PSA: Stay away from Shimano-Outlet dot com
 

While hunting online for some Dura Ace hoods, I stumbled upon this website.
They showed the ST-9000 hoods available there, so I placed them in my cart.
$18 seemed reasonable, so it made sense to see their other listings.
After putting a couple more items in my cart, it seemed a good idea to go hogwild.
That's when their selling prices looked utterly ridiculous. Dura Ace C60 wheelset for $97? :wtf:
So I opened another tab and found out it's fraudulent and a huge scam!
No doubt, a bunch of you all will check it out. Looks rock solid, but don't fall for it!

If you see outlet and a brand name that doesn't do outlet stuff be aware right away. This particular one is more red flags than the Soviet Union. Shimano is generally pretty careful about 3rd party and online sales and does try to enforce them quite well and are known for it.

Looks like a standard scam site.

“They” have a fulfillment center in NYC but “their” address is in AZ.

Hey guys, dont buy anything from www.trustusthatthisisnotascamandisalegitretailoutletforshimanoandcampagnolocomponents.com because that is also a scam site! The worst part is they even claim it isnt a scam site in the url! The gall of these scammers, right?!

Yes, and by the way, famousbridgesforcheap.com isn't real either...

I shop at all of those places with the money that I got from my Nigerian inheritance

I know an attractive young lady that might be able to help you invest some of that inheritance into crypto...

Sorry. Just trying to help group members. Never thought it would offend so many sharp people here.
Oh, well, if it prevents one member from squandering a load of money, guess I did my job.
Just realize, for a moment, that this site pops up on a regular google search, making google look somewhat untrustworthy.
Feel free to carry on with the razzing. I can take it.

Reminder, no good deed goes unpunished.

I think the posting is reasonable despite the snarky comments, which you probably need to expect online in a place like this.

Carry on.

Anybody know where I can meet call girls from Dubai? :innocent:

PSA if anyone thinks a large well know trademarked brand like Shimano, Campagnolo, Trek, Specialized, Giant, et al has an online "outlet" - Don't

Watch out for those fake outlet scams! I see a lot for shoe brands I like. Red Wing, Rocky Boots, etc. Scammers are getting pretty good at making fake websites but still fail with some details.

It's getting tough to find the deals these days. Euro sites aren't quite what they used to be and Steep and Cheap is now Steep and maybe 8% off

Have not seen any lately. Do you miss them??

Like athlete’s foot.

I suppose. Somewhat unexpected, tho. Never considered myself the gullible George McFly type!

You have been a member since 2004 so I am thinking you should expect the snark. Carry on.

Thread has run its course.

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