Wheel Question??

[JimRoy]

I would happily pay someone $250 for a set of wheels like this. Like Land O' Aches said, building a set cost a lot more than $250. More in the neighborhood of $500 in parts alone.
P.S. I forgot to add the cost to power coat, and I guess my 2-3 days labor to build them is $0.00

 

[JimRoy]

Cabers, I have all the parts to build a G519 set of wheels, but after crunching my numbers, I can't justify the build. Based on Huffman Bill's sale estimate of $250 for a pair, I would be upside down on cost. I was looking so forward to building them. Below is my actual parts cost. I'm being totally sincere.
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Loops $45
11g Spokes & Nipples $46.50
Rear Morrow 36-10 L1 Hub $150
Front Bendix 36-11 Hub $127
Wheel Truing $40
Army Jeep Parts Red Zinc Primer & 33070 OD Paint $20
John's US Royal Tires & Tubes $78.
Total Parts Cost: $506.50
Add another $50 for Bikeflights shipping. The total cost w/shipping would be $556.50 with zero profit margin.

I would have to have $650 for the pair.
JimRoy.
I'm going to find something else to work on...

 

[HUFFMANBILL]

Jim,
What you paid in parts and labor to put these two wheels together does not automatically determine their value. Speaking for myself, if I was building a G519 tribute bike, I would not put out $650.00 for the wheels alone. Maybe someone else would and that would be their decision to make. I only gave you my opinion of their value based upon two wheels, all non- military parts ( except rear hub ) for use on a tribute bike. If you want to put them out there for $650.00 then by all means go for it and let the market decide.

Regards,
Bill

 

[JimRoy]

Jim,
What you paid in parts and labor to put these two wheels together does not automatically determine their value. Speaking for myself, if I was building a G519 tribute bike, I would not put out $650.00 for the wheels alone. Maybe someone else would and that would be their decision to make. I only gave you my opinion of their value based upon two wheels, all non- military parts ( except rear hub ) for use on a tribute bike. If you want to put them out there for $650.00 then by all means go for it and let the market decide.

Regards,
Bill

Thanks Bill for your input. The feedback I received was what I was fishing for, and helped make my decision. I'm moving on to another project. I will use all the parts for something else. Jim