Shimano and buying from a seller in Thailand.

dragonontheedge

I have been up grading my spesh now and have some nice 105 5600 parts on it. the next candidate for an up grade is the Chainset.

I was thinking 105 once again but due to the cost I was going to compromise and get a Tiagra compact. I have now seen the correct ratio 105 compact from an Ebay seller based in Thailand which is £20 cheaper than the Tiagra item in the UK.

The seller has very good feedback. I am not too concerned about the item failing to arrive as I will purchase through Paypal. What I am concerned about is getting a cheap rip off.

Is Shimano stuff subject to counterfeiting or am I being a worrying unnecessarily?

Cheers chaps

Al

keef66

I wouldn't take the risk personally just to save £20. Good feedback can be generated artificially.

Merlin have the 105 5600 gs for £285 which strikes me as a bargain. OK, they are Italian BB, but a replacement stillonly nudges it past £300

I can't imagine that a counterfeit Shimano groupset could be manufactured convincingly at a suitably low price though.

dragonontheedge

You are right off course. Having said that the difference of £20 is between a 105 item and a Tiagra. Like for like the 105 would be about £110 in the UK so the saving is more like £60 which starts to look attractive.

Generally my view is that "if something looks to good to be true it generally is". However with Paypal as back up I figured I had little to worry about.

Merlin are worth a look at that price. Cheers

Monty Dog

Clearly the OP has had little experience of obtaining a refund from Paypal and likewise, a fraudulent seller is going to use every means e.g. forged delivery notes etc to demonstrate that they don't need to give you a refund.

keef66

If it was my money I'd be buying the 5600 from Merlin, Ebay the Italian BB, and buy the cheapest English Hollowtech II I can find on the web.

If it looks like a duck, waddles like a duck and quacks like a duck.....chances are it's a duck.

ex-pat scot

Quack

jibberjim

A 105 5600 chainset is not 110 quid - http://www.rosebikes.co.uk/article/shim ... aid:137781 40quid here for example, not a compact, but it's old tech you shouldn't be paying that much. Personally I doubt you'll see much of an upgrade anyway and I wouldn't bother at all.

keef66

Chainset, not groupset! Doh!

Must learn to read posts properly before wading in.

(still wouldn't buy stuff on Ebay from Thailand tho)

petemadoc

Dragon you have pm

dilemna

OP could take a flight to Malaysia to Shimano to buy one there. I am sure they are very cheap :roll: .

A fool and his money are easily parted .