I live in farm community and know the local hardware stores like that down here.
The local ATV shop sells parts out of store, on flebay, has been a dealer for every chinese bike over the years before the manufacture gets tired of them, and dis-services bikes. His store is a varco shed like you would put behind your house, the "workshop" is a carport. The locals stay far away from him and all of his money is made ripping off out of towners during mud runs. They sell chinese clone parts as brand name factory parts with the factory replacement markup. Has been to court more than once over taking a customers brand new bike back to them with worn dry rotted tires swapped out. Week or two later he has factory pull offs listed on his ebay store. Family is in local government only reason why the crook isn't in jail.
Those are the types of business that run people to the internet and make it hard on the good ones. When your dealing with a niche market like atvs it's easy to do. They are the only shop in a one hour radius and with their connections get away with it.
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