This never happens for me….
Usually when I see a banging deal on lifting stuff id like to have, I am way too late to the party to get it. Yesterday I saw a listing that was too good to be true so I made an offer that was 4x the asking price.
Several hours later they responded to me saying 13 other people contacted them but I was the only one offering more than the asking price and asked me why.
I explained old york roundhead dumbbells are collectable and some of the small ones are valued at anywhere from 100-600 bucks per pair.
She wanted $40 for pairs of 4’s, 6’s, 7’s, 10’s and a single 8. The first 3 in that list are what im missing and are $400 alone based off what ive seen people listing them for lately.
She appreciated my honesty and not only sold them to me but gifted me with an additional pair of 12’s that are also valued at around $200 and she would not take any more $ from me.
I already own pairs of 8’s 10’s and 12’s but mine are newer with a USA stamp on the underside and not as old as these that predates when stamping occurred.
Some are rusty so I got an opportunity here to do a little restoration work on them. It was a 200 mile road trip that cost me getting home after midnight this morning but well worth it.
Im now only missing 1’s and 9’s to have a complete set up to 80’s. Im then missing 85’s 95’s and 100’s for final completion but definitely am not willing to pay the $500 the 9’s cost and $1,000 each those big boy pairs cost.
Maybe ill swallow my pride and resell these spare 10’s and 12’s I have and put whatever I can get from them into buying another pair of what im missing.
Lord what a silly and expensive “hobby.”
