Alibaba wheels?

"ihm96" (ihm96) 12/27/2018 at 11:32 • Filed to: None

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I can’t believe stuff like this exists lol. Who is purchasing these?

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Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast > ihm96 12/27/2018 at 11:41

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Yeah, something just seems off with a $30 wheel. 

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > ihm96 12/27/2018 at 11:43

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Someone with a death wish is purchasing these. 

404 - User No Longer Available > Danimalk - Drives a Slow Car Fast 12/27/2018 at 11:44

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Alibaba is a B2B site, so those pricing are wholesale prices, when you buy them in pallets . They do go that low, retail margins are that high.

Source: have friends who used to work at a wheels wholesale.

404 - User No Longer Available > ihm96 12/27/2018 at 11:45

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If only I found these when I was buying my replicas for winters I’d get those.

Tripper > ihm96 12/27/2018 at 11:47

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They’ve got some interesting designs, haha.

http://www.vesteonchina.com/list.asp?id=261

bhtooefr > ihm96 12/27/2018 at 11:47

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How a lot of Alibaba stuff works is business to business transactions.

So, very few people are probably buying from that seller to put on their car. However, companies may well buy them, mark them up to $80-100/wheel, slap their own name on them, and sell them as their own.

ihm96 > 404 - User No Longer Available 12/27/2018 at 11:48

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I inquired because honestly at that cheap I could get them and if they dont seem too well built or sturdy its not a big deal. Worst case. I make a cool coffee table or something fun

404 - User No Longer Available > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 12/27/2018 at 11:49

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They’re the same “replica” wheels you get at a local tire shop. I have them on mine.

jimz > 404 - User No Longer Available 12/27/2018 at 11:52

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oh yeah, mark-up on stuff like this is insane. even worse I think for mattresses.

although if these are being sold that cheaply in quantities of 1pc, then they’re probably still pieces of shit. 

404 - User No Longer Available > jimz 12/27/2018 at 12:00

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Well by the time it hits the retailer you would’ve gone through 2 levels of profit, there’s wholesaler/distributor as well.

This would probably end up being a $ 1-200 wheel at the stores . We have tons of those, almost everyone getting winter tires here have those or steelies. I even saw mine on a Honda Odyssey once, lol.

ihm96 > 404 - User No Longer Available 12/27/2018 at 12:11

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So you think these would be usable? I have an E34 and would love this style if they were actually something thats not gonna kill me

404 - User No Longer Available > ihm96 12/27/2018 at 12:14

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I think the real cost would be to ship them out from China. Shipping 1 set of wheels aren’t exactly cheap, courier vs a shipping container sailing for a month.

DocWalt > ihm96 12/28/2018 at 13:33

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A buddy of mine custom ordered crazy light magnesium wheels from one of the Ali sites... Disturbing. They were pretty ugly but strong and lightweight .