Shimano bought my derailleur on eBay!

05-25-2004, 05:55 PM

I'm upgrading to Dura Ace 10 and bought a front derailleur on eBay. I
didn't read the description close enough and ended up with a clamp size that
was too small. So, when I received it, I relisted the thing for sale. When
the auction ended, the high bidder paid via paypal, and I started typing in
the shipping info. The buyer's email address (which I hadn't noticed
before) was <name>@shimano.com! ( buyer's name deleted to protect privacy)

I've heard they patrol ebay and other online sales to enforce merchandising
agreements, but I figured they'd be a little more discreet about it!