450 mile round trip for 22" MBH Yellow, "The Gourmet".

[PotsieWeber]

This time, I got more of the sense the guy just had a lot of contacts.  Not a hint that anyone was offering more than he was asking after they found out it was "sold" already (like also happened previous time) & nobody completely messing with it and claiming it could be very, very valuable if it was the right one, yada, yada, yada.

Glad they were not successful messing up your WoodDale score.  Did you wind up having to pay more, or the original price? 

With my previous excursion into the same area, someone had allegedly offered the guy maybe double what he had asked.  The guy was clearly going to sell it for his asking price, which I had previously agreed to.  I just laughed & said a lot of people claim a lot of things over the phone, but when those types actually show, they often seem to beat you back down on the price.  I then mentioned that since he was fair with me & he might have been able to get more, I thought it was fair for me to pay a bit more (but not what he'd been offered over the phone).  I clearly didn't have to do it, but I thought it would be nice.

[JEBIV]

I clearly didn't have to do it, but I thought it would be nice.

That's called integrity

[PotsieWeber]

Thank you.  I figured it was a nice way to thank him for having integrity. I could tell he appreciated the gesture, so I got something out of it too. 

I clearly didn't have to do it, but I thought it would be nice.

That's called integrity

[Bertl]

Good eye on catching the large vent on the bottom in one of the pics.  But, is there a way to differentiate a '75 from what I'll otherwise insist is my, bicentennial edition, '76 kettle?

Very nice 75 Gourmet, congrats!

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This is what the history say's. Yours is a Bar-B-Q-Kettle

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[jdorn]

Congrats, pretty kettle!

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[brewtownbeatdown]

Glad they were not successful messing up your WoodDale score.  Did you wind up having to pay more, or the original price? 

I then mentioned that since he was fair with me & he might have been able to get more, I thought it was fair for me to pay a bit more (but not what he'd been offered over the phone).  I clearly didn't have to do it, but I thought it would be nice.

Paid original price.  I don't participate in bidding wars, except in an actual auction sale.  Seller could've taken a higher offer, but she had...integrity.  So, like you, I gave a little extra as a thank you.  She texted me about a month later to tell me that the fella reached out again with more "info".


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[PotsieWeber]

It sounds like he basically was trying to purposely make her feel bad or stupid since she didn't sell it to him and it wasn't like he was going to pay her an auction sort of rate, he probably would have paid her just a bit more than you did.

Kind of says a lot about the guy, doing that after it is long sold.

[1spacemanspiff]

Take one looks awesome.  I'd drive that far for a yellow 18.  Can wait to see pics of it cleaned up.

[Rub]

That's going to be a head-turner Hal, congratulations!

[RobinS]

Wow congrats !

[Travis]

Very nice! Congrats!


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[Cellar2ful]

Congratulations, that is a real nice yellow.  It doesn't have the usual grate strap pops in the porcelain that is so common on yellows.

[Kneab]

Nice pickup Hal. Congrats on the yellow

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[RRRanger99]

Another 50 miles, and the song: "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)," by The Proclaimers, comes to mind.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbNlMtqrYS0

[DellJones]

Very Nice!! Congrats!!🏾🏾


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