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AlexPicchietti

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I'm blowing up the thread here, apologies...

What's a fair price for something like this? I feel like when you're going from someone who just wants to get rid of something for Free or $20, to someone who knows they have a halfway decent piece, it's hard for me to gauge a solid value.

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Alex, That's a nice looking 2-burner in an uncommon color, but if you are planning on rehabbing and flipping, I would avoid it. 2-burners aren't very good sellers. Just to be sure, keep in mind that hood will not replace the one on the full-size 3-burner you are working on.

Very glad to have you join our board. :coolkettle: Take this from someone who came down with a near terminal case of Weberitis. When you first get into this hobby and see so many classic Webers on the online sales boards, it is hard to resist jumping on one after another. I have no room to talk, but suggest you think about what you really want to do in this hobby and try to go slow and steady buying only what fits with your exact goals. If you want to start restoring and flipping, well yeah, getting CHEAP parts grills is an important part of the process. Just do better than I did in figuring out where to store all this stuff!

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If you want a few grills just for yourself, do some careful thinking of what ones you really want and be patient until the right thing shows up.

Most of all ENJOY the experience! We are all here to help as best we can:smilekettle:.
 
Jon Tofte said:
Alex, That's a nice looking 2-burner in an uncommon color, but if you are planning on rehabbing and flipping, I would avoid it. 2-burners aren't very good sellers. Just to be sure, keep in mind that hood will not replace the one on the full-size 3-burner you are working on.

Very glad to have you join our board. :coolkettle: Take this from someone who came down with a near terminal case of Weberitis. When you first get into this hobby and see so many classic Webers on the online sales boards, it is hard to resist jumping on one after another. I have no room to talk, but suggest you think about what you really want to do in this hobby and try to go slow and steady buying only what fits with your exact goals. If you want to start restoring and flipping, well yeah, getting CHEAP parts grills is an important part of the process. Just do better than I did in figuring out where to store all this stuff!

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If you want a few grills just for yourself, do some careful thinking of what ones you really want and be patient until the right thing shows up.

Most of all ENJOY the experience! We are all here to help as best we can:smilekettle:.
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That’s helpful advice! Thank you. As I’ve done with guitars, I tend to jump in the deep end and become a bit overwhelmed.

It’s been fun to learn from y’all and see the process and approach to rehabbing.

In this instance I am definitely looking for a red lid for the restoration I’m working on. But, if the grill was a good frame/basis for some other projects, grill for parts, I’d want to have that as well. I hadn’t considered the two burner lower value.
 
Jon Tofte said:
Alex, That's a nice looking 2-burner in an uncommon color, but if you are planning on rehabbing and flipping, I would avoid it. 2-burners aren't very good sellers. Just to be sure, keep in mind that hood will not replace the one on the full-size 3-burner you are working on.

Very glad to have you join our board. :coolkettle: Take this from someone who came down with a near terminal case of Weberitis. When you first get into this hobby and see so many classic Webers on the online sales boards, it is hard to resist jumping on one after another. I have no room to talk, but suggest you think about what you really want to do in this hobby and try to go slow and steady buying only what fits with your exact goals. If you want to start restoring and flipping, well yeah, getting CHEAP parts grills is an important part of the process. Just do better than I did in figuring out where to store all this stuff!

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If you want a few grills just for yourself, do some careful thinking of what ones you really want and be patient until the right thing shows up.

Most of all ENJOY the experience! We are all here to help as best we can:smilekettle:.
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I guess, to confirm, that 2-burner lid would NOT fit a 3-burner grill/cookbox?
 
I would cap out at $25 for a Silver A and that is only if it has the left side folding table. I have yet to rehab one. I do plan on it, with low expectations of a high sale value. I do think there could be a market for smaller grills, but it would be a real niche market aimed at empty nesters.
 
Most all the two burners I see are black, maybe because budget was a factor for the original buyers. If I was hunting maroon/burgundy for my personal use I might pay closer to $100 but no more unless mostly new internals. I agree most aren't profitable flip candidates, more a labor of love to keep them out of the dump. Colored lids add some value though.

Those Spirit 500's and Silver A's will always be seen as lesser grills but their simplicity and inexpensive parts are great for personal use. With the shorter hoods, those two burners heat up nice and fast, yet they're stingy on gas. They can work for up to four people in my experience. The market ignores them for the most part so most anybody can come up with a starter grill that could last a lifetime for $50-75, including a part or two.
 
Jon Tofte said:
I have gotten lots of great use out of my modded Silver A. I agree, Ed, that it heats up quick and uses less gas. Yet, somehow, it delivers very even cooking in my experience.

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It's hard to justify firing up something bigger when it's just a couple or few of us. I've found a free 500 a while back to swap the lid onto my later Silver A after seeing your mod. The pins are frozen so I haven't given it a whirl yet. If it was a green or blue hood I probably would have tinkered with it by now.
 
The Silver A’s are probably the best built Weber gas grills and the easiest to maintain.

The only drawback is size which limits the market for resale. I think it’s more perception than reality.

They usually take me about 6 weeks to sell. Price isn’t a factor. The buyers want a Silver A and don’t want a bigger 3 or more burner grill. Very limited market. You can get a brand new Weber Q that has a similar footprint for not much more with a warranty.

$150 is a fair retail price for that grill if it’s refurbished correctly.
 
Another really cool thing about the little silver A's or Spirit 500 IIRC (both are the same) a standard size Weber sidewinder rotisserie will fit on it perfectly and I'm here to tell ya, while they're not big enough for something giant like a huge bone in prime rib, or a turkey (but then turkey for me is a non starter), but they'll do chickens and small roasts like pork loin or lamb leg etc. And they do a darn fine job
 
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