Originally Posted by kergin

Tires are not an investment. No consumable item can be considered an investment. Investments tend to grow in value over time. Try and sell your used tire for more than you paid new.



Why? Because the manufacturer told you it was the "highest quality" and threw a price on it?



QBP != reality. QBP's pricing reflects an agreement between the manufacturer, QBP, and the retailer, that $$ is what we can reasonably charge for item X. It has almost nothing to do with what the item is actually worth or costs to make. They will charge what the market will bear, and if adjusting the market's sense of what is bearable includes slapping a "premium" or "racing" or other such nonsense sticker on the box, then they do it.