Originally Posted by Rev.Chuck
Ah, yes. But your wheels are used. The stuff I often see is NIB...The only way new items are sold for less than their wholesale cost, except for dire financial reversal, are when the seller has no money in them to begin with.
Again, you're generally right, but there are exceptions. I used to buy bike stuff in lots off e-Bay, cull out what I wanted to keep, and resell the rest back on e-Bay. Often, the lot I purchased would have a number of NIB items included. When I sold these, I advertised them as NIB, and sold them that way, even though they were not stolen. As a matter of fact, I have a Campy BB on e-Bay right now that is NIB with the $29.99 price tag still on the box from Competitive Cyclist. It is now on e-Bay for $5. I bought this one (brand new from Competitive Cyclist) earlier this year for a bike that I ended up selling before I got around to installing the new BB. Now, I'm stuck with a NIB part that I've no further use for. Obviously, if I was selling 50 identical NIB parts, the question of provenence would arise, but with single items, I believe the majority of auctions are legit.