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[MyE92]

I was wondering if anyone has ever purchased rims off Ebay. The prices look too good to be true. If you have, how was your experience?

[joebaggg]

i bought my m6s off ebay. make surre its an ebay store and the rims are brand new/ not refurb. a lot of people selling on ebay also own local shops and are legit. a rim crackd on me for some reason and the guy ii got it from replaced it 6 months after purchase. check for warranty 1 yr is about standard

[SV Concepts III]

Ebay is really hit or miss. You can find some great deals on there but I cannot stress the importance of research. Make sure the vendor is well backed and offers at least some sort of warranty/contact information. My issue with ebay is you are largely left in the dust if anything goes wrong with the wheels, if you purchase from a reputable source then you have a place to go to with any problems.

[MyE92]

thanks for those who commented. I would like to see if anyone else has anything to say...

[AoshichanX]

Well here is the thing, all the wheels are like 1/2 off the Vendors here. The only reputable vendor I found was VMR (velocity motor racing).

I dropped by Trinity Wheels today and the owner was discussing the matter with me. As Jlevisw pointed out, it is really hit or miss.

Trinity Wheels claims most of the wheels can only be sold at the rock bottom price due to blemishes. Sometimes these are minor blemishes sometimes these are major blemishes that may lead to disastrous results later on...including accidents.

Budget is important but do your research.

[ward]

would you buy your car on ebay?

buy good wheels from a quality vendor and skip fleabay

[montreal_bimmer]

i bought a set of wheels off ebay once, long time ago... paid them dirt cheap... they lasted 3 years then i sold them for 50% more than what i paid them.... i would spend big money for wheels off ebay, but for el cheapo 400-500 19's, i'd try it...

[FotiosF90M5]

I bought three sets of wheels from ebay.gotta do your research.

[mds82]

i bought my breyton visions off E-bay and they were advertised as Straight, but some cosmetic damage.... All 4 were bent like crazy and they had tried to paint 2 of them with crap paint that didnt match

[joebaggg]

what kinda wheeles u lookin for... and what part of jersey are u from?

[MyE92]

Not sure what wheels yet. I'm from union county...

[joebaggg]

i see i bought from DTM autowerkers off ebay. they were great

[VMRWheels]

Be careful when you purchase rims on eBay, like others have said, make sure its a reputable vendor and dig deep in their feedback to make sure you don't get any nasty surprises when you get your product. Rims aren't as easy or as cheap to return as say a cell phone battery. As you may know, wheels are made in many different countries around the world, each with different labor costs which also happens to be one of the highest costs in manufacturing. The factories also get to choose the grade of aluminum raw material... You'll probably see brand new 18" wheels with price ranging from $50-250. I can give you dozens of reasons to this... Bottom line, just make sure you trust the name behind the product.