Personally, you shouldn't really worry about all the comments. Most are just griping because, even if you are not one of them, there are a whole bunch of people who have no real interest in the grills, but wind up scooping up the ones that are cheap & then resell for big bucks such that the vast majority of us cannot even afford or justify the purchase. I do NOT believe you are one of them, because if you were one of them, I doubt you'd give a rat's ass about the comments because you'd be in it strictly for the profit & wouldn't have pulled the auction.
A lot of comments here seemed to think your opening bid was for more than it was worth. Someone may have popped for it, but maybe nobody would. One thing is when opening bids are so high, you are less likely to get as much bidding and often there is only a single bid. IF you have something that will have a LOT of interest, you often get a higher price by starting with a low bid. That is NOT true if it will not generate a lot of interest. But, yours WILL generate a lot of interest.
Frankly, I don't know if your grill is worth $900. I am one who could not justify paying that much for it, at least at this time. What I do know is that if you re-list it with a $0.99 opening bid, nobody will bitch, there will be LOADS of interest & bids and you will get a very good price, quite possibly more than by having the higher opening bid. One thing about ebay, is that interest & bids results in your grill being seen by even more people because of their search criteria. Also, with a low opening bid, often people will bid higher than they originally anticipated because after they began bidding on an item, they want to "win" the item and often justify going a bit higher, even if they would never have paid that much outright for the item.
Take lots of pictures, including of the bottom of the bowl, inside of bowl & lid, & the whole thing from basically all angles. Use up as many pics as they allow at no extra charge. It will surely get posted in here. If you would like, you could pm me & I'll post it for you & I can even post it a couple other places if you would like. I think it is very cool, but would not pay your opening price. Others might, but they might not.
Sometimes, with a bid so high (even on non-grill collectables), even someone who THINKS about paying that much can be a bit leery, thinking that it is too high & they have no shot at recouping their money when they eventually decide to get rid of it. Sometimes, they gamble that nobody else will & that it will be relisted for a lower amount. However, when you have an opening bid on it that is low, people bid & get somewhat invested in it. The fact that someone else is willing to pay $x justifies them bidding higher.
I'd consider doing this anyway. I think you'll do quite well on it. Whatever you do, don't use ebay "reserves" because that just dampens interest. After each bid that does not meet the reserve, it says "reserve not met". At a normal auction with reserve, they just mention the auction is with reserve. After each bid, they don't say "sorry, the reserve has NOT been met". It is better to just leave that info until the end so as not to interrupt the rhythm & enthusiasm of the bidding.
Best of luck to you. It is a pretty grill.
Wow, I did list the Weber because of my brothers . However I’m going to kill the listing and just leave it boxed and in my garage till everything blows over with family..
One things for sure after disassembling the Kettle I found;
1.ZERO RUST
2. The enamels in great shape top ,bottom and inside
3. The wheel is in excellent condition
4. The only thing I might do is powder coat the handles and refurbish the wooden handle on top ( I’ll keep the original )
I’ve been approached by quite a few people with offers but it was never my intent to sell it. Sometimes things get out of control with family who are pressuring me to sell.
Thanks for your help and comments , have a Smokey Day
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