I was hoping to buy some for my A12 too, but a $450 each, I'll probably pass.

some friends of mine and I have boughten several tires off him in the past and have been there to pick them up. I do know that living in MO and having a dealers license he has given us a break on some tires.

I can't say wheather or not he is making a profit on these, but you do have to figure that he may only sell around 200-300 sets. Since most cars will only see one set for the rest of their lives, that leaves very few resells. Still a good retail sum, but we don't know what the expense of the mold is.