For spreading a seemingly BS story about these Racing Sparco wheels he bought from his friend.
His story appears to be BS because his facts are inconsistent and illogical. For example, he says that he was with his friend when he bought the rims w/ tires brand new for $1600, and after a short time his friend decides to turn around and sell them to him for $200. Regardless of how unlikely that sounds, it stands to reason that since his friend bought them for $1600 and he was with him, they should be worth a little less than that because they're now used. Why would he even need to ask if he knows what they were purchased for brand new?
All that aside, I would pay around 600-800 for a set of 4 with decent rubber. Racing Sparco wheels, espescially the older 4x114.3 versions, are a rare find for the most part. This particular set looks like it's in great shape, although I'm not familiar with how old these actually are, so I really can't give a definite answer on what these wheels are actually worth.
I own a set of 17" Racing Sparco NS-II Pythons. If you try searching Google for pics, there will be 2 versions. I have the harder to find version; I could barely find any pics or information on the wheels on Google. This set I bought for 650 without tires, which I thought was a great deal considering how rare they are.