No. I paid $750 for the wheels and $225 buyer’s premium for a total of $975. Sorry for any confusion.
These are typically going for $1500-$2000/set or more, with worn tires. -D On Dec 31, 2023, at 1:09 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: 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<http://penoff.com/> via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto: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<http://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<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<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
