I have an opportunity to buy a brand new, never mounted set of crown vic wheels for my FC. He is asking 550 shipped, but I would be picking them up as I live only about an hour away. The question is what would you offer?

 

I'd call UPS and get a quote on how much it'd cost to ship something so heavy, and then deduct that from his asking price.

 

When I shipped wheels it was usually $30/wheel or so

 

Then I'd just round down to $400 and see what he says. I'd say he'd take it, or maybe bring you back up to $450. If he wants more than $450 when you are picking them up and not having them shipped, I'd say he's an unreasonable ***.

 

$100 per wheel is a bit steep, but then again they're brand new in the box.

For used wheels, I'd find it hard to deviate from my local scrapyard where alloy wheels go for $35 a piece and Crown Vics are always there.

 

Yeah, it seems expensive but then I thought where else can I get brand new wheels for under 500 bucks. I have been calling junk yards around here since December with no luck finding the wheels. I may just have to break down and buy the new ones.

 

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EDIT:
Just looked where you're located. That might not help as much as I thought it would; It helps to be in a major metropolitan area.

 

which wheels are u tring to buy?

heres some from a crown vic on ebay look like the vert wheels

http://www.ebay.com/itm/15-Mercury-Grand-Marquis-Factory-OEM-Crown-Vic-Wheels-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-Rims-/271196325558?hash=item3f248f86b6&item=271196325558&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr
or are u talking abotu the 16" mesdh from the 97 ish

 

Id give him the 550 if he was including the Crown Vic...

 

Ah, Panther love.

 

I wouldnt give more than $400 as stated above. There are so many of those wheels that the chances of you findin some nice ones for cheap are pretty good

 

550 shipped, so he saves the shippong and the hassle of shipping, $400 is a reasonable offer

 

I paid $200 for mine in semi new condition without tires. They sell for about 100 each at wrecking yards. I work for a wrecking yard and can locate them fairly easy in your area let me know.

 

I Could buy a set right now used for 280 shipped. There's also a set for 145$ with tires(shitty size and make) but still. There's a few more sets for 300-350 around Ontario with Vic sized tires as well. Most people selling these dont sell them without tires. I'd only pay up to 300 shipped for a used set and maybe 500 shipped for a new set.

 

Got them for $300...not a single scratch on them, I'd like to think I made out OK

 

It looks like you got on the winning side of that for $300!

 

man i need to sell my wheels.