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Before selling wheels...refinish or not???

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Old 01-23-2005, 11:18 AM
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Default Before selling wheels...refinish or not???

Hi all
I will soon be selling the late offset(87 & on) 16" phonies that are on my 951.
They are straight and true, but have faded.They have no major gashes or such.
The question is...would i be better off selling cheap as is??..or getting them refinished and getting more???
Please advise
Thanks!!!!!
Old 01-23-2005, 11:20 AM
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cheap as is. cost of re-finish vs. added money you'd get from refinishing them is somewhere around -$250.
Old 01-23-2005, 11:29 AM
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I am presently looking for a faded set of 16" wheels, so my opinion is biased....
Anyhoo, you won't get back what you would pay to refinish them. Maybe 75% of it, but definately not all of it.
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You're going to lose money if you refinish them before selling.
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let the buyer refinish, if you have them done, you would loose out on pple like me who DIYS.
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value before refinishing......$200-300
value after refinishing......$300-400

cost of refinishing.......$50-100 per wheel. definitely not worth it.
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you could offer to spray them any color the buyer wants for a fee, but paying to have them refinished is a waste of your money most likely. Offer to spray them any color for the buyer, and maybe you'll make some $$
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Thats like buying new tires and a battery for your 944 before selling. Youre not going to get the additional 500 bucks back; an increased profit is completely out of question.

Dont refinish and sell as is.



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