I finally bit the bullet and ordered 35+ new Mavic rims of varying sizes and shapes so that I can provide immediate gratification for wheelbuild customers and avoid the lame "I can order it and it will only take a month to get here" experience.

Because the vendor I use charges a flat rate on shipping from Europe, I choose to order $1000 worth of stuff at a time.

Bottom line is I will have all these rims arriving at roughly the same time and 30 days to identify any problems for correction by the vendor.

Clearly I'm not going to know for sure about subtle defects/abnormalities until I actually (attempt to) build each rim into a wheel, which in some cases may not be until years from now.

So I'm hoping you experienced pros can give me a guide for quick-checking them.

Alternatively, if I get a defective rim and don't discover the defect until a year or 2 from now, will Mavic be of any assistance if I have a new and obviously unused rim with a defect?

Thanks for your help!