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Bruce said:
If you have the means to store several grills until next spring. That might be optimal. However, I would keep what you have up and keep listing new rehabs. You never know when someone is going to see the grill of their dreams and pounce.
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A couple interesting reads on possible reasons for slumping sale trends:

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/30/business/barbecue-grills-july-fourth-weber-traeger/index.html
https://www.thenationalherald.com/young-americans-love-to-bbq-so-whats-stopping-them/


I believe that there will always be a market for "classics;" be it cars or grills... but they better present and deliver the "WOW" factor for people to be excited to plunk down money. Otherwise, it's just a commodity and it's a quick race to the bottom feeder prices.
 
MarkCuda said:
LMicheal's, this is for you.

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Not at $3k it's not. Mu wife would roast my hide in it. Nice grill though. Perfect size for what I need now. Oddly it's only 2 main burners and a rotisserie burner. But, I would actually make use of that now more than current one
 
TomRc said:
I’ve got a Gen 1 SSP with gas assist that I picked up and refreshed. I’m shocked that not a single person locally has shown any interest in it yet. Contrast that to my gassers which are usually gone less than 24 hours after I post them.

Maybe the coal burners just don’t like me…I’ve got a Char Q that I got zero takers on as well.
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I just wanted to get one to try it out for my own personal use.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I just wanted to get one to try it out for my own personal use.
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Same here. Curiosity got the best of me on both occasions. The same thing happened with a 1986 Sunbeam grill, a 2nd generation Summit and an old Ducane grill. I lost significant money on every one of them just to know more about how they’re put together and operate. I must be a slow learner….
 
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TomRc said:
Same here. Curiosity got the best of me on both occasions. The same thing happened with a 1986 Sunbeam grill, a 2nd generation Summit and an old Ducane grill. I lost significant money on every one of them just to know more about how they’re put together and operate. I must be a slow learner….
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As far as picking up grills for flips I'm only really confident flipping newer summits and newer Genesis for decent money.

I might try putting some older stuff up for sale a Genesis 1000 or 2000 but I'm pretty sure they're worth more to me than they would be to any buyer.
 
Weber Summit for $100 near Madison, includes leaves... I'll never understand why people won't even do a basic 'cleaning' before listing an item.

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Scott-MI said:
Weber Summit for $100 near Madison, includes leaves... I'll never understand why people won't even do a basic 'cleaning' before listing an item.

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If it were a 4 burner I would consider grabbing it. The 6 burner is just so overkill for a family of 5-6... IMO... that being said I am sure it is great if you have a huge backyard and a pool and have kids over all the time.
 
DannyG said:
Those lids could be toast tho. Especially in PHX. Id show up with some cleaner to wipre them down before taking away
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Yeah I think if someone was going to grab them for 10 bucks each that's a good price but I would expect them to be just for parts and if they were more than that that would be a bonus.
I'd go after the green platinum in Tucson before I'd go for these for sure
 
From what I've seen. Pretty rust free
Cody Bratton said:
How do the frames hold up in the desert? While the lids may be rough, I would think it would be a well spent $10, especially on the fat frame.
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Going off only what I've seen in pictures they seem to be free of rust but black lid fade I'm sure is prominent unless the grill's been kept undercover. I haven't actually picked any up in Arizona yet so your guess is probably as good as mine.
 
Bruce said:
Josh, that is how I look at those kind of deals. Even if there are significant problems with the grills, they are still a great deal as parts grills. If you could come out of the deal with a single good drip pan out of the two, it would be worth it.
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Yes Bruce! I go in with high hopes and low expectations for the cheap or free ones. I've picked up a couple now that look absolutely terrible for free that have had parts on them I didn't realize that I absolutely needed.
 
I would pick them up if not for the lid, at least the durawood and lid handles, ignitor switch, and especially the tool hook handles. I do not know how many times I have posted pics of my grills here and someone always asks, "Where can I get those tool hook handles?"

Gen 1k Tool Hook Handles pic 4.jpg
 
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