I think this is overpriced, what about you?

[speedgod^s13]

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/pts/697951135.html

Discuss. I don't think they are worth 3500. Can get 18 inch works, SSR, etc. Even with the custom sizing, and offset, I don't think it's worth it.

[azndoc]

Nope I agree.

All those in favor say Yay....

All those oppose GTFO.

[speedgod^s13]

Nope I agree.

All those in favor say Yay....

All those oppose GTFO.

That's just one example, of how peeps in Hawaii price their shit. Sometimes, I don't know what people are thinking.

[azndoc]

Well you are stuck on an "Island"

Shipping ain't cheap son.

Especially when you out in the middle of the Pacific ocean.

[downshift_sideways]

Sounds a bit high...+500-800$ wise to me..

Custom Volk rims are $$$

[Hawaiian240]

He's probably trying to make some dough on the wheels! I hated guys like that when I grew up there on the Big Island. Bad enough everything has to be shipped in. Probably why I haven't moved back.......yet!

[status:one]

Definitely not worth 3500...but I don't know about being in hawaii and how that changes things... all I know is I bought a brand new set of Volk GT-C in 19x9.5/19x10.5 for 2500 a couple years ago.

When I replaced the rears for a lower, custom offset from Japan... i paid around $1300 shipped (could be a lil more, I can't remember exactly):

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/Calric16n/Project%20Car%20pics/DSC01945.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/Calric16n/Project%20Car%20pics/mygt-c.jpg

If you want Volks... i highly recommend going to Chris @ F1 Motorsports. Great pricing and great customer service.

[Hawaiian240]

Problem is, there will always be someone there that will pay that price!

[downshift_sideways]

^He's the Hawaiian!!!

[status:one]

Problem is, there will always be someone there that will pay that price!

Where? in Hawaii?

Because I know here on the continent only a moron would pay that price... b/c they obviously didn't do their homework. 18" Volks don't cost 3500.

[Andrew Bohan]

things are worth what someone will pay for them

if someone will pay a stupid high price, then that's what they were worth

[speedgod^s13]

things are worth what someone will pay for them

if someone will pay a stupid high price, then that's what they were worth

That is true. Supply and demand. To think what would happen to this world, if we didn't have stupid people, with a lot of money. :naughty:

[speedgod^s13]

Well you are stuck on an "Island"

Shipping ain't cheap son.

Especially when you out in the middle of the Pacific ocean.

Not really true. I just bought a set of fno1's, and shipping for all 4 was 165 dollars, via FedEx. 7-10 days, to get to my door. I'm sure this guy paid a lot more, if he got them shipped directly from Japan, but still. 3500 is overkill.

[racepar1]

Ummmmmm, NO! Fuck that! Go out and buy yourself two sets of brand new RPF1's and call it a day.

[yokotas13]

Sounds a bit high...+500-800$ wise to me..

Custom Volk rims are $$$
no they arent

[Hawaiian240]

Where? in Hawaii?

Because I know here on the continent only a moron would pay that price... b/c they obviously didn't do their homework. 18" Volks don't cost 3500.

I agree, but there are alot of kids that blow their parents money like water there in the islands. They are lazy and just want the item, instead of doing the research and finding lower prices! Most of them expect to pay higher prices and dont question it.

I moved away from Hawai'i back in '97 and to this day, even my brothers pay sometimes 1 1/2 to 2 times the amount they should cause they can get it now from someone there!!

[ESone3]

but they are sooo shinney!

[SusanR34]

I know shipping on a set of wheels is expensive. Has to go airfrieght from the states (no ground shipping available, LOL!) Still seems a little high.

[ROIDMONKEY]

no that crazy to send wheels to Hawaii , ive sent a set (4)of work equip using USPS , paid like 150 .

[Ian]

Custom sizes don't cost anything extra than normal sizes when it comes to multipiece wheels


it's more expensive as you get larger obviously...but like...17x7 +40 and 17x10.5 +12 don't really cost that much different from eachother

[status:one]

"Custom Volks" is basically just ordering a wheel from RAYS that retailers don't normally supply... there's nothing custom about it... the specs of your wheels will be from their dimension chart that you have to follow. No such thing as "custom volks being $$$"

Hawaiian240: I see what your saying... this seller is obviously posting a price to see if he can snag one of those people you just described.

[an_orange_s2k]

theres a sucker born every minute..

[kawika219]

you guys should see the price of 240's down here in hawaii. its actually worth the $1000 to ship a car from the mainland down to hawaii, but the only thing that stopped me was the fact that i couldnt see the car in person

[speedgod^s13]

you guys should see the price of 240's down here in hawaii. its actually worth the $1000 to ship a car from the mainland down to hawaii, but the only thing that stopped me was the fact that i couldnt see the car in person

That's why it helps if you have friends on the mainland, that can take a look at the car for you. What you said is true though, so much more worth it, to buy cars from the mainland.

[Sil80Dreams]

Was I the only one to notice, that the wheels were in Salt Lake City, Utah

[VROOOM]

or could it be Salt Lake, Hawaii.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake,_Hawaii

[Sil80Dreams]

or could it be Salt Lake, Hawaii.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Lake,_Hawaii


Good looks, I feel like an idiot now haha.

[kawika219]

hahaha we do have a city named salt lake on oahu

[Hawaiian240]

you guys should see the price of 240's down here in hawaii. its actually worth the $1000 to ship a car from the mainland down to hawaii, but the only thing that stopped me was the fact that i couldnt see the car in person

We used to fly to Oregon, buy a truck(1 ton turbo deisels), ship it back to the Big Island and it still was cheaper than the dealers at home(with price of the trip included)!

[A Spec Products]

FYI,

MSRP for a set of 17x9/10 GTV in RMC finish is $3200

Also, he is including a set of Volk GT Centercaps, which is MSRP $30 per cap (so $120 for a set of 4)

So MSRP for wheels + caps is $3320

Even if you factor in a "normal discount" off + factor shipping to Hawaii, that's still a semi realistic price

I'm sure he's bumping it up for lowballers to counter offer, but it's not ridiculous by any means

Also, you can still get +13 offset (Face A front + rear)

http://www.rayswheels.co.jp/cgi-bin/cgi2/english/sizeGuide.cgi?modelName=GTV

I wouldn't blame the guy though, I'm pretty sure the shop or whoever sold them to him might have given him the wrong info in regards to being discontinued, etc

Salt Lake in Hawaii is awesome

I remember going fishing in the stream at Moanalua Gardens lol

Catching da kine tilapia, li'dat!

Don't eat it though! Haha

[Hawaiian240]

Salt Lake in Hawaii is awesome

I remember going fishing in the stream at Moanalua Gardens lol

Catching da kine tilapia, li'dat!

Don't eat it though! Haha

Yeah, das why we use to call'm rubbish fish!!

[kawika219]

cheeeeeee heeeeeeeee i see da pidgin coming outta the hawaii boys

[speedgod^s13]

Yeah, das why we use to call'm rubbish fish!!

Don't tell the Filipino peeps that. They love that fish!! :eek:

[1ZlowZ]

Whats wrong with the fish?

[A Spec Products]

Whats wrong with the fish?

Tilapia in Hawaii is not the same as the farm raised Tilapia you would find in a market in like California

Farm raised Tilapia is all good, but I remember the first time I was in a Mexican supermarket in Socal and I saw the sign at the fish counter that said "Fresh Tilapia"...I was like WTF cause I always knew Tilapia as the rubbish fish (on a side note, I realized that no one in America says "rubbish" and people look at you funny when you say it, cause its like British English...but I digress...)

"Tilapias are predators, scavengers, and herbivores. They eat algae, plants, and sometimes o'opu, Hawaii's endemic fish.

Tilapia was introduced to Hawaii to eat up our aquatic weeds in reservoirs, ditches, and canals. Instead, the Tilapia grew in such large numbers that instead of eating our aquatic weeds, they started to eat our local fishes."

- Taken from http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110028/present/waterlife/talapia/tilapia.htm

Essentially Hawaii streams are mostly heavily polluted, you can get stuff like leptospirosis and other skin type diseases

So eating a Tilapia out of a stream in Hawaii isn't so hot

Thus Tilapia gets a pretty bad rep amongst Hawaii people, although when I was growing up I knew some people would still eat it

[Modrified]

fried tilapia is the shyt. just gotta get them somewhere clean. in hawaii thats hard to find. haha.

[ronmcdon]

Don't tell the Filipino peeps that. They love that fish!! :eek:

can't be any worse than balut, lol.

wait, so is fresh water tilapia in general considered rubbish b/c it's a scavenger fish, or is this just limited to tilapia swimming in polluted waters?
arn't most non-farm raised shellfish and catfish also scavengers? by that reasoning, we should avoid that as well?

[A Spec Products]

can't be any worse than balut, lol.

wait, so is fresh water tilapia in general considered rubbish b/c it's a scavenger fish, or is this just limited to tilapia swimming in polluted waters?
arn't most non-farm raised shellfish and catfish also scavengers? by that reasoning, we should avoid that as well?

Tilapia swimming in Hawaii's polluted streams = not a good idea to eat

Farm raised tilapia sold in your local supermarket = fine to eat

Long story short, people in Hawaii are used to the idea that Tilapia is a "dirty" fish for eating

Easy and fun to catch though

[Hawaiian240]

can't be any worse than balut, lol.

wait, so is fresh water tilapia in general considered rubbish b/c it's a scavenger fish, or is this just limited to tilapia swimming in polluted waters?
arn't most non-farm raised shellfish and catfish also scavengers? by that reasoning, we should avoid that as well?

Balut isn't that bad!!

[alkemyst]

FYI,

MSRP for a set of 17x9/10 GTV in RMC finish is $3200

Also, he is including a set of Volk GT Centercaps, which is MSRP $30 per cap (so $120 for a set of 4)

So MSRP for wheels + caps is $3320

Even if you factor in a "normal discount" off + factor shipping to Hawaii, that's still a semi realistic price

I'm sure he's bumping it up for lowballers to counter offer, but it's not ridiculous by any means

Also, you can still get +13 offset (Face A front + rear)


I was going to say that's about MSRP and you can 'probably' still get that size.

Being that they were not used/mounted he is probably having either buyer's remorse, didn't fit or spent more than he could afford.

Since it's CL, he is trying to ward off the 100+ people from the states asking if he can do $400 shipped to New York or worse Canada :)

Not many people are price saavy out there. He may have got raped on the buy and just not know.

That said...a seller should never get offended with any offer unless the buyer is adding stupid stuff like "Hey I am really trying to help you here, these wheels are being sold for $500 new right now at my buddy's shop. If you can do them for $475 shipped I will paypal you tonight...just don't tell my buddy."

I used to make a living buying and selling network equipment. I was surprised many times by someone accepting my low offer and occasionally even getting bonus items.

As a seller you set your price. If you get it be happy...if you find out later you set it too low, don't sweat it as you got your price.

You win some, you lose some.