So you are saying you got the wheels for $325 with fee? Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 31, 2023, at 11:55 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > For those of you who follow auctions, I had an experience with MB Market > recently that I thought I would share: > > I keep half an eye out for a set of staggered “Sport” wheels for the CL600. > These are 18” wheels, stock wheels being 17”, and they’re staggered, too. I > never realized the value of staggered wheels until I put a set of them on > Mrs. Dan’s former R129. That car drove like it was on rails after doing so. > Not surprising, as the stock wheels were really lousy, but still, the > difference was absolutely amazing, especially when the car was driven > aggressively. > > I saw these wheels up for auction: > > <https://thembmarket.com/18-amg-monoblock-wheels-tires-3> > [20231027_133717.jpeg] > 18" AMG Monoblock Wheels & Tires For > Sale<https://thembmarket.com/18-amg-monoblock-wheels-tires-3> > thembmarket.com<https://thembmarket.com/18-amg-monoblock-wheels-tires-3> > > The seller bodged up their response when someone asked about shipping, which > I believe “poisoned” the auction. They also didn’t seem to have a good grasp > of the language which may have also added to concerns. Add to this it ended > at 5:25 on a Friday before a three day holiday weekend, a really, really poor > time to be ending any auction. > > I established a limit ($800) as there is a $225 buyer’s fee (ouch!) as I > didn’t want to spend more than $1k for a good set of wheels. Obviously, > condition would play into my price as well. I sat back and watched. At the > end I bid up by the minimum increments ($50) after goofing up and doing $100 > on my first bid (grr!) I won the auction! > > Some observations: > > The notification emails for things like being outbid and winning the auction > were completely off as far as time. That is, I got the notification email > telling me I won the auction before I got the final bid confirmation email. > Strange. Same with an outbid notfication. > > I think the buyer’s fee ($225 minimum) is a bit steep. It’s a percentage of > the hammer price, but there is a minimum. > > Buyer has done a good job of communicating. They’re in Orlando, so I’m > meeting them tomorrow morning to close the deal. English is clearly not their > first language, but understanding that up front I’ve kept my communication as > basic as possible and things have been understood. Not sure about the tires, > definitely something cheap out of Southeast Asia, but they’re new, so that > has some value. > > Decent exaamples of these wheels sans tires are in the $300-$400 range, so I > definitely scored here. A good example of when things align just right you > can still find deals. > > -D > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
