When I was purchasing my vossen wheels, they were listed as “ unavailable “ as well. I had to order them through the company and waited about 5 months for them to get to me.
Plus it’s been stored for 4 years. Out of harms way.
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Price is up to the buyer, not the seller. Don’t confuse ‘out of production’ with ‘rare and valuable’. I imagine they’re fine wheels, but there are many, many choices for a buyer, don’t overestimate the demand for these. They’re nothing like an out of production car.
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At the end of the day… it all boils down to this:
The seller and the buyer agree on a price both sides can live with.
It doesn’t matter how much something “should” be worth, or “should” sell for, or what Joe down the street sold or bought his for. Ultimately, both sides meet in the proverbial middle, and the transaction is done.
Some folks make that concept harder than it needs to be.
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Find the lowest price you can buy them for new right now. If you’re lucky you’ll get half that.
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Selling used stuff can be a real crapshoot. It can bring you decent money without headaches or be a complete nightmare and you really don’t make any money. Often the buyers care more about how it looks or what others will think of it than how well it works.
I am not an aftermarket wheel expert but it seems that something like this is easily inspected/checked out for flaws so would think this would be something easy to buy. On the other hand, aftermarket wheels are somewhat of a status/bling type purchase and those types of items have typically attracted more problematic buyers in the past. These are the people who seem to care more about how something looks than how it works. I used to sell used computers but no more. If I had two used laptops for the same price, the cheapo from Wal-Mart all shiny would sell way easier than a better equipped commercial model made out of better materials with a few scuffs. Also, the cheap junk from Wal-Mart would come to me in colors like green, blue, pink, purple, etc. while the commercial ones typically only come in black and silver. People would buy off the color, not anything else. “Oh, purple is so pretty and that one doesn’t have a scratch on it.” The problem with the cheapos is that they are not well equipped and made from a plastic with the strength of a cereal box. Also, they tend to have only screws into the plastic or small brass inserts for the screws that pull out of the flimsy plastic over time. The commercial lines are made of alloy, inside and out, and made for daily business trips through the airport. A cheap consumer line wouldn’t last a week in this type of scenario.
Selling used PCs got to be such a pain that they just get wiped clean now and given to local foster kids or the tech school. They fix them and learn and then make use of them. My time is better spent out on good paying jobs and not dealing with the hassles of selling used equipment.
I have been super busy over the last several years and am doing some long-delayed spring cleaning. I have two decent running push mowers and had several others that were given to me with minor problems I was able to fix. One of my buddies got in a pinch and needed a mower so I gave him two. I told him his son could come out and help earn his keep and they mow as a team. I was originally planning to sell these mowers on Facebook or Craigslist but it looks like they might only bring like $25 in good running condition so I figured I would give them away to a good friend who needs them rather than deal with the nuts and scammers you tend to get on these sites.
I think the suggestions to list these for half of new price or a tad more are good. I would just be careful about the tricks local grifters and scammers alike tend to pull on these sites. Only meet in person and only accept cash. Take a money pen to make sure the cash is real. One of my girlfriend’s friends sold some kids toys and a swingset for $150. They gave them $200 cash and needed $50 as change. In the end they got 2x BOGUS $100 bills and LOST $50 in cash plus all the stuff they had up for sale.
I also had to call the police on a fellow who bought a used car from me once and decided he wanted to “return it for a refund” a week later and became threatening when I told him no.
Stories like this are why I hate buying/selling used stuff. It didn’t used to be this way but has gotten more difficult and frustrating. Your luck will vary but if these wheels cannot currently be bought new, that might work in your favor.
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Thank you for sharing. I appreciate.
You are absolutely right, especially about scammers and picky people. i am nearing to decide on keeping the wheels for myself. I am not in good health to handle meeting strangers and scammers.
Also, people are looking for used wheels in brand new condition and to pay cheap for them it seems.
I’ll just throw these wheels on the Lexus IS that I currently drive and forget about the hassle selling them.
If OD and offset are good then I would consider it. What’s on Lexus? Tires better? Worse? Newer? Staggered?
If I were to use the wheels on my car, they’d look like this.
I wish you well.
My experience last fall was trying to sell mint condition OEM Toyota alloy rims with like-new Blizzak tires and working TPMS. The rims are $150/each from salvage yards plus shipping, the tires with mounting and balancing and not even a hazard warranty were $200/ea plus tax, and TPMS are maybe $50 bucks each at the cheapest shop. So it would cost over $1600 bucks to make your own wheels that I was trying to sell at the peak of the winter prep season in MI. I priced them for what I thought would be a quick sale at $600 bucks and didn’t get an offer over $400 bucks. These were for practical wheels not a niche market item. Used marketplace buyers think we live in Thailand.
I ended up replacing the crashed vehicle that I originally had acquired them for.
You currently have staggard wheel/tire sizes on you AWD vehicle…
Don’t think you will have any issues on the AWD side of things, but that F sport sits low and I just hope those 19X8.5 wheels don’t rub when turning or going over bumps…
Thanks for this info.
Do you know if the offset will fit?
The vossen offset is +32.
No clue… 
Sorry as already said, not into custom wheels unless they make me go faster… 
I have just seen the effects of them (Good/Bad) over the years…
OK , I am going to try this one last time . Take one of those expensive wheels and your vehicle to a real wheel shop . They can tell you if they will fit without problems . Plus they will know just what size tires to put on if they will fit.
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Why won’t you tell him?
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Okay. I’ve never taken my cars to the track. Faster is not something I care about. The posted speed limit around here is mostly 40mph to 55mph. Anything else over that results in a speeding ticket and high insurance premium.
But for appearance sake, sure. I enjoy looking at dressed up cars
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That might be the best bet. If you like the wheels and don’t need the money, keep them. The minor road rash will get people trying to beat you up and wanting to pay less than scrap value.
I had that with a large 30hp mower engine once. It had some cracked plastic. People were only willing to pay LESS than scrap value for what is $3000 new. I would rather scrap it than take $20 from some crackhead that is likely to just flip it for drug money. If I am loading it into my truck, it had better bring more than $20 as it weighs more than I do.
The cost my time and the hassle sometimes makes things like this more of a headache to sell than to keep or throw away/scrap.
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Will they fit? Uh, try it. You have a jack
The easiest way to get rid of scammers is to ask to meet at the local police/sheriff’s office parking lot. If they aren’t willing to meet there, they might be trying to scam you.
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In addition, the OP can also have a friend or two along for support.
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