Tyre with exposed cord

[K-c8fs1]

Afternoon all,

quick question; I bought a used tyre on eBay, a 19" Michelin SuperSport with about 6mm tread. However, when it arrived I spotted that there is a little bit of rubber missing and the cord is exposed underneath. It's not the usual wear, it's more like accident damage which has caused a small piece of rubber to be pulled out. In other respects there are no punctures and no damage through to the inside. It's a shame to chuck the tyre away but I presume it's not road legal. Is it any good for track use or anything??

[dundarach]

No legal experience at all, but does look buggered to me.

I'll be interested in the professionals advice.

Was it advertised as perfect, if so and you paid by paypal, just open a case.

[Ahbefive]

Tyre is scrap. Must have come off a car that had a hell of a wack.

[thebraketester]

It’s fked.

[jeremyh1]

Looks like it been run on a worn bearing

Dont use it ! If your going to keep it only hang it from a tree for your pet monkey to play on

[K-c8fs1]

Thanks all, fairly conclusive then!

I don't think it's any sort of wear, it looks like localised damage caused by the car being pulled sideways. Such a shame as these are great tyres. Oh well, I've already received the refund so I'm best off sending it back to the seller. cheers.

[Easternlight]

jeremyh1 said:

Looks like it been run on a worn bearing

Dont use it ! If your going to keep it only hang it from a tree for your pet monkey to play on

You think a worn bearing did that?
Looks more like the car it was on was hit side on very hard to me.
Either way it's toast.

[Alucidnation]

Glad you asked op.

I’m sure there are many others out there who don’t bother and fit second hand st regardless.

[motco]

Easternlight said:

You think a worn bearing did that?
Looks more like the car it was on was hit side on very hard to me.
Either way it's toast.

The tyre was probably sold because the car it was on had an accident and ceased to be, to paraphrase Monty Python. I'd be concerned about hidden damage and would not use it.

[jeremyh1]

Easternlight said:

You think a worn bearing did that?
Looks more like the car it was on was hit side on very hard to me.
Either way it's toast.

You might be right I was assuming it was all the way around

[anonymous-user]

That is scrap, you should try and get your money back.

[14-7]

Judging by the striation marks it's been involved in some sort of skip then I'd imagine impact to cause the missing chunk. Definitely not legal and I wouldn't put it near a car.

[sc0tt]

gottans said:

That is scrap, you should try and get your money back.

Christ almighty, everyone stopped reading past the OP when Ted sold PH!

[Sheepshanks]

K-c8fs1 said:

Oh well, I've already received the refund so I'm best off sending it back to the seller. cheers.

Does the seller want it back?

[Mr Tidy]

Sheepshanks said:

Does the seller want it back?

I doubt it, but I doubt the OP can see why he should have pay to dispose of it!

[K-c8fs1]

Sheepshanks said:

Does the seller want it back?

that's a good question. the way eBay works these days is if the buyer opens a dispute about an item description the seller really has no chance, and so they issue a refund more or less right away. They're also liable for return postage so I was issued a royal mail postage label to print out. The problem is I now have to try and take an old tyre into my main branch post office which is in a WH Smith in an indoor shopping precinct in the middle of town. Talk about pain in the butt! I doubt the seller will be too worried if he never get's it back though. I may just re-list it on eBay as scrap as it'll be easier for me to dispose of that way than carrying it to a PO!

[GregK2]

How much did it cost out of interest?

[African Grey]

Don't use. This tyre is a scrap.

[xjay1337]

Easternlight said:

jeremyh1 said:

Looks like it been run on a worn bearing

Dont use it ! If your going to keep it only hang it from a tree for your pet monkey to play on

You think a worn bearing did that?
Looks more like the car it was on was hit side on very hard to me.
Either way it's toast.

Looks to me more like the car it was fitted to went sideways at a track and skidded for some distance with the wheel basically locked.

[K-c8fs1]

GregK2 said:

How much did it cost out of interest?

Cheap! Too cheap. I had my suspicions when I bought it, but because the description was so... non-descript (it just said 6mm tread, no repairs or punctures) I took my chance to bag a bargain. Came to about £25 + £12 P&P!