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Maximum Pace
- Oct 11, 2009
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Let's check:
1) Have you purchased from them?
2) Why is their company information absent from the website?
3) Why have none of the posts been updated in nearly a year?
The domain is set to expire next month - maybe I'll check a little deeper ..
Personal
AKIHIKO NISHIMIYA ([email protected])
+81.09044991554
Fax: -
13-12 Kamihonmachi
Takatuki-shi, OSAKA 569-0073
JP
Status: Active
Name Servers:
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Creation date: 17 Mar 2008 01:11:38
Expiration date: 17 Mar 2012 01:11:38
By the way - according to the Shimano folks I spoke and deal with - they frown very strongly on ANY 3rd party sales of OE parts. And they work very close with Japanese dealers and distributors to spot grey channels and stomp them out.
That's not to say good deals are out there. Afterall - we are only a 4000 yen trip by EMS from Malaysia. And nothing can really stop 'personal' sales of goods on places like Yahoo Auction, etc.
By the way - according to my Shimano dealer Price List - Dura-Ace Groupset (7 piece) is 169,000 yen (10%) So - 160,000 yen is not really anything special. It would be what most dealers further discount.
1) Have you purchased from them?
2) Why is their company information absent from the website?
3) Why have none of the posts been updated in nearly a year?
The domain is set to expire next month - maybe I'll check a little deeper ..
Personal
AKIHIKO NISHIMIYA ([email protected])
+81.09044991554
Fax: -
13-12 Kamihonmachi
Takatuki-shi, OSAKA 569-0073
JP
Status: Active
Name Servers:
dns.netassist.ne.jp
sns.netassist.ne.jp
Creation date: 17 Mar 2008 01:11:38
Expiration date: 17 Mar 2012 01:11:38
By the way - according to the Shimano folks I spoke and deal with - they frown very strongly on ANY 3rd party sales of OE parts. And they work very close with Japanese dealers and distributors to spot grey channels and stomp them out.
That's not to say good deals are out there. Afterall - we are only a 4000 yen trip by EMS from Malaysia. And nothing can really stop 'personal' sales of goods on places like Yahoo Auction, etc.
By the way - according to my Shimano dealer Price List - Dura-Ace Groupset (7 piece) is 169,000 yen (10%) So - 160,000 yen is not really anything special. It would be what most dealers further discount.
Have to disagree on that-
Actually - There are certain store in Japan such as Sagami Cycles and others that have been around so long and sells such a large volume of Shimano product as well as been a technical centre for them that they can get away with the "Super Low" prices - in fact Shimano "reward" them with these low prices.
Last time I was in Sagami Cycles with Yair they were selling the latest Dura Ace mechanical for 160,000 JPY - thats the complete set! (Excluding hubs of course)
MyX in Yokohama is also another store that has crazy low Shimano prices,Mtb only though. So this might be one of these HIGH volume stores.
Also in regards to off shore retailing - well they could be doing what CRC and WIGGLE are doing which is buyying OEM for the shop builds which is totally legitimate.
At the end of the day its pretty easy to tell they are legit..... they are a Campy Dealer and they move faster than anyone when it comes to rogue traders of thier kit!