Overstocks
Overstock is everyone's term for "we ordered too
many and now we can't sell them!" There is nothing wrong with these tires
- other than the fact they haven't sold quickly enough for a tire dealer. When this
happens the dealer with the overstocks will sell these tires at a discount to other
dealers, like us. Usually pricing on overstocks will be as low or lower than a
blem tire. The only problem is that you never know when
manufactures and dealers are going to decide to move the overstocked tires (often it
happens right before the fiscal year ends).
We are always looking for overstocks to buy so that we can pass
the discount along to you!
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Appearance Blems
A blem or blemished tire is a tire that
the manufacturer has deemed "not perfect". Usually the imperfection
is in appearance only and in no way makes the tire dangerous or unsafe. If
a tire was unsafe because of a blem, the tire would be destroyed to avoid
liability problems down the road.
Since the blemished tire can not be sold
as a first line tire, the price has been discounted for compensation. We
buy these tires and pass the discount along to you!
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Take
Offs
Takeoff tires, also known as "change
over" or "high tread" tires, are tires that have been mounted on a rim and for
various reasons, have been "taken off" and discounted in price. These tires are
just as safe as a new tire, have nearly all the tread left, but cost much less
then a new tire. Where do such tires come from? Read on ............
Sometimes when people buy a new car they
don't like the tires that it comes with, so they have the car dealer put
different tires on the new car. The dealer then has no use for the
"take-off" tires and are unable to sell the original tires as new even though
they have not been used very much. We buy these "take-off" tires and
pass the discount on to you.
Another main reason for "take-off" tires
is ride preference. Sometimes a vehicle owner will not like the way a tire
"feels". When you have driven on a set of tires for 40,000 or even 60,000
miles, you get used to the ride you have received over a two or three year
period. When new tires are installed, the vehicle is naturally going to
handle differently because of the deeper tread on new tires. Sometimes you
experience a little "swerve" or "sway" and you are not sure if it should ride
that way. Some people want to try a new set of tires so they take
advantage of the "30 day ride guaranty" that most tire dealers offer. Here
is how the "30 day ride guarantee" works and why it produces thousands of
"take-off" tires.
Tire manufactures build millions of tires
a year, and for the most part, they are very safe and sound. They also
need repeat customers, so when they build the tire, the manufactures want to
make sure you receive a mixture of long mileage and performance as well as good
drivability. Therefore, the manufactures sell the tires to dealers with
the understanding that if there is a customer complaint, the dealer is to
replace the tires within a reasonable amount of time (30 days). At this
point, the customer gets to try out the new tires and most of the time they find
out the replacement tires ride the same as the first set of new tires and are
happy for another 50,000 miles.
The question is this: "What happens
to the first set of new tires that were taken off of the vehicle? The
answer is that in most cases, the dealer will send the tires back to the
manufacturer for a ride complaint problem and receives a refund. So what
does the manufacturer do with thousands of tires that they can't sell as new? -
Throw them away??? NO WAY - times are tough and competition is steep, so
they sell the tires at a discounted price to dealers, such as NEBRASKA TIRE, who
will not represent them as new tires but will sell for them for what they are -
"TAKE-OFFS". These tires seldom have more than 1,000 miles on them and
most times may still have the full tread remaining.
With suing being America's favorite
pastime these days, we have to ask ourselves this question: "Would these major
tire manufacturers risk a lawsuit for a $30 take-off tire?" The answer of
course is NO. These tires are not resold if they are not just as safe as a
new tire. All take-off tires have been air-checked for leaks, letters
buffed off, and cleaned of all dirt and road grime. The white letters and
whitewalls have even been protected from ugly black smudges by the same blue
coloring that you see on new tires.
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