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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: ThisBitterPill on August 18, 2010, 10:08 PM
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Won a pair of White Mike Buff Z-Rims on ebay at the weekend and they turned up today....
Both rims have a couple of cracks around the area where the spoke holes are....
Nothing major, but I'm wondering whether I should ask for a refund or not?
They were described as 'Survivor condition' which I guess, can cover a multitude of things, but there
wasn't any mention of cracks in the description....
What would you do?
Would I be able to find a better pair of rims?
I take it I won't be able to repair the cracks?
Cheers guys!
:)
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the holes around z rims crack /or look cracked chips and small lifted pieces
they come like this from new are they proper cracks or more plastic splinter chips.
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Well they don't go through to the outside of the rim....
But one of them I can get a fingernail in.....
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can you get a pic up.
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Here goes:
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r82/ThiBitterPill/BMX/03847025.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r82/ThiBitterPill/BMX/3de71079.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r82/ThiBitterPill/BMX/fc05dc43.jpg)
Seems like there is a hairline crack running around the centre of a portion of the rim.....Very faint, but it's there....
:(
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I would be thinking how muck were they and can you use them in that condition. Would you have paid that if the add had said cracked. I would be going for the refund if it was me as I would not want to show them or ride em. It is your call though :daumenhoch:
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i think the survivor bit he put on the ad might cover them.
its always as well to ask plenty of questions when buying old used stuff.
i've had a few bits that were far from what was advertised.
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i think the survivor bit he put on the ad might cover them.
its always as well to ask plenty of questions when buying old used stuff.
i've had a few bits that were far from what was advertised.
True but if you don't ask you don't get worth a try??? :buck2:
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Thanks peeps....Might go for the refund....Gonna cost me £20 in postage though.... :(
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Thanks peeps....Might go for the refund....Gonna cost me £20 in postage though.... :(
It should cost no more than £8.50 to return them in the UK if you use DHL std delivery on Parcel2go website. (tracked and insured up to £50) You have to cover the return postage but the original postage should be refunded as the seller shouldn't have sold you a fecked set of wheels in the first place - or he should have mentioned the damage at the very least. I doubt anyone bought a frame that was described as 'survivor' condition only to find that it was cracked would swallow that so why should a wheelset be any different. ???
I would return them personally as they're neither use nor ornament in that state...
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Ah ok so I get my initial postage returned too?
Cool....Thanks for the website...Gonna box 'em back up tonight and get them sent back.... :daumenhoch:
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They look like stress fractures more that cracks......
Do the spoke nipples have any washers behind them ?
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I don't think so....
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Ah ok so I get my initial postage returned too?
Yes for faulty/damaged items but a dodgy seller would have a whinge about it. Sellers who want to keep their feedback intact usually play the game - remember, you can neg him but he can't return the favour so you have the upper hand in this situation. ;) There should be more info about that on eBay or Paypal.