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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 06:55 AM
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Quality of wheels on ebay

Are these wheels on ebay complete junk, they look nice and come with runflats, the price is ok, just wondering why they are so cheap?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEBI%3AIT
 
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 07:25 AM
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What do you mean so cheap?

The auction isn't over yet and you have no idea what the final selling price will be.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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the last set sold for 800
 
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 07:43 AM
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Chances are, they're getting the runflats for free as takeoffs from customers who don't want them. Throw them on a set of wheels that cost them maybe $400 and they're making a couple hundred profit.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by JeffS
Chances are, they're getting the runflats for free as takeoffs from customers who don't want them. Throw them on a set of wheels that cost them maybe $400 and they're making a couple hundred profit.
NA, don't think they're getting them from customers as the tires are 205/40/18 82W Dunlop Sp Sport 01 DSST runflats which are not a stock tire except maybe on the JCW wheel. Hard pressed to beleive that these are dealer takeoffs, but you never know. More then likely they came off a trade-in that they re-sold and to make the sale they pulled this set off and put a OEM set on.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2005 | 07:02 PM
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I wouldn't buy a wheel with all those bolt holes.... must be made for different fitments, I'd think. ASA (division of BBS) makes a wheel much like this but with the right number of holes. They are a solid value for their cost too. My 2 cents worth anyway.
 
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