Buying NEW tires off eBay

[83XLT]

Anyone done this? The prices including delivery is way cheaper than buying from a local tire store. I've even noticed some of the ebay sellers are big names (simpletire) that sell for hundreds less than through their own store online. Anyone think of any reason not to do this?

thx cheers

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[pakrat]

Yes. I bought off ebay once and the tires were old stock nearing the expected lifespan of the tires. There is a date code stamped on tires when they are manufactured. Most suggest replacing tires after 6 - 10 years regardless of tread depth. I'm sure this is not the case with every seller but that is my one and only experience doing that and won't do it again. Who knows where some of these dealers get their discounted stock. Probably no big deal if they were stored properly but hard to tell and good luck with warranty claims.

I've always had great luck with Discount Tire and they price match anyhow. Not sure if they price match ebay stuff but any other online retailer like tirebuyer.com they will.

 

[PWillette]

I've purchased several sets on ebay from reputable sellers w/o issue. Definitely some very good deals.

 

[Herbie]

I have purchased Toyo MT's for a jeep once on ebay. No issues at all.

 

[Tricky Dick]

I only buy tires online. Saves a fortune over local. Have tried ebay, amazon, discount tire, tire america. No bad experiences yet. You just have to shop around for mounting, it can be $10-30 per tire.

 

[j_anderson]

I bought some for my previous car from eBay. No issues, great deal!

 

[UNBROKN]

I've purchased several sets on ebay from reputable sellers w/o issue. Definitely some very good deals.

maybe you could list a couple of them please?

 

[PWillette]

maybe you could list a couple of them please?

Priority Tire and Discount Tire Direct. Both have locations across the country

 

[Spooled]

I've bought 2 or 3 sets off Ebay. No issues. TireBuyer was the last seller.

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