J Grotz
TVWBB Wizard
Every day I spend a few minutes perusing CL, FB Marketplace, Offerup and Letgo for Webers. I am mainly looking for a SS framed Genesis Platinum. A never-cooked-on, chocolate, J code (1987) 18.5" one touch showed up on Offerup for $40. I snagged it.
It was assembled when new and never used. It was stored mostly in a garage in Orange County. It's not pristine. The triangle shows some surface rust that should clean up. I think there is a bump or two from getting jostled in the garage. All the documentation was stored inside the grill and its is terrific condition other than an empty spider egg sac in the registration card. The grates are perfect.
So do I clean it up and resell it? If so, any idea how much it would fetch? Or do I clean it up, never use it and keep it as a collectible?
I love my non-Weber charcoal grill, and anyway, I could not bring myself to cook on an unused 33 year old Weber. Keeping it would be difficult, but not impossible. For the time being it is in the garage at my office. I have no room to keep it out of the elements long term at home. My DW would think I'm a hoarder if I brought it home for good with no intention of cooking on it.
Was it a good buy, or are the vintage 18.5s not as desirable as the 22s?
Any thoughts or ideas about what I should do with it?
It was assembled when new and never used. It was stored mostly in a garage in Orange County. It's not pristine. The triangle shows some surface rust that should clean up. I think there is a bump or two from getting jostled in the garage. All the documentation was stored inside the grill and its is terrific condition other than an empty spider egg sac in the registration card. The grates are perfect.
So do I clean it up and resell it? If so, any idea how much it would fetch? Or do I clean it up, never use it and keep it as a collectible?
I love my non-Weber charcoal grill, and anyway, I could not bring myself to cook on an unused 33 year old Weber. Keeping it would be difficult, but not impossible. For the time being it is in the garage at my office. I have no room to keep it out of the elements long term at home. My DW would think I'm a hoarder if I brought it home for good with no intention of cooking on it.
Was it a good buy, or are the vintage 18.5s not as desirable as the 22s?
Any thoughts or ideas about what I should do with it?