welp, i checked it out. it was in real good shape just dirty, no rust, no chips, sweeps worked fine.
i was first on the list because traffic was light and i guess i left home early.
before the open i was talking with the guys in line, some were flippers, some had stores etc. i said, "i'm just here for the weber and i'm not looking to open up a store". some laughed and one guys says, "go ahead, open a store". to which i replied, "yeah, no thanks. that's too much work, just here for the kettle".
go outside after open and one of the guys walked up behind me and asked why i wanted that dirty thing priced at $25 while i was checking it out. i gave him the same answer i give everyone that asks me a question i'm not sure i want to answer. "why do you ask?"
he says he just bought a house and was here for the yard tools and heard me talking with the others before the open.
remembering how many kettles i have currently and that i'm doing another deal for 2 saturday morning, and one that should arrive today from richmond i started to think... i am not a collector...
so i cut through what could have been complete BS with the guy and i give him the low down as i saw it. "okay, this is $150 at the store. it's green and most of them are black. it's in good condition she just needs a good cleaning. you could flip this for $50 on craigs and have a line at your door in an hour. but if you want a great bbq for that new house then buy it, clean it up and get a chimney for $15 and a big bag of kingsford. you'll be set. if you want to sell it in 4 years you'll still get that $50."
he was looking it over good as i said "don't hesitate, pay for it and put it in your truck."
i walked back inside and bought the cast iron skillet, dutch oven and nailgun. everyone needs a nailgun and i got the lodge skillet and dutch, both with lids, for $35.
no i didn't get the kettle, i probably have too many as it is. i sold my copper OTG this afternoon because ole blue is close to completion and i have three or seven left to work on and winter is approaching fast.
as i pulled away i watched him loading the green kettle in the back of his honda SUV with a kiddy chair sitting next to the car. pretty sure he wasn't crapping me.
i needed the cast iron anyway and everyone needs a pneumatic nail gun when they're $12.