Do sellers of alloy wheels on eBay manage to sell the kerbed/damaged/naff looking wheels that they put up for auction?
I ask because two of the 18” AMG alloys which came with my W205 C200 had been diamond cut to within an inch of their lives, and really had nowhere to go except the metal recycler.
So having checked out the price per wheel from a Mercedes Dealer
circa £700 each (well one does enjoy a good laugh from time to time) I took a look at independent sellers with wheels for sale on eBay. Happy to do so as I’ve previously bought top quality wheels for cars such as Porsche, Lexus and BMW from reputable eBay sellers at good prices.
So was quite stunned to see a wide range of W205 18” AMG wheels in various states of wrack and ruin (380 degree kerbing, chips, warped spokes, iffy paint jobs) all up for serious money; I mean circa £200 - this for kerbed wheels mind you, not refurbed
so having bought these wheels you then need to pay £100 plus per wheel to get properly refurbed, and diamond cut, that is if there is enough metal left to cut again, and the wheel structure is sound.
So do people pay this sort of money for damaged wheels, or do the sellers chop their prices and offer them at big discounts to their auction watchers?
Amongst all the wheels if you look hard and check carefully there are a few good ones available at fair prices, including some being sold by Mercedes Dealers. I found two, one front and one rear, both in very good condition and not refurbed so no hidden surprises; fair prices too.
As an illustration this wheel is up for £190 which, for a well chipped and kerbed example, seems rather high. Maybe I am just in the wrong business
I ask because two of the 18” AMG alloys which came with my W205 C200 had been diamond cut to within an inch of their lives, and really had nowhere to go except the metal recycler.
So having checked out the price per wheel from a Mercedes Dealer
circa £700 each (well one does enjoy a good laugh from time to time) I took a look at independent sellers with wheels for sale on eBay. Happy to do so as I’ve previously bought top quality wheels for cars such as Porsche, Lexus and BMW from reputable eBay sellers at good prices.So was quite stunned to see a wide range of W205 18” AMG wheels in various states of wrack and ruin (380 degree kerbing, chips, warped spokes, iffy paint jobs) all up for serious money; I mean circa £200 - this for kerbed wheels mind you, not refurbed
so having bought these wheels you then need to pay £100 plus per wheel to get properly refurbed, and diamond cut, that is if there is enough metal left to cut again, and the wheel structure is sound.So do people pay this sort of money for damaged wheels, or do the sellers chop their prices and offer them at big discounts to their auction watchers?
Amongst all the wheels if you look hard and check carefully there are a few good ones available at fair prices, including some being sold by Mercedes Dealers. I found two, one front and one rear, both in very good condition and not refurbed so no hidden surprises; fair prices too.
As an illustration this wheel is up for £190 which, for a well chipped and kerbed example, seems rather high. Maybe I am just in the wrong business
