Can't even give away!

[Wisenatcho]

Some of you may have seen I have a set of Genuine OEM Rear discs and Pads for sale on here at the moment. I originally bought them from another member on here back in April time, however I never got round to fitting them and now need to clear some space. The problem is I cant even seem to give the things away!

I'm asking £45 for both the discs and pads together or £35 and £15 individually... is this too high? what do you guys feel would be a fair price? (the ad is here: http://www.clio197.net/threads/oem-rear-discs-pads-£45.58404/#post-675278 )

I thought something like this would sell very quickly... They are a general service item and although not new, have plenty of life left in them and a lot lot cheaper than buying direct! - Has the price of parts fallen even more than the value of these cars recently?!

Cheers

 

[Dmonk197]

i think it probably a case where if one is going to buy these and then also pay for postage i rather order new set, if i can do the work myself then its great, but dont fancy paying a garage twice to do the job.

 

[AmosMoses]

Got my MOT next week so may be interested in these as i think my rears are pretty low! I'll let you know.

 

[Doogle]

Price is more than fair bud, combo of things. Time of year, and its not one of those things people replace unless they have to or are upgrading.

 

[LOCKE]

Bloody good price. Only thing I can think off is that as they're used people may think they could be warped etc, highly unlikely I know being rears.

 

[Wisenatcho]

Thanks for the replies, Its good to know at least that I'm what im asking is fair. - If anything it seems that the low price is putting people off, too good to be true kinda thing. I suppose brakes are one of those things you don't want to take any chances on haha! @AmosMoses Feel free to give me a shout if you do need them, otherwise I guess I will be tripping over them for a while yet...

 

[Micah]

Crazily good price, I think it's just an item that you will tend to buy new (£196 I paid by the way for OEM rear disks and pads!) but may not be an item that people will need that frequently. You might get a better response on the many Mk3 Facebook groups.
If you hold tight, someone will definitely have them off you.

 

[Wisenatcho]

Crazily good price, I think it's just an item that you will tend to buy new (£196 I paid by the way for OEM rear disks and pads!) but may not be an item that people will need that frequently. You might get a better response on the many Mk3 Facebook groups.
If you hold tight, someone will definitely have them off you.

Ah good shout! Thanks, may give that a try instead.

 

[Dmonk197]

If you still have them at the end of this month i will take them.

 

[Foxspeed]

it may of been beneficial to wire brush the discs & get rid of the surface rust then sprayed them with some wd40 to stop rust & given the pads faces a light rub over with emery to make them look more presentable...but for the price should still sell

 

[Wisenatcho]

it may of been beneficial to wire brush the discs & get rid of the surface rust then sprayed them with some wd40 to stop rust & given the pads faces a light rub over with emery to make them look more presentable...but for the price should still sell

Thanks, I considered doing as you suggest as admittedly they do look pretty ropey. Was concerned though that it would make people think I was trying to hide something or distract from potential faults.
I'm always amazed at just how quickly these brembo discs gather surface rust!

 

[Chris]

Foxxy raises a fair point actually, if I were on the market I would be put off the fact they look old and worn. Even if there not.

Presentation is key!

 

[LOCKE]

it may of been beneficial to wire brush the discs & get rid of the surface rust then sprayed them with some wd40 to stop rust & given the pads faces a light rub over with emery to make them look more presentable...but for the price should still sell

WD40 on the face of the disc?

 

[Wisenatcho]

Foxxy raises a fair point actually, if I were on the market I would be put off the fact they look old and worn. Even if there not.

Presentation is key!

Guess I know what I will be doing this weekend then.....

 

[Foxspeed]

WD40 on the face of the disc?

yep...as you can wipe it off with brake cleaner..like a lot of disc on the market that have a protective coating