I took a pass too - the scans of the one he sent ME for sale, the leather was not up to the level of condition as the rest of MY interior, which would have meant (for ME) that I would have had to send out the wheel to be recovered; bottom line - more $ than *I* wanted to spend...
Agreed - that was my other deciding factor. Lots of wear marks on the outer sections.
Off topic - I ordered the Dakine rack pads based on your recommendation and they look great! I posted pics in my gallery if you haven't seen them.