Re: [CR]Campy dumped surplus inventory?

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Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:01:57 -0700
To: "Questor" <questor@cinci.rr.com>, "classicrendezvous" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
From: "Brandon Ives" <monkeylad@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campy dumped surplus inventory?


At 11:50 PM -0400 6/19/02, Questor wrote:
>I do not know Campy's inventory arrangements thirty years ago. I
>recall that Richard Stirino mentioned that Campy had to dump many
>NR/SR Group sets into dumpsters because they were taking up space in
>the mid-1980s.
>
>For the vintage Campy afficionadoes, did Campy USA have a central
>inventory and shipping warehouse they eventually closed? This may
>be the location where the surplus inventory was dumped that Richard
>mentioned!

<RUMOR MILL ON> I have heard this too, but not from anyone near as close to the top of the chain as Richard. </RUMOR MILL OFF> Having seen with my two eyes what Suntour did when they closed up shop. Maybe they didn't dump it in a dumpster but I'm sure lots of it went for pennies on the dollar. I'm sure when Campagnolo came out with the "new" stuff the "old" stuff went away in a sense that caold have been called dumping. enjoy, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives