He took his chances and you won, fair and square. Nothing to gloat over but the happiness of getting a good deal
I expect those to be on the CL by early afternoon tomorrow and pics shared --FT Sent from iFōn > On Dec 31, 2023, at 2:01 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I’m happy. I don’t think the seller is very happy, though. This was his post > after the hammer fell: > > "SINCE IM ON THIS SITE, I NEVER SEEN A DEAL LIKE THAT. I GUESS THE BUYER IS > LUCKY :) THANK YOU FOR THE BIDDING EVERYONE.” > > I guess that confirms that I did, in fact, get a deal. > > -D > >> On Dec 31, 2023, at 1:47 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Got ya, sounds like a good deal. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Dec 31, 2023, at 12:13 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________ 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
