I'm sorry, not to get in the middle of you two but this made me laugh. That's clearly brake dust in the pictures he posted, & as you can see from his pictures, the wheel doesn't have a tire on it. How would he put brake dust on the wheel?
I'd be pissed too if I were him. Hopefully you guys came up with a solution that helped both of you out.
lol
It cool haha, we didn't come up with any solution.. He suggested for me to return the wheel which is a stupid suggestion in my eyes considering it costs $60 to ship.. I suggested him refunding me $35, effectively lowering my purchase price to better line up with the actual condition of the rim.. He thinks I just wiped the wheel and want $35 for that LOL
Here are a few more pics, I cropped one of them so you could see the scuffing better..
http://imgur.com/Rymc75a
http://imgur.com/4RrDcsY
That's literally on every spoke.. the rim is garbage..
I think the seller literally thinks you can just wipe those scratches off with a towel lol..
The guy seems like a nice person and I honestly think he might be open to refunding me $35 if he actually could understand the situation.. Don't want to sound mean but I think he has a language barrier.
It's sad because although I've used these forums for years but this is my first purchase from another forum member and the guy was a scam and he doesn't even realize it..
Anyways, I'd like to think that I'm over it but considering that I just wrote that much about it I'm probably not.. such is life