bob r

iTrader: (46)

I bought/won 3 Dunlop Runflat tyres off Ebay and picked them up in person to be sure they were as described.............all with 7mm and no puncture repairs. I even gave the fella a few quid extra as I was well pleased with them.
Today I went to get them fitted and the tyre fitter agreed I got a steal at that price.................until he showed me that all 3 had slits in the sidewall, clearly from knife damage, and therefore fit for 'F' all.
I am always wary with Ebay items and on inspection they looked spot on but the slits could not be seen until the tyres were inflated. So beware!

I wonder what the seller thought when my 2 children assisted him in carrying/rolling the tyres from his house to my car? ****!

Paul C

iTrader: (12)

**** INDEED

MDS_WRX

iTrader: (1)

You picked them up from his house?! Now that's gotta be really stupid of him....

Ian

iTrader: (10)

worh a call back to his i think

scoobymoz

iTrader: (53)

Have you contacted the seller? I had a similar problem with some tyres a wile back looked fine in the pic's but when they arrived they had uneven wear I contacted him and got it all sorted

dj219957

take em back....with some mates!

dpb

Is it possible he didnt know either ?

Otherwise id take em back and throw em at him

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

Contact him first and give him a chance to refund as he may be unaware of the slits!


Failing that, you have his address

super_ted

iTrader: (30)

I'd be taking a trip back there but maybe he met you away from his house?

beef-on-the-bone

iTrader: (5)

that sucks gotta be worth following up......

bob r

iTrader: (46)

Email sent and he says he is going to refund me.

ScoobySteve69

iTrader: (13)

Result

arumdevil

I had a similar experience last year and will only buy tires new now or from trusted friends.

I bought a set of 4 Eagle GSD2s on ebay, supposedly brand new, fitted but never used. Picked them up and they seemed ok although they had definitely been on the road. Took them home and discovered they were 4 years old and one had a slit in the sidewall.

I suspect the guy didn't know about the split but he was a **** about it.

never again.

thunder8

iTrader: (1)

never bought second hand tyres.

never will

brand names only as they do last longer,had my bridgestones on front for over 2 years and still got tread.

girlfriend got some cheapies on hers payed £70 fitted for fronts handles like **** and only lasted 14mths

Apostle

2nd hand tyres... on a performance car... ????? gotta be asking for trouble....

Glad you got it all sorted tho...

A

phil739

iTrader: (30)

when buying best to check the date they where made , date will be on the wall of tyre that sits on the inside of the arch
will read something like 1209
the 12 being the week of the year it was made and the 09 being the year
(12th week in 2009)

tyres do have a shelf life

bob r

iTrader: (46)

lol.........it's a Mini

pinkypurkhardt

iTrader: (9)

p zero's all the way last and loads of grip not cheap though

winker

iTrader: (1)

Why would anyone buy second hand tyres for a high performance car dont you value peoples lives.

scooby L

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

some guy came into my shop the other dat with some 2553019 runflats that he had bought on ebay , they had yellow markings on so they had been in a kwic fit or somewhere along those lines as they use this coluerd chalk

i fitted the tyre and blew it up but it was like a colinder lol

someone had drilled 11 or 12 holes all the way round the wall .(probably to stop it being re sold ) the guy was pissed off as the other one he had was the same .

scoobymoz

iTrader: (53)

I'm pleased your going to get it sorted.

I wouldn't put them on a performance car ether! just paid over £400 for tyres for my car today!
The only time I have used second hand tyres was when I had a diesel pug 205 for winter use don't think that would count as a performance car

scixer6r

2nd hand tyres?no thanks,hope you get ya money back though.Maybe a lesson learnt not worth wasting time with so called bargains.

wrx287

iTrader: (8)

If you read the thread they are for a Mini mate

Sounds like a genuine mistake.

bob r

iTrader: (46)

Scooby Poilce alert?

I suppose you wouldn't agree with any 2nd hand Alloys, Suspension parts, Brakes, Steering Wheels, Seatbelts, etc, etc.......and you would never have a puncture repaired?

I think you spelt your username slightly wrong too.

arumdevil

LMFAO

bob r

iTrader: (46)

And you certainly wouldn't buy a 'used car' with all those 2nd hand parts would you ?

scoobymoz

iTrader: (53)

PMSL

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What about when you buy a second hand car? do you insist on it having new tyres fitted?