I did a search on ebay for "TRD 18" and I found a completed auction where nobody bid. Listed in the auction was a contact number and email address. I decided to contact the seller (nice guy, I think is name is Billy) by email and then by phone to offer a price for the rims and tires shipped. I asked $850 which is a deal considering the rims must cost that much themselves. Also, that price would also be approximately $1000 off the cheapest place on the net.
He came back with a little higher offer of 860 due to the weight and shipping costs. I agreed on a price, and paid him through Paypal. I may have to be home to accept the package, however, that's in the details.
I have 36K on my Dunlops and figured Michelin tires at costco would be approximately $750 OTD (S-rated). The tread depth on the Michelin Cross Terrain (275/55 18) is 420, which is much better than what I have today. The 420 tread depth is also the same on the 265 65 (or 70) 17's. (less the 17" H rated Michelins - their rated at 500)
I figured the starting bid of 700 would be the lowest he could sell them for considering he did have a reserve and a BIN price of $1300. And $160 for shipping 4 large rims/tires is about right.
In the subcontract world, I call the negitated price to be "fair and reasonable"
I was looking for these rims and or the BBS RW's (same style, just not rebadged for toyota) for a while. I considered getting 20's however, replacement costs for a 20" tires is about $280 per tire.
Tirerack sells the 275 55 18's for $141. That's less than the price of the 265 70 17's.
Who would have thunk it. Anyways, I wouldn't imagine he this was his only set.