 model, not because they put cheaper parts on it.
Stock or non-stock, it doesn't matter. You failed to look up the spec sheet and were not an intelligent consumer in this case.
And a big ol' FYI...they did NOT have to give a discount simply because it was NOS. I've seen several shops take an older bike and build it up with a variety of parts, with a steep discount. Pretty common practice.
I view this like buying a car, new or used. The dealer might get the car in one spec, and upgrade or downgrade wheels, etc. to suit the market. The consumer is responsible for doing the research and knowing what he/she is buying.