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You got absolutely mugged mate!!

£85 for EACH rim, £80 for a wheel build!?

And to include 'build' costs in your final value fee is well out of order!

Cycle surgery build cost is £45 per wheel.
Ceramic Open pro SRP is over £80 per rim.

What he payed is perfectly reasonable, and if anything he got the spokes at a very good price.