Marty's new toy

[mike.stavlund]

It seems that the karma is already flowing even before our mini-meetup next week in the DC area.  Marty put up a link on that thread about a WSM he saw in the area.  Having missed that posting myself and thinking it was a long-shot, I nevertheless emailed the seller.  The guy got right back to me, and we made arrangements to pick it up the next morning.   The karma continued as I asked if the smoker was a 22 (as the post indicated) or an 18 (as it appeared to me).  He apologized and said he was mistaken-- he got confused by the 22 OTG he was also selling.  Which was exactly what my buddy has been looking for, so I bought it too ($30, including the char baskets and a big bag of Kingsford comp seemed like a good deal to me). 

This is the third used 18.5 WSM I've purchased (one for me, and two for friends), and the cheapest by far:  70 BUCKS!  Including the cover and 2 bags of K-comp.  Marty is charmed, for sure.  And when I picked it up, the seller told me that I wasn't the first person to respond, but that the first response was rather rude so he moved on to me.  Sweet.

Sure is fun buying used Weber stuff on a sunny Saturday!


And a vent shot for Marty:

[Chasing_smoke]

Nice work mike! Two great looking scores for two really cool people!


"my kettle is more powerful it will do almost anything."

[Brickout]

Ugh you're killing me. I've been searching forever for a used WSM under $150. They just don't exist in my area for that price.

Nice score though!

[MartyG]

 

[Bman]

And the SECOND newer 18'er I've lost in the past couple of months.
Snuck out from my back yard as I wasn't quick enough. 
But this one doesn't hurt as much. 
Congrats Marty.  Let me know if you need me to hang onto it until the meet-up at your place.  I'll deliver! 

[Duke]

Sweet wsm score! I see it's a newer model that makes it even better.

[mike.stavlund]

Yeah, Duke, the previous owner called that pan a 'charcoal pan', and it looks like he was putting it inside the bottom section to catch the ashes.  I put it back where it belongs.  That thermo in the lid is nice, too (I put one on my 2008 WSM, and it's pretty handy). 

[Craig]

Now that's a score! Nice teamwork guys!

[Peaspurple]

Great score. Congrats Marty. That is a great deal.