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Bruce said:
Certainly so Josh. That is a complete rig there.
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I didn't throw in a full propane tank but I might start. I think I have over 20 tanks now.

If I fill empty tanks up on the long weekend sale I can fill them for 10 bucks each. So that can be a perk also for the buyer.
 
It looks like you went for a polished look inside that lid. You should try polishing the outside of a Q lid, like you did on that vise! I can only imagine how awesome it would look with your polishing abilities!
 
Cody Bratton said:
It looks like you went for a polished look inside that lid. You should try polishing the outside of a Q lid, like you did on that vise! I can only imagine how awesome it would look with your polishing abilities!
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I never thought of that. That might be kind of cool next time I have one that needs a repaint maybe I'll consider that instead. It would have to be just for my own fun though. I doubt that it would get me any more money on my sale.
 
Cody, IDK codes in WI and Madison in particular. But it seems to me your biggest potential customer would be people in apartments and or condos. The missing puzzle piece here is; are those people even allowed to have a fuel burning appliance at their home. Around here, they'd be shot down right away.
If you're wanting to try going after that clientele maybe try concentrating on electric type units (Ninjas, Q1400/140, Lumin, etc.)
 
LMichaels said:
Cody, IDK codes in WI and Madison in particular. But it seems to me your biggest potential customer would be people in apartments and or condos. The missing puzzle piece here is; are those people even allowed to have a fuel burning appliance at their home. Around here, they'd be shot down right away.
If you're wanting to try going after that clientele maybe try concentrating on electric type units (Ninjas, Q1400/140, Lumin, etc.)
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It seems to vary by unit. Like the landlord can either allow or deny. There are a lot of camper types around here though. I haven't really seen many of the electric grills posted.

A while back there was a nice looking, hardly used traveler listed for $100 that went the same day it was posted. I was contemplating taking a stab at it, but knowing the Q's aren't great sellers around here I decided not to inquire.
 
There's definitely no guarantees in flipping but there are strategies for succeeding and if you study your area and study all the classified ad sites you will learn The value of things in your specific area. If you know what to look for you can play the market and win. I Have different strategies for different seasons and those strategies can change depending on the market and what's out there. Good deals go fast so you have to already know what you will pay and about what you will get after completing your flip so that when that ad comes up you can put an offer in immediately. As you know if you wait on a good deal it'll be gone. To be profitable you have to win on both ends so negotiating the lowest price possible without losing the purchase is half the battle and when you sell it you have to market it well with the best possible pictures and wording. This can make or break the sale. Of course you also want your flip to look better than anything else out there for sale. Here's an example of strategy. There's a Genesis ii S-345 for sale in my area right now for $700 it's dirty and in worse shape then my identical grill before I even start cleaning it up. Plus I have all the original accessories and cover for mine. I'm going to make mine look like brand new and put it up for sale as soon as possible and his overpriced grill will help sell mine. Half-*** effort in any of these areas will yield half-*** results for your flip.

I'm not trying to sound like a know-it-all. I always keep an open mind and try to continually learn more everyday. This is a great place to learn for sure. Be confident in yourself and your abilities. Not cocky.
 
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That is a great write-up, Josh. It all makes sense. You are absolutely correct about the photos. I found. The pics I took of my gold inside, versus when I put it outside, in front of a white garage door are night and day different. Thankfully my friend is buying that so I didn't have to deal with the sales process.

I have sold quick flips, that I found free, spent a couple hours cleaning and sent down the road.
 
Cody Bratton said:
That is a great write-up, Josh. It all makes sense. You are absolutely correct about the photos. I found. The pics I took of my gold inside, versus when I put it outside, in front of a white garage door are night and day different. Thankfully my friend is buying that so I didn't have to deal with the sales process.

I have sold quick flips, that I found free, spent a couple hours cleaning and sent down the road.
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Thanks,
I know you definitely know what you're doing Cody. I'm just rambling lol.
Your pictures definitely turned out very nice!
 
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Do you build-in haggle room at all? Anything I sell (not just grilled) I always go above what I really want for it, just because I always seem to get “would you take X for it?” I also feel like if something doesn’t sell quick, deleting the listing versus dropping the price is a better way to go.
 
Cody Bratton said:
Do you build-in haggle room at all? Anything I sell (not just grilled) I always go above what I really want for it, just because I always seem to get “would you take X for it?” I also feel like if something doesn’t sell quick, deleting the listing versus dropping the price is a better way to go.
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I try not to pick anything up that's not a sure win in the profit department. When I finish my flip it needs to look better than anything else for sale and I'll price it where I think it will sell within a few days. If it sells within minutes I know that I left money on the table and if a week or so goes by then I know I'm probably overpriced. Ideally I want to sell at about the 3-day point. I will price my flip competitively with my competition knowing that mine is nicer in every way. That being said my list price is usually set for around $300-$650 profit on a nice full size grill. Knowing that mine is the nicest one listed within a pool of other grills for about the same price I usually don't have to go down in price. Usually I get full price offer. Sometimes I come down a little but I have no need to go down very much. If I need to though I do have wiggle room.
 
Recently sold 2 mixers. Both had been in my inventory for close to a year. With all the family crap, and repairs for customers through the roof, I'd not had time to work on anything of my own. Well on this first one, a lady had brough me a machine to repair her son in law bought at a garage sale for her. He obviously knew nothing of what he was doing. Sadly it was such a POS (needed a new stator and armature, new lower gear case, new planetary, new solid state rectifier, new speed plate, and new rear motor bearing support plate. All told it was a machine from 1987 needing about $245 worth of parts let alone my service fee. Machine would have cost about $320 to repair. So one of the machines in my stock was exact same machine, but in near mint cosmetic and from 1995. So, before I checked my cost basis I shot her a price to simply buy my machine after rebuild. Well the good thing is, FINALLY got it out of my inventory, bad news I MIGHT have broke even. Oh well.
Then last week I had a similar situation. Woman had the machine for about 28 years. The grease in the gear box had broke down, and separated, the remainder turning like a brick and not lubricating. Completely tore up the front hub bearing. Not replaceable except by replacing the entire housing. Definitely not cost effective. So she bought one of my other machines I had (a lavender color Artisan) which not only is lavender is her fav color but the machine was a nice upgrade to her old one. Thankfully on this one I made a decent profit. But without doing wrong by the customer.
Sometimes a "flip" falls in your lap
 
My question is what we value our time at in relation to profitability. Obviously it’s not like we’re doing this stuff to survive. It’s a hobby that I can make a few extra bucks. But what I used to charge for off the books work was far more lucrative, but took far more time.

I have got probably 10 hours into my gold C. And a good chunk of that I was doing other stuff for future rehabs. Including bead blasting the cookbox. But I can say I did it all 100%.
 
Cody Bratton said:
My question is what we value our time at in relation to profitability. Obviously it’s not like we’re doing this stuff to survive. It’s a hobby that I can make a few extra bucks. But what I used to charge for off the books work was far more lucrative, but took far more time.

I have got probably 10 hours into my gold C. And a good chunk of that I was doing other stuff for future rehabs. Including bead blasting the cookbox. But I can say I did it all 100%.
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I'm sure it's different for everyone. Just make sure its worth while to you.

For me I know it's not life changing money but I enjoy doing it in my spare time as a hobby. Its nice for me to make money off flips to pay for my rolling tool boxes, vises, bench grinder and miscellaneous tools. Also pays for all my keeper grills and parts. With money left over for whatever. I'm cheep and my wife is cheeper. We don't spend very much. We save most of our money. Its nice I can fund my hobbies and projects without using anything from income or savings. So even though I could make more money doing other things. I enjoy it and I can do it when ever I want and take a break from it if I feel like it.
 
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