I've gone for broke (pardon the pun) and opted for an XTR cassette instead of an XT (can't believe I've paid more for a cassette than a derailleur! Wonder how much the five titanium cogs will be worth if I weigh them in when the cassette is toast?)
I've ordered both cassette & derailleur from ads on ebay.it (Italy) placed by bikenow2, a Spanish seller who says both are in stock and will be dispatched together from... Liverpool! They do have decent feedback... watch this space!
...updated 14/10/2012: received two "Your item(s) has been marked as dispatched" messages this morning
...updated 16/10/2012: both items arrived AOK today (ordered Thursday evening, delivered Monday morning)
This order has been an eBay/Paypal eyeopener - they used blatantly disparate currency conversion rates and ripped me off good and proper. Here are the facts...
Shimano XTR M980 11-36 cassette:
- advertised price = €170.90 (free delivery)
- "Approximately" price displayed by ebay.co.uk = £137.64
- actually charged by Paypal = £143.01
Shimano XTR M980 GS derailleur:
- advertised price = €128.50 (free delivery)
- "Approximately" price displayed by ebay.co.uk = £103.49
- actually charged by Paypal = £107.53
To add insult to injury, not only was Paypal's exchange rate a dismal £1.00 = €1.195, but there was no option to have my bank handle the conversion - if Amazon can provide that choice, why can't Paypal?
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