Originally Posted by
Jeff Wills
Getting a little off-topic, but... that White Industries cassette hub looks pretty normal to me. The hub is machined with a barrel that narrows close to the drive-side flange. I think you are being fooled by the reflection of the spokes in the polished aluminum.
If you read the linked ad, the seller's description:
DAMAGED HUB- shell is twisted... but fully functioning- smooth bearings. Straight and true, no wobbles, no hops.
It is also listed as:
Condition: New other (see details) :
Seller Notes: “DAMAGED HUB”
The brake track looks clean, but it would with a disc wheel. Overall the photos look very clean. The freehub also looks very clean.
I'm sticking with the seller's interpretation that the hub has been twisted, but am quite unsure what could do that, or if the wheel would have been built with a bad component.