Rims.. Too Beautiful to Scrap!! Need Advice

All-
I have a fellow scrapper that helped teach me the ropes when I started scrapping cars. I was at his place last night and he had an absolutely beautiful set of 16" CHROME 15 spoke Chrysler Town and Country Rims sitting on the floor. I said "You aren't scrapping those are you?" He said "Hell yeah.. I want to use the $ to buy a tank of Argon." I told him I would sell them for him instead. I have them on CL as these REFURBED run $249 EACH.. So $1000 worth of rims and he wants to scrap them for $60 bucks.



It would be a CRIME to melt these rims- there is nothing wrong with them. My question is: Who can I call to try and sell these.. body shops? Chrysler dealership? I have no clue- I'm worried if they don't sell fast he'll just come by and get them for a trip to the core buyer. Really trying to save these beauts from being melted down- and a huge loss of potential profit if done right with a little patience. Since I am selling them for him- He has every right to say at any time "Give them back to me" as they are his after all.

Thoughts??
Aaron

Actually there's an SMF member who buys rims. I think his id is wheelbuyer or something like that? If you can locate him in the buyers threads it might be a good place to start

Here's a link
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...el-buyers.html

Originally Posted by Bear

Here's a link
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...el-buyers.html

Bear: Thanks for that I'll check it out!
Aaron

If he gets in that big of hurry offer to give him the scrap price and then you can sell em.

I have thought of that as well- Give him the $60 bucks, save him a trip to the core buyer.. win-win!!

its sad to say, when i started we had a set of ford explorer wheels looked brand new and had tires about 80% i think i listed them on cl for $100, i got offered everything but the $100, scrapped em out im sure i got 60 something for the wheels and $32 for the tires, i had some chrysler wheels to came off a sebring same story, its not worth the trouble answering the phone, waiting for someone not showing up , or someone trying to trade you some chickens or a video game, ill say again its really not worth it imo, to be honest your buddy has probably found out the same thats why hes scrapping them

I think that's absolutely true myself Cory, "unless", unless you can use them yourself

yep, i dont get to scrap too many 3/4 ton dodges

Now if you can get a chicken and a video game for them...deal breaker! I kid I kid!

Just the thought of someone coming by and being like.."Hey, trade you a chicken and a video game for that there water heater you got..."..I shall be amused for hours now, thank you.

sirscrapalot - Has found a new opening offer. :P

Those rims are probably bent. The vehicle that they were on was probably in a very bad accident.

I learned about situations like this when I saw some nice aluminum wheels on a truck in my local junkyard. I asked the guy at the counter how much he wanted for them and he explained why he explained why I wouldn't want them when I told him that they'd fit perfectly on my van.

He told me that it's very rare when they get a perfect set of wheels and when that happens, they get pulled and put on the shelf immediately. He also said that any time you still see them on a vehicle, chances are that they are only good for scrap.

I'm looking for a wheel for my truck. 1980 Ford ranger F100, 15" with 4 1/2" lug pattern and a 2 1/2" hub hole. Anyone in the Tampa Bay area has one let me know, I'll buy it for more than scrap.

Thanks all for your responses. I have had some luck selling rims on CL- but somehow the vibe seems to be the same as what you guys stated. I had a nice set of 17" Silverado 6 lugs that I got a mere $200 bucks out of, but I once had a really nice set of Ford 14" off an Escort Sport I scrapped. I tossed those on Craigslist too, and even put in the ad- "if these aren't gone by such and such a date.. I'm scrapping them" I was hoping to get like $100 bucks for all 4, and ended up at Core price of around $50.

I was just hoping someone here knew of another outlet besides CL to move these onto a new home.. ahem.. vehicle!
Aaron