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Grill Talk => Weber Grill Forum (Grills, Accessories) => Topic started by: solidgoldstein on June 08, 2019, 08:03:11 PM
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Hi all, fun story this evening...
Found a chestnut listed locally for $40, messaged @ 7 minute mark. She responded saying I was next in line, told her thanks, keep me posted, I could come by tonight if it fell through. She messaged me a half hour later saying “the first guy won’t give me a time, come and get it”. Hop in the car, twenty minutes later as I’m pulling up to her house I get a message saying “someone offered me 200 bucks, I have to cancel”. At that point my heart broke, but I was sitting in front of her house, she was outside so I said hello. She asked me “what would I do?” And that “my husband got mad at me for listing it, and it’s worth more than that”. I told her calmer than I should have been “hey, well you can sell it for more money, or you can honor the agreement you and I had”. She said “I know, I feel guilty”. Went in and talked to her husband and mom, and well the rest is history.
MLH chestnut.
Wood Dale, IL.
J clip ash pan.
Thumbscrew.
Rubber tread.
Four or five lid chips, and top handle missing some porcelain, but all things considered pretty rockin’. This grill definitely checks a lot of boxes for me.
Anyone care to venture a year guess? ‘62 or ‘63?
Super excited. And I will just say this real quick...c’mon people, don’t be trying to blow up people’s deals! Poor form. I’m grateful that even though the seller considered the offer for more money (which I understand), she had the integrity to honor her original agreement!
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@Mike in Roseville thanks for the sunset pic
@SixZeroFour will you please move this to appropriate forum. Clearly I can’t read
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Super happy for you, It looks really good in your backyard
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Congrats Alex ! You deserve it [emoji106]
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Pardon my language but that is fucking gorgeous! My last pickup was a local rare find for a friend that folks from all over were offering more $ for. Seller honored our agreement there also. There still are some good folks out there.
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Dude!!! Congratulations again! That thing has a few scars but is in excellent shape for its age. You’re now in the Wood Dale Mafia!
Alex pulled up at my house just a few minutes after acquisition and took out the Chestnut to set it up. The light was good so I snapped a pic. It’s stunning in that late evening light.
After a few heartbreaking “misses” recently with deals made the right way but undercut ...Alex comes away with a monster win and grabs victory from the snipers.
What a great grab!!!
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Dude!!! Congratulations again! That thing has a few scars but is in excellent shape for its age. You’re now in the Wood Dale Mafia!
Alex pulled up at my house just a few minutes after acquisition and took out the Chestnut to set it up. The light was good so I snapped a pic. It’s stunning in that late evening light.
After a few heartbreaking “misses” recently with deals made the right way but undercut ...Alex comes away with a monster win and grabs victory from the snipers.
What a great grab!!!
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Pictures by Mike. He’s available for family reunions and bar mitzvahs.
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Dude!!! Congratulations again! That thing has a few scars but is in excellent shape for its age. You’re now in the Wood Dale Mafia!
Alex pulled up at my house just a few minutes after acquisition and took out the Chestnut to set it up. The light was good so I snapped a pic. It’s stunning in that late evening light.
After a few heartbreaking “misses” recently with deals made the right way but undercut ...Alex comes away with a monster win and grabs victory from the snipers.
What a great grab!!!
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Pictures by Mike. He’s available for family reunions and bar mitzvahs.
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If the tips are good...I'll pull out the guitar and sing.
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Congrats sweet score
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Bruh... good shit!
What was it 2 blocks from my house?!? First day in a new kitchen and Mike sends me the sunset shot... one word FAWK!!!
Grate score man! Jealous as fuck, congrats!
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That is a great story and a great score!
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Bruh... good shit!
What was it 2 blocks from my house?!? First day in a new kitchen and Mike sends me the sunset shot... one word FAWK!!!
Grate score man! Jealous as fuck, congrats!
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I only know one guy in Crocker Ranch...and he’s a chef! 🤦♂️
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Ripper!
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Well done and great score, it was a long 20 min wait for her to get back to me and say sorry sold pending. Enjoy
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Wow beauty score!!
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WOW!
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Congrats on a sweet kettle.
Looks great.
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That’s an awesome looking kettle!
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Very nice!
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That’s awesome!!! Congrats
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Man what a fortunate series of events! Congrats she's a beauty!
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Great score. Congratulations Alex. It is in amazing shape, especially still having it’s original J hook ash pan. With the lid handle being perpendicular to the lid vent, it would be a 1963. The lid handle was reconfigured in 1963. Prior to 1963, the lid handle was horizontal to the lid vent.
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Thanks Jim for the date check! I had it at ‘62 or ‘63, good tip about vent placement. Yes, one of the awesome things about the grill is the condition of the ash pan. I have a feeling it saw very few cooks, and spend significant time in a garage under a cover.
A few more pics after a light razor scraping, steel wool on vent rivet
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Beautiful Grill! Congrats on the score
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Wow! Amazing.
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Wow. What a grate looking grill. I am learning a lot of all things kettle being a part of this group. With that said, this is one of my favorite vintage colors I have seen posted. Just for the looks alone, great pick-up, and honorable seller too. It was meant to happen.
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Amazing find! Was it the original owner?
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Amazing find! Was it the original owner?
Don’t know for certain, based on how the conversation went we had bigger fish to fry. Didn’t ask. If I was to guess though, they were a young couple with a garage full of stuff...maybe inherited from a recently passed relative? Trying to do right by the grill, fired it up and cooked on it last night! Used a spare twist on ash pan...didn’t have the heart to use the fantastic condition j clip
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Amazing find! Was it the original owner?
Don’t know for certain, based on how the conversation went we had bigger fish to fry. Didn’t ask. If I was to guess though, they were a young couple with a garage full of stuff...maybe inherited from a recently passed relative? Trying to do right by the grill, fired it up and cooked on it last night! Used a spare twist on ash pan...didn’t have the heart to use the fantastic condition j clip
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Love it!
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Beautiful pickup! Glad the lady ended up honoring your agreement. Things are getting harder and harder these days! Had an aristocrat in my sights only to be sniped by an out-of-towner who then asked me to agent. Lol. That is a seriously killer grill! Congrats!
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Holy crap, congratulations!
Beautiful grill
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That is gorgeous!! Congratulations
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NICE! Glad she honored the agreement. Sucks that someone offered her more $$.