Meaning, this was my second
ever Estate Sale. As far as I'm concerned, I hit a home run on the first one. Story here -
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/blue-ss-and-a-few-questions/Sticking with my usual CL "weber" search, an estate sale selling a weber grill popped up. The partial photo showed a nice looking red 22 and the eagle eyes in this forum picked out the accessory box & work table on the top shelf.
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The sale was quite the drive from home, but why not. I woke up at 4:44 this AM and said eff it, I'm going. Wife called me an idiot, but you guys understand.
I was on the road by 5:10 and pulled in at 6:30 (sale started at 7) They were handing out order numbers and I was #11 in line. Door opened, and about 4 or 5 headed downstairs. Shit! Got to the bottom of the stairs, and they headed to the bar, pool table, & family room. Score! I was the only one to enter the storage area. Came around the corner, and there she was. A red 22" (silver) with 3 mint wooden handles and a price tag of 75 bucks. I grabbed the cover, accessory & side table box, and stood there searching the shelves for more treasures without leaving the cradle I made around the grill. The accessory box had the roast rack & charcoal rails, but missing the foil pans & tool holder.
After 10 or so minutes, I made the attempt to carry said stuff through the swarms of people, narrow doors, and a tight staircase. Top of the stairs was A) a kitchen full of people B) open back door. I went out the back door. Checked out the grill for 15 minutes or so while other people were staging their furniture & finds next to me. Went in to pay, and there was a huge line. Eff that. Couldn't leave that steak out there for the vultures. To the truck she went and all secured. Big sigh of relief and back inside to dig. Very small kitchen and next to nothing in it. Back downstairs where I saw a ton of stored books & stuff. 3 of these 4 were all cook books.
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So I started digging and only found one Weber book. Lots of other cool stuff, but I limited myself to Weber only.
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(the sunlight makes it look faded, but it isn't. It's damn near pristine.).
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Book in hand, I headed back into the storage room. Started looking around and spied something unique (in this photo)
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Between the 2X4 with the nails & the metal shelf leg is something shiny. The missing tool holder from the accessory kit! Score...
It was a small space, but these pics will give you a panoramic view of it if you use your imagination.
(from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock).
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While I was busy looking at the accessories & side table during the initial run, some guy ran in and swiped the red metal Coleman cooler. Oh well, I got the red grill....
Continued....