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Originally Posted by bargainguy
Wait a minute. If you order a custom frame through a framebuilder, and have the framebuilder or a shop build it up for you, don't you typically get charged full retail for parts?

Green Gear is probably a relatively small account for whatever distributor services them, and I doubt they get much of a discount. I'm not sure I'd characterize them as being outside industry norms in this regard. If I'm wrong about this, anyone in the industry, please enlighten me.
Not suggesting it's outside the norm at all. Just saying that they're not losing on the components.
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