Yesterday's free find

[Eric-NH]

Unfortunately someone got there first and grabbed the stand, but I still managed to snag the q. Seems solid

 

[Brenda T]

You are so lucky! I never come across free Brinkmanns like that!

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Best”Brinkman” deal ever!

 

[LMichaels]

The grate even looks like with some elbow grease and seasoning you might get a season or 2 from it as well

 

[Eric-NH]

So, he DID have it listed as a Weber and brinkman, but I took the screenshot after picking it up and he edited the listing

 

[BPratt]

Here’s my free one for today. I thought I had a winner until I opened the lid to no cooking grates and no burner tubes. The rest is in good shape. Piezo ignition works, lid and firebox are clean.

 

[LMichaels]

What about the regulator? The rest is cheap and will last a long time

 

[Bruce]

It looks like the regulator is there, but the control knob is missing. Burner tube and cooking grates often times have to be replaced anyway. What about the drip pan holder? If you got that free, then it is a steal.

 

[John G (Boston)]

Wow, two free Q's in the general area on the same day. Both nice finds.

 

[Eric-NH]

Here’s my free one for today. I thought I had a winner until I opened the lid to no cooking grates and no burner tubes. The rest is in good shape. Piezo ignition works, lid and firebox are clean.

Nice! And you got the lid thermometer so that's a bonus

 

[BPratt]

Nice! And you got the lid thermometer so that's a bonus

The lid thermometer is a charbroil. Whoever owned it seems to know about Q grills. I suspect this one has a bad regulator and the parts got cannibalilized into another Q

I will remove the regulator and convert to a regulator hose assembly for a 20lb tank. About $3 in brass fittings and I got plenty of regulator hose assemblies.

It looks like I can get a burner tube and a cooking grid for around $70.

My dilemma is a Q200 without a cart might fetch $75.00. I will probably sit on this one until I can find some low cost parts

 

[Bruce]

Yah, flipping Q grills is a tough prospect if you actually want to get paid much for your time.

 

[Jon Tofte]

The lid thermometer is a charbroil. Whoever owned it seems to know about Q grills. I suspect this one has a bad regulator and the parts got cannibalilized into another Q

I will remove the regulator and convert to a regulator hose assembly for a 20lb tank. About $3 in brass fittings and I got plenty of regulator hose assemblies.

It looks like I can get a burner tube and a cooking grid for around $70.

My dilemma is a Q200 without a cart might fetch $75.00. I will probably sit on this one until I can find some low cost parts

Yep, @Bruce is totally correct. Qs are wonderful grills but not for flipping. They do make nice gifts! One thing if you come across a really junker (cracked lid, etc.) is to at least scavenge it for those ceramic spacers between the handle and lid and between the legs and bottom. These are not available to purchase separately but are pretty essential. You could probably do better offering them up for sale by themselves!