How else to explain the fact that I just bought another four aluminum alloy Volvo wheels?
A while back I found a nice set of wheels from a Volvo 740 Turbo on Ebay. The style is called Draco--for all of those who care, which, I believe, is exactly none of you--but in any event, they were going to be a future upgrade to the old Volvo when I finished wearing out the tires that I have on the car now. But, they weren't my first choice of bling. The old 240 Turbos had a similar style (but I think better looking) called Virgo, and I had really wanted some of these when I first started fixing the thing up. Downside? Well, even on Ebay, they routinely go for 400 bucks (plus shipping) a set. Quite a bit more than the 80 I paid for the Dracos. (Which look just like these, except dirty and scraped.)
But, you see, in my searching, I stumbled across a set of the elusive Virgos again, and for some reason, no one else seemed to have found them. I patiently waited and watched the price climb to 30, and then all the way up to 50 dollars. At the very last minute, I put in a tiny bid, KNOWING I would immediately be outbid.
Well, except, I didn't get outbid. Upside? I got a set of four rare alloy rims for fifty-one clams. Downside? I HAVE ANOTHER SET OF WHEELS TO SQUIRREL AWAY IN THE GARAGE!
I am such a moron.
It's time for a Volvo Garage Sale...
UPDATE: Steevil sends a link to show that sailors can be afflicted with the moron disease as well.
Hmmm--I wonder if they make a depth-measurer-thingy for lumpy Swedish cars?
Posted by Terry Oglesby at December 15, 2005 01:39 PMI'll be glad to store them for you in my barn, for a nominal fee of course.
Posted by: DaveH at December 15, 2005 01:50 PMI tip my hat to your level of moronosity, it far exceeds the average.
Posted by: skillzy at December 15, 2005 01:55 PMDave, it may be that I am the one who has to reside in your barn (for a nominal fee), not my wheels.
And thank you, Skillzy.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 15, 2005 02:00 PMVery sporty. I love a bargain!
Posted by: BillW at December 15, 2005 02:32 PMTwo sets of spare wheels is a bad thing? Nah! I think its great that you scored them for such a tremendous price. Very good!
As for the storage, maybe they will fit under your bed unnoticed.
Posted by: Nate at December 15, 2005 02:42 PMBill, Nate--you're not helping me overcome this dread contagion...
I figure they'll go well in the Large Plastic Playhouse That Is NOT a Storage Shed.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 15, 2005 02:47 PMDare I suggest putting the old Dracos (Harry Potter inspired?) up for sale again on Ebay, and hope for the princely sum of 52 samolians?
You would thus have made slightly less non-profit on the original purchase by getting a bargain. Somehow.
You know, math is why I dropped out of engineering school...
Posted by: skinnydan at December 15, 2005 02:50 PMProbably so, Dan. One of the reasons I think I was able to pick up both sets for so little is that neither of the product descriptions were very descriptive. If you use the right keywords, you get a lot more traffic and bidders. That picture of the Dracos is lifted from a current auction with a "Buy it Now" price of $400. I figure I could easily recover the cost plus the shipping cost if they were listed to where they were easier to find.
I've never used Ebay to sell anything, though, and I might try pushing them (and all the other stuff I no longer need) on Revolvoblog first. No seller fees, you know.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 15, 2005 02:59 PMHmmm
Maybe you can start an AoW swapshop/auction blog. Possumbay anyone?
Posted by: DaveH at December 15, 2005 04:09 PMIf you were in Alaska, you could use the extras to permanently mount some snow tires onto. Time to move!
Posted by: Jordana at December 15, 2005 04:22 PMHEY! I LIKE PossumBay! That's pretty cool, Dave. It'll be like those call-in AM radio swapshops on Saturday mornings.
Snowtires?! Silly person--they can't make tires out of snow!
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 15, 2005 04:28 PM