Value of stock alloy rims?

[summerinmaine]

I have left-over stock rims, as seen here:

 

 

and will try to sell them locally (to avoid charging someone for shipping). Any thoughts on what I should expect to get? No serious blemishes, but well-used. There are tires on them, but not worth much.

[Pete M]

I sold mine for 100. They looked worse than yours and had barely good 30" BFGs on them.

[summerinmaine]

I sold mine for 100. They looked worse than yours and had barely good 30" BFGs on them.

 

Thanks!

[Sir Sam]

$100 tops.

[Motion Offroad]

With the increase in metal prices these days you may get more $$ scrapping them than selling them. Just another thought...

[Sir Sam]

With the increase in metal prices these days you may get more $$ scrapping them than selling them. Just another thought...

 

agreed

[Geonovast]

With the increase in metal prices these days you may get more $$ scrapping them than selling them. Just another thought...

 

yeah but they're sooo pretty.

[Pete M]

Those rims (assuming that you can get the tires removed for free) might be worth $40 at the scrap yard near me. Maybe other places are offering more.

[summerinmaine]

Those rims (assuming that you can get the tires removed for free) might be worth $40 at the scrap yard near me. Maybe other places are offering more.

 

The scrap yards around here aren't a very desirable option on either end of a transaction. They have taken the concept of "buy cheap, sell dear" to an extreme.

 

I'll put 'em up on CL this weekend, and see what happens.

[summerinmaine]

With the increase in metal prices these days you may get more $$ scrapping them than selling them. Just another thought...

 

yeah but they're sooo pretty.

 

They are in pretty good shape . . . well, this one did get a little harsh treatment last time I was in Baja:

 

[summerinmaine]

Just posted them up on CL with the pic I posted here, and got a reply within one hour.

 

Guy wanted to buy the entire MJ however. :D

[LJRockstar]

Well I just scrapped a few that look exactly like those but were BEAT UP. They are worth approx 17.50 per wheel to a recycler

[summerinmaine]

Well I just scrapped a few that look exactly like those but were BEAT UP. They are worth approx 17.50 per wheel to a recycler

 

Thanks. That's more than I would have thought.

[jtdesigns]

Whats Dakar??

[Pete M]

The Dakar rally is an insane offroad race through the deserts of north eastern Africa. At least it used to be. They canceled this past year due to threats of violence against the contestants.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakar_Rally

 

It's the one where they race the big trucks.

 

[pineymike]

just sold some for scrap here{non jeep!} 25$'s each couldn't beleve it 35$ ea for some old converters! :D

[Eagle]

Is there any scrap value to old steel rims? I hate to sell of genuine Jeep alloy rims for scrap, but I have a huge assortment of old XJ/MJ steel rims that could be thinned out without hurting anybody's feelings. Worth pursuing?

[DirtyComanche]

Not worth much... I took some helicopter blades (time-x'd) to the scrap yard here, about 2000lbs worth. I think they gave us $800 or so (it's not clean aluminum however, so it's a very low rate for aluminum). I took in about 1600lbs of steel on the next load (more helicopter parts) and we got about $100 for it I think.

 

Clean aluminum is worth a lot more than clean steel.