Shimano parts from New shimano group

[lopata]

Hello ppl, after a long time of weighting about this dealer, i wanted to ask a experineced eyey on this forum.

I wonder if u can inspect this suplier for me. I wanted to buy 2009 Shimano XTR 970 Group Set and they gave me the price for about 325$ where in europe that set costs about 900-1200 brittish pounds .


2009 Shimano XTR 970 Group Set
From: newshimano
New Shimano, Indonesia
Phone: 62-021-3080-618, Fax: 62-021-3308-619
Email : newshimano@gmail.com
Homepage : http://newshimano.en.ecplaza.net

after a long time of talking, i have recieved their managers details
"Here's exactly details on our manager ID card/KTP details:"
Receiver name : CHRIS MACHADO
Address : Jl.Kasuari No.18
City : Jakarta
State : DKI Jakarta
Country : Indonesia

The only way topay is by WU or wire transfer.

Can someone check them for me plz, because i dont wanna lose my money.
I couldnt get number from yellowpages, and i cant find any fraud relating to them.

Thanks

[lopata]

The name of the seller is Frans Chen, and he is very fluent in english, patient and i needed to specify my set, and he could also gave me all the details about it.
The whole deal almost brake out beacuse i was stalling to pay for beeing unsure about the deal.

[Nyla]

In short, if a seller in Indonesia or mainland China offers to sell you one of anything at a price that is too good to be true, it's probably not going to be a genuine brand name item. At best, you're going to get a counterfeit. This goes for electronics, bikes, bike parts, anything. That price sounds ridiculously low, and Western Union? That's like dropping a bag of cash down a blind alley for a stranger. Zero consumer protection, zero ability to identify the person picking it up. If this person sends you nothing, you have no way of getting your money back or even reporting this person to authorities.

You can't manufacture something and sell it for less than a third of the usual retail price and make a profit. Another thing that looks odd is the fact that Shimano's own corporate site makes no mention of Indonesia, only Singapore.

http://www.shimano.com/publish/conte...jobs/asia.html

Wire transfer isn't much better, especially if the receiving account is not a corporate account. There's nothing really definitive, but a lot that would make me suspicious.

If you're in Croatia, you can probably find a more local dealer. They seem to distribute merchandise there.

http://www.bike-eu.com/news/1301/new...d-croatia.html

If you're unsure, you can also contact Shimano directly and find out where the best place would be to purchase parts. They would also, presumably, be able to tell you if that really is their manufacturer and whether they can legally sell direct.

See www.shimano.com for contact information and locations of dealers.