26.75 Craigslist Purchase

[Terry L]

Bought this beauty on Tuesday for $120 and cleaned it up good. Also came with a brand new SS grate, Weber premium cover, and new charcoal baskets. Bottom had heat damage with some cracks and spiraling on it so I called Weber Tuesday night and they shipped me a new bottom bowl, one touch system, 2 handles, and ash catcher system. Parts arrived today. Kudos to Weber for the 2 day delivery! Basically only the top lid is original and everything else is new. Lid has 2 pencil eraser sized chips and a tiny rust spot on the lip but looks good otherwise. Looking forward to using her but at the same time wonder how much I could get if I sold it?!

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[W Tyler]

Looks good, Terry! Get to grillin' on that thing, unless you plan on selling it right away (flipping) don't worry too much about the market value. It fluctuates depending on, like most things, demand and availability.

In my area, newer 26s have been showing up on CL a lot lately (I paid $180 bucks ten days ago for one HIB, today one's listed for $150!). So around here, in present market conditions, a new or used 26 probably couldn't fetch any more than $150. A few months from now that might change.

In your area - who knows? Should be about the same as here. With all the new parts you should definitely be able to get more than you got tied up in it.