Is there such a thing as a "Top 10 most collectible Weber kettles" list?

[arstrobel]

Been surfing the forums for a few hours and haven't found anything like this.  I guess I'm curious about the relative scarcity and collector interest of the various models.  I admit in advance it's kind of a noob question, but if one doesn't exist....

[kettlebb]

I honestly think a collection is too personal to make a top ten list. I bet if we all listed our top ten you might see 4-5 that are the same. For instance I don't like performers or grills with lid bales so those won't be on my list but I'm sure a red or blue SSP would be on others list.


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[Mike in Roseville]

Just as there is no "price guide" for kettles, collectibility differs from person to person.

What might be deemed "collectible" to one person, might be undesired by the next.


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[Mike in Roseville]

I honestly think a collection is too personal to make a top ten list. I bet if we all listed our top ten you might see 4-5 that are the same. For instance I don't like performers or grills with lid bales so those won't be on my list but I'm sure a red or blue SSP would be on others list.


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☝️ this highlights the individual nature of "collectibility"

I prefer grills with lid bails, but I too don't own a Performer. Most gravitate toward colors or specific sizes, but I couldn't care less.



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[Cellar2ful]

Like all stated above, it's all individual perspective.  Take a look through the Weber Grill Guide here on the Forum.  Pick out the model and color that you find most appealing.

http://weberkettleclub.com/gallery/

For the older, rare vintage grills, here are some of the most sought after:

Westerner
Plainsman
Ambassador
Ranger
Custom (Chomoveil and Meat Cut Grill)
Seville
Sequoia
Galley Q

You can find photos of all of these in the GrillGuide or in the vintage Weber catalogs.

http://weberkettleclub.com/old-weber-catalogs/

[pbe gummi bear]

Good points here. I think it would be easier to define the rarest kettles and Jim's list is a good starting point. It's kinda hard for something to be "collectible" if there are only a handful known to exist.

[LiquidOcelot]

My personal list would be,

Meat cut
49er master touch
3 leg ranch mother ship
Red bud ranch
Full set of birth year
All 30 nfl sjs

Just a humble not entirely impossible list to complete either. I think a 49er mt is more impossible than a meat cut


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[RRRanger99]

A red Coca-Cola 18.5" and a red SJP "Outrider!"

[TheDude]

Anything my girl scores on her own. Well... most anything. We enjoy the hunt. My '62 26", C code WSM and '78 lime are my jewels. That being said...  She won't even let go of our Target copper. 

[Filibuster]

   In print no, as many have said its all a personal list and if we are lucky it should stay that way. Because a written list which will come from a handful of weber kettle experts leads to a price guide where the words mint, fine, and very good are used, then corporations move in and numbers 10, 9.5, 8 are the new grade. Then speculators move in and f everything up, and this is coming from a guy whose got a sizeable comic book collection. Getting off my soapbox now.

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[LiquidOcelot]

   In print no, as many have said its all a personal list and if we are lucky it should stay that way. Because a written list which will come from a handful of weber kettle experts leads to a price guide where the words mint, fine, and very good are used, then corporations move in and numbers 10, 9.5, 8 are the new grade. Then speculators move in and f everything up, and this is coming from a guy whose got a sizeable comic book collection. Getting off my soapbox now.

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Lol imagine a graded weber in a plastic case like a baseball card ha ha

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