Advice on Selling Tires and Wheels Needed

[Jason in DLH]

I have 3 sets of wheels and tires that I’d like to sell. I live in a smaller city, so I doubt I could find anybody around here. In which case I’ll probably have to ship them. Anyone sell wheels or tires that had to be shipped? How do you package them up? How do you receive payment? Do you get the $$ first and THEN ship them? Do you split the shipping cost with the buyer?

Any advice on how to sell these would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Doubeleive]

A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED
that being said receive payment first before doing anything
to be honest wheels and tires are very SLOW to sell unless you have something really desirable.
if they are just run of the mill you might be sitting on them for a long time, perhaps even years
shipping can be very costly so you are better off perhaps meeting within xx amount of miles from your location.

 

[Tonyrodz]

A FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED
that being said receive payment first before doing anything
to be honest wheels and tires are very SLOW to sell unless you have something really desirable.
if they are just run of the mill you might be sitting on them for a long time, perhaps even years
shipping can be very costly so you are better off perhaps meeting within xx amount of miles from your location.

That's also if the cash price is worth it to you.

 

[wjburken]

You never know who in your area may be interested. Might as well get them posted on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, or other sites and see what happens. Might even post them up here and see as well. Doesn't cost anything and you just might find a buyer that is close by.

 

[Miami-Dade]

Post them up in the Parts and Accessories section.

 

[PG01]

I bought a set of wheels and tires on ebay 15-20 years ago. Brand new takeoffs, guy basically cut a round piece of cardboard to cover the lip of the rim and p-tyed the cardboard across the tire in a crisscross and shipped them ups, they showed up undamaged and in perfect condition. that said, get a price from ups.. their website is pretty good for that, set a price with shipping and without but build a little bit of shipping cost into your price. Definitely get your money first...

 

[Joseph Garcia]

I posted mine on Craigslist up here in NH, and they were sold in a week, locally (1 1/2 hour drive for the buyer). Cash payment only.

 

[iamdub]

I bought a set of wheels and tires on ebay 15-20 years ago. Brand new takeoffs, guy basically cut a round piece of cardboard to cover the lip of the rim and p-tyed the cardboard across the tire in a crisscross and shipped them ups, they showed up undamaged and in perfect condition. that said, get a price from ups.. their website is pretty good for that, set a price with shipping and without but build a little bit of shipping cost into your price. Definitely get your money first...

Shippers/people gave a shit 15-20 years ago. Nowadays, the shipper would play Punch-A-Bunch with their forklift if wheels and tires were packaged up like so.

BTW, she thicc. ^^^

 

[petethepug]

Sell as buyers pays shipping, period. Do you have a PayPal account? If so, you can print UPS shipping label online. You won’t make any $ if you ship with the tires on, it’s too heavy & too expensive.

You can find boxes at shops that sell aftermarket rims. Due to Covid it’s preferred and beneficial to call UPS for a pick up. You’ll bypass the counter so nothing is weighed and it goes right to the truck. Be careful you don’t underestimate your shipping weight [emoji6]


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[petethepug]

LOL .. type o, be careful TO underestimate your shipping weight as it won’t be checked if it’s kinda close to what’s there [emoji41]


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[mb1500]

Tires alone are sent unwrapped they just put the label on the tread.

Rims need to be boxed up properly 24x24x12 for a 22 is a good size IIRC.

If the tires are on the rims your limited to selling locally because you’re going to get crushed in shipping charges.

Everyone is running peak surcharges right now due to covid and the holiday season so you’re going to have to pay up right now if you’re wanting to sell. I would wait until afterwords to sell.

You can quote rates online, without peak charges you’re looking at $100-$150 to send 4 boxed rims depending on where they are going. You can factor this into the price, list it separately, whatever you want to do. Selling anything online you ALWAYS receive payment before shipping.

Buyers can use PayPal and have buyer protection if the deal goes south. If you send items and never receive payment there is nothing you can do.

 

[mb1500]

LOL .. type o, be careful TO underestimate your shipping weight as it won’t be checked if it’s kinda close to what’s there [emoji41]


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Every package sent UPS or FedEx is weighed and measured when it is in transit. If it is undercharged they will rectify the bill. If you overweighted or over-measured than the house takes the overage.

 

[kurtibm]

Check with Greyhound as well... prices are decent for heavy & oddball sized items... bumpers, hoods, fenders...

 

[petethepug]

Every package sent UPS or FedEx is weighed and measured when it is in transit. If it is undercharged they will rectify the bill. If you overweighted or over-measured than the house takes the overage.

This is not correct. Every package that goes through a UPS store or UPS retailer is weighed. Drivers who pick up packages from your home or business don’t weigh them before entering the truck or when xfering them to another truck for transit.

Sign for a package lately? Nope, Covid made that temporarily go away.

I’m sure somewhere, some driver has enough time and hates his job enough to get a crate marked for 150lb on to a scale somewhere in the processing facility to prove it’s really 179lb. UPS workers are simply trying to stay healthy during Covid. They’re susceptible in so many ways and have so much to lose if they get sick.

UPS has already made $6B more this year vs. last year. To the rest of you shipping UPS, print your labels at home, pay 1 or $2 for a home pick up and enjoy weighing your packages or freight knowing UPS is not putting everything on a scale as it moves from truck to facility to truck.




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[Jason in DLH]

Thanks for all the helpful info people!