another heads up [historic barbell set]..new jersey area

[funk51]

4355 lbs of jackson weights are on ebay. toms river nj local pick up only... bidding at 4150 dollars =3 days left.

[funk51]

 

[FREAKgeek]

that's like opening up an egyptian tomb for us freakoids

[BB]

4355 lbs of jackson weights are on ebay. toms river nj local pick up only... bidding at 4150 dollars =3 days left.

The guy who has them also has tons of other plates that were going pretty cheap. Mostly standard, but would maybe be interesting for someone wanting to build fixed dumbbells or barbells.

Is anyone saying who's collection it was? It looks like the place the old Ironman writer Fred Howell did his lifting at.

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[funk51]

The guy who has them also has tons of other plates that were going pretty cheap. Mostly standard, but would maybe be interesting for someone wanting to build fixed dumbbells or barbells.

Is anyone saying who's collection it was? It looks like the place the old Ironman writer Fred Howell did his lifting at.

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   wow good eye , i do believe you are right.

[funk51]

with 7 hours to go bidding is at 5601 dollars for the jackson's... over 4000 lbs of walter good's reading pa plates can be had for a song. less than 200 dollars so far..

[funk51]

final bid was 7600 dollars.

[Powerlift66]

When I first saw the auction I thought of Fred.

[Grape Ape]

Stuff went for almost $2/lb?

No thanks.

[Powerlift66]

Stuff went for almost $2/lb?

No thanks.

Found out via Joe's Iron History site that it was indeed Fred's weights (RIP), Grape, if youre not into collecting vintage iron (an odd hobby I happen to get into) 2$ a pound for that stuff is a deal.
(Again, you need to have money and think 7K is not much $$). If I didn't have 2 kids in college, I would have paid 10K, taken a week out of work, rent a U Haul, drive down there and pick it up.

Its an odd addiction. "Hi, my name is PL66, and I'm a iron addict"...

[BB]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the buyer could triple his money if he was willing to piece it out, and ship. The internet, and Ebay has caused almost all the old plate prices to sky rocket.

[Grape Ape]

Found out via Joe's Iron History site that it was indeed Fred's weights (RIP), Grape, if youre not into collecting vintage iron (an odd hobby I happen to get into) 2$ a pound for that stuff is a deal.
(Again, you need to have money and think 7K is not much $$). If I didn't have 2 kids in college, I would have paid 10K, taken a week out of work, rent a U Haul, drive down there and pick it up.

Its an odd addiction. "Hi, my name is PL66, and I'm a iron addict"...

I hear you - and completely understand.

I got into addict mode building my home gym.  Checked CL multiple times a day, got fired up when I saw what I wanted.....totally got into it.  I even Funk51'd  painted a set of York plates I bought (10/5/2.5).....(not gold, though, lol)

But, since the Vintage stuff was not my game, I had no idea of the price point.   Are all those plates the 1 inch hole type?  Hard to tell.

TWO kids in college?   Good work, man!

[BB]

But, since the Vintage stuff was not my game, I had no idea of the price point.   Are all those plates the 1 inch hole type?  Hard to tell.

Those look like standard 1 1/16" size. Standard is usually quote as 1" now, but old standard could run 1" - 1 1/8" depending on brand.

Jackson had wide range of sizes. Standard and Olympic, plus a few proprietary sizes in between (sort of a mini Olympic size).

[funk51]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the buyer could triple his money if he was willing to piece it out, and ship. The internet, and Ebay has caused almost all the old plate prices to sky rocket.

probably, jackson's are very desirable among the collector community.i sold a pair of saxon 12 and a halfs for 80 bucks,

[funk51]

kane roberts of alice cooper, phoenix down and kane roberts studio guitar is up for sale on ebay.