Second Score - Red Outrider (Holy Grail) -
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/trading-post/offerup-weber-red-smokey-joe-platinum-'outrider'-$30-(apex-nc)/I acquired my 1st Black outrider last year and since then I have loved this kettle for the height and design. Than started seeing threads of Red outrider on WKC , started with
@CatskillSmoker and then this
outrider-appreciation-thread started showing more and more of these and hence started the hunt. With all of us constantly on WKC, any post on online finds section- means if you don't act super fast it will be gone and that too outrider, no way.
Anyways
@RRRanger99 alerted on this , and I immediately messaged the seller and then waited, me being impatient kept pinging the seller every hour or so, while hunting for agent to help. Mr.CPHo meanwhile reached out this friend and I PMed few of members, all of them responded but seems they all were far from Apex, NC except
@lunchpirate (a new WKC member).
His text came as "How can I help you ?" and I have never done this before so please explain to me what all it involves. I gave him quick run down of activity - pickup, pay, pack n ship and I pay electronically. Tom was onboard with all steps, but said its thursday evening and he can only pickup on Monday on his way to work, as Friday he works from home. I started having the feeling that it will be gone by that time and anyways seller hasn't even responded.
Thursday evening - Seller marked it unlisted without response, lost all hopes and was texting with Colin-he is like wait and be optimistic.
Seller responded - "Are you local ?" Well you can guess my response, Shared details of Tom (
@lunchpirate ).
"You can come pickup now (It was 6:30 PM)" , and was thinking If I tell Monday pickup - it will be gone. Meanwhile Tom said I understand its rare, I will make a special trip for this on Friday to pick up by Noon.
Seller- "Noon is fine, but I will be at work . Will put the Grill and charcoal bin on porch, just leave the money under mat ".
Here comes friday - I keep thinking all negative things, meanwhile 11:30 Tom sends me message that "its in the car", hoooooraaay I got it!!!.
Now I knew it will take some time to get this shipped, but Tom on weekend messages me he is busy packing and will be shipped on monday, Followed packing directions from WKC , it was packed like Pro (Yet another packing lesson from me).Tom has been amazing and can't thank him enough for all the extra efforts and say just "PAY IT FORWARD".
Arrived in two days , cleanup done next day , took couple of days for getting all SS HW , replaced wing nuts with acorn nuts (Thanks to
@Filibuster for idea).
Here are the pictures of "EZ" Code Red Smokey Joe Platinum