Originally Posted by
base2
Spesh leaving Mikes with a bunch of liabilities just for spite? That sounds about right.
That’s completely inaccurate. Spesh didn’t make Mike’s take pre-orders for bikes, so that’s not on Specialized at all. And out of spite? Since when do manufacturers sell direct to non-dealer sources? Non-dealers with new stuff is called the grey market, and it not only does not exist in some industries at all— take automotive; you can’t buy a new Ford anywhere other than a Ford dealer— but where it does occur it’s usually illegal and manufacturers won’t honor warranties on grey market items; there are grey market wristwatches, for example, but without AD stamped paperwork, those watches have no warranty.