I was under the impression, according to the seller, the Wheels were built recently and have less than 1000 miles on them. I am in contact with him. Seems ok. A little flustered, but ok.

My main point is checking with Velocity to see what they say about the "crack" photo. I don't expect them to replace the rim with the sidewall damage*. Velocity Aerohead seem highly regarded and both situations are new to me: I've never had a cracked rim or dented sidewalls before**, but then again I've never bought used wheels before, so. . . anyway I was asking you guys 1) how common is this and 2) significant enough to try to get $50 back from the seller for a replacement rim.

*They seem like nice people, anyway
** Well, a Wolber GTX kinda expand a bit at the (weld?) seam but was fine until a head on crash turned it into a pretzel. Here I am lying on the ground, drifting in and out of consciousness, with bone sticking out of my leg and my buddy standing over me saying, "Hey man, look at your wheel!"