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**davlafont** · 11-22-2005, 07:03 PM

I think the wheels are probably just "seconds."

While $25 sounds insanely cheap, the factory that made them probably sold them to crazypayme21 for $5 each. When the factory bid on the Ford ST200 14-spoke wheel contract, they knew what their scrap rate was likely to be. The price Ford pays for its 1st quality wheels is enough to cover these seconds from a material, labor and overhead standpoint. Depending on who is making them, it might cost more to have them taking up floor space than to just dump them on an eTailer. crazypayme21 took a risk by spending thousands of dollars to buy a lot of seconds (a literal "lot") with the hopes that there are enough buyers interested in them. Seems like it was a good gamble.

Any idea what the actual shipping cost was compared to the flat rate you had to pay? I'm guessing that's a source of revenue for crazypayme21 as well, though that might average out if some shipments are actually $100+.

Enjoy the wheels. If they were cheapo garage-jobs, you would have read about them here, I'm sure.

11-22-2005, 07:03 PM	#15
davlafont Senior TEAM Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: North Jersey Posts: 1,467	Re: Just boasting.... I think the wheels are probably just "seconds." While $25 sounds insanely cheap, the factory that made them probably sold them to crazypayme21 for $5 each. When the factory bid on the Ford ST200 14-spoke wheel contract, they knew what their scrap rate was likely to be. The price Ford pays for its 1st quality wheels is enough to cover these seconds from a material, labor and overhead standpoint. Depending on who is making them, it might cost more to have them taking up floor space than to just dump them on an eTailer. crazypayme21 took a risk by spending thousands of dollars to buy a lot of seconds (a literal "lot") with the hopes that there are enough buyers interested in them. Seems like it was a good gamble. Any idea what the actual shipping cost was compared to the flat rate you had to pay? I'm guessing that's a source of revenue for crazypayme21 as well, though that might average out if some shipments are actually $100+. Enjoy the wheels. If they were cheapo garage-jobs, you would have read about them here, I'm sure.