Another Craigslist dreamer........

[RemainDieHard]

But it has a stainless chin-up bar!

looks like 5 pegs spaced for 2.5# plates???

[RemainDieHard]

There's dozens of Marcy, Golds, Nautilus, Body-Solid, Tuff-Stuff etc benches at any given time for $50-$150.....

And then there's this guy trying to sell this for like 2 months same price.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/spo/4681924734.html

Beautiful epic adjustable weight bench,like new - $165 (phx)



I emailed him and said he's asking too much.

His response: No, I just haven't found the right buyer

LOL

[Stasher1]

i actually think that looks like a good deal. they look very solid. just cut plywood to fit the seat and back support. drill holes in the plate and bolt it to it. buy some cheap foam padding or even floor mat for a gym. cut to fit the ply wood and use a staple gun to put a pleather material over it. for 300 dollars and a couple of hours of work you could have some solid incline and flat benches. benches that sturdy with that much weld on them are usually around 500 dollars each. if you aren't useless in terms of being handy, this is a pretty good deal.

They do look solid, but even in great shape that pair wouldn't bring $200 in this area. Welded benches like that are hard to get rid of, and even harder to find room for in most home gyms.

[TwoBitHit]

There's dozens of Marcy, Golds, Nautilus, Body-Solid, Tuff-Stuff etc benches at any given time for $50-$150.....

And then there's this guy trying to sell this for like 2 months same price.

Beautiful epic adjustable weight bench,like new - $165 (phx)

I emailed him and said he's asking too much.

His response: No, I just haven't found the right buyer

LOL

Its like me, I haven't found the right supermodel to sleep with me. One day one of them will reply to my CL ad.

[RemainDieHard]

i actually think that looks like a good deal. they look very solid. just cut plywood to fit the seat and back support. drill holes in the plate and bolt it to it. buy some cheap foam padding or even floor mat for a gym. cut to fit the ply wood and use a staple gun to put a pleather material over it. for 300 dollars and a couple of hours of work you could have some solid incline and flat benches. benches that sturdy with that much weld on them are usually around 500 dollars each. if you aren't useless in terms of being handy, this is a pretty good deal.

If you aren't useless in being handy? How many pads have you built bro? Do you own a table saw? Have you ever researched foam ILD and compression? Have you priced out the proper foam and the vinyl? It's called Naugahyde by the way. Do you want a cheesy pad with folded vinyl or a real pad with real foam and a crown stitched into the vinyl like any decent commercial piece. How many pieces of large equipment have you painted?

Not trying to be rude, I'm just saying that until you actually sit down and plan on doing it, you'll underestimate the cost of materials and severely underestimate the time in not only locating and obtaining materials, but doing the actual work too. Also you're really overestimating the value of these when fixed up.

[RemainDieHard]

They do look solid, but even in great shape that pair wouldn't bring $200 in this area. Welded benches like that are hard to get rid of, and even harder to find room for in most home gyms.

Exactly. Top of the line dedicated benches like Nautilus and Hammer in nice shape go for $200-$300 here. No name full welded dedicated benches for $50-$100. Most casual home gym people seem to want the bench that doubles as a squat rack or has a built in lat pull.

All these have been posted for weeks

Welded flat bench $20
Welded heavy duty flat bench $30

Paramount commercial incline bench-$140
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/spo/4687728821.html

Gym Quality FLAT Olympic Weight Bench - $80

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/spo/4715280141.html

Olympic heavy duty solid weight bench - $100

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/cph/spo/4710337243.html

Commercial Grade Incline Bench - $100
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/spo/4684773331.html

Incline bench commercial-$150
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/spo/4690026964.html

Life Fitness Decline Olympic Bench Press $300.00
http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/spo/4705715823.html

[oldschoolifter]

http://sanmarcos.craigslist.org/spo/4723536736.html

Looks like the lot of it would go for about tree-fidy to 500...

[Phoenix989]

Not craigslist but couldn't resist posting this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DUMBBELL-W...item58a31080eb

This fantastic bench has a max rating of 120kg, which means if I press anything more than the bar it will crumble. Nice. It says 17 people bought it, can't believe there are 17 people that are so stupid

[irongrandpa]

http://sanmarcos.craigslist.org/spo/4723536736.html

Looks like the lot of it would go for about tree-fidy to 500...

Those look like nice pieces of equipment, I've sold selectorized stuff for $350 - $400 each that weren't that new or nice. I'd like to have that lat pull/low row and I'd pay up to $500 for it if it was local.

[DamonB82]

http://sanmarcos.craigslist.org/spo/4723536736.html

Looks like the lot of it would go for about tree-fidy to 500...

I see nothing wrong with that price for that whole lot of equipment.

[bobcat255]

http://sanmarcos.craigslist.org/spo/4723536736.html

Looks like the lot of it would go for about tree-fidy to 500...

Those look like nice pieces of equipment, I've sold selectorized stuff for $350 - $400 each that weren't that new or nice. I'd like to have that lat pull/low row and I'd pay up to $500 for it if it was local.

I see nothing wrong with that price for that whole lot of equipment.

Guess all of you guys missed this thread:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=164658451

[irongrandpa]

Guess all of you guys missed this thread:
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=164658451

No, I knew about that thread, he got a great deal on the stuff, but what he's asking isn't dreaming by any means. I've paid for everything I have in my gym by buying cheap and selling it for a fair price.

[Cleveland33]

No, I knew about that thread, he got a great deal on the stuff, but what he's asking isn't dreaming by any means. I've paid for everything I have in my gym by buying cheap and selling it for a fair price.

yea one great deal doesn't change market price

[craig84]

If you aren't useless in being handy? How many pads have you built bro? Do you own a table saw? Have you ever researched foam ILD and compression? Have you priced out the proper foam and the vinyl? It's called Naugahyde by the way. Do you want a cheesy pad with folded vinyl or a real pad with real foam and a crown stitched into the vinyl like any decent commercial piece. How many pieces of large equipment have you painted?

Not trying to be rude, I'm just saying that until you actually sit down and plan on doing it, you'll underestimate the cost of materials and severely underestimate the time in not only locating and obtaining materials, but doing the actual work too. Also you're really overestimating the value of these when fixed up.

well i have the tools to build them starting from tube steel, flat bar, and tread plate like those are made of. new steel of that thickness alone would be much more than what the pair costs.

if you have the room for a non-adjustable bench, all of these homemade welded benches are well worth the price. half of them even have holes in the plates on the bottom of the legs for anchors. if you have the room, and a hammer drill, you can put them in place and never have to worry about them. fraction of the price of adjustable benches of similar stability.

i thought this stuff was for a home gym. why would you compare stitching and painting for them to something you'd have in a commercial gym? paint...hit them with a wire wheel and then spray them with a 5 dollar can of grey primer.

buy yeah i'm just a bro who doesn't stitch fake leather to plywood. i didn't know this thread was about acquiring equipment for your local la fitness.

[Stasher1]

well i have the tools to build them starting from tube steel, flat bar, and tread plate like those are made of. new steel of that thickness alone would be much more than what the pair costs.

if you have the room for a non-adjustable bench, all of these homemade welded benches are well worth the price. half of them even have holes in the plates on the bottom of the legs for anchors. if you have the room, and a hammer drill, you can put them in place and never have to worry about them. fraction of the price of adjustable benches of similar stability.

i thought this stuff was for a home gym. why would you compare stitching and painting for them to something you'd have in a commercial gym? paint...hit them with a wire wheel and then spray them with a 5 dollar can of grey primer.

buy yeah i'm just a bro who doesn't stitch fake leather to plywood. i didn't know this thread was about acquiring equipment for your local la fitness.

Many (most?) of us in this section have made sizeable investments of both time and money in aquiring quality commercial equipment, and we take pride in our gyms. If you choose to use (or spend money on) equipment that looks like it was discarded by the local penitentiary, that's on you.

[Bench905]

$3300 barbell...firm: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sgd/4709070796.html

And I don't know anyone in their right mind who would have a deadlift comp with a 33mm bar.

Plus, I could buy a stainless steel Iron Wolfe Super Bench Bar, a Mastodon Squat Bar, and a Texas Deadlift Bar and have tons of cash left over. For $4100, you could have two of each.

[RemainDieHard]

i thought this stuff was for a home gym. why would you compare stitching and painting for them to something you'd have in a commercial gym? paint...hit them with a wire wheel and then spray them with a 5 dollar can of grey primer.

buy yeah i'm just a bro who doesn't stitch fake leather to plywood. i didn't know this thread was about acquiring equipment for your local la fitness.

You were the one so impressed with the welded frame........and that = commercial so???. If you think the frame is commercial quality why put a crappy pad on it? As I was saying and like I showed in what I posted, actual LA FItness quality piece (Life Fitness, Cybex, Nautilus, Hammer) would go for less than the $500 you estimated those to be worth.

If you don't want commercial grade equipment for your home gym then why are you concerned with a welded bench? Go get yourself Marcy, Weider, or Golds bench and be happy.

[snova031]

$3300 barbell...firm: http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/sgd/4709070796.html

And I don't know anyone in their right mind who would have a deadlift comp with a 33mm bar.

Plus, I could buy a stainless steel Iron Wolfe Super Bench Bar, a Mastodon Squat Bar, and a Texas Deadlift Bar and have tons of cash left over. For $4100, you could have two of each.

Interesting...any idea who's making them? From the looks of the ad, this is a mfg..

[aclockworkoi]

i didn't know this thread was about acquiring equipment for your local la fitness.

This thread is about people asking way to much for (usually crap) equipment. which is what that post was. The fact that you think it's interesteing equipment doesn't change the fact that they are asking way to much for it.

[CliveWarren]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-exercise-equi...ationFlag=true

All that for only $1000.

[CliveWarren]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-exercise-equi...ationFlag=true

I love it when they have action pics. The write up is also pretty pathetic.

[ExtremistPullup]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-exercise-equi...ationFlag=true

I love it when they have action pics. The write up is also pretty pathetic.

"York"

[CliveWarren]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-exercise-equi...ationFlag=true

I love it when they have action pics. The write up is also pretty pathetic.

[RemainDieHard]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-exercise-equi...ationFlag=true

I love it when they have action pics. The write up is also pretty pathetic.

You should get someone you know who's jacked to be your model. "You can look like you lift real actual weights if you use this POS junk... trust me "

[MassTransit]

$95 obo - *****://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/spo/4710679806.html

[mochakaboom]

$95 obo - *****://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/spo/4710679806.html

Seems like a steal, no allergies and you won't get lung cancer from this

[Phoenix989]

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-exercise-equi...ationFlag=true

All that for only $1000.

This one got me raging. A grand for that junk when it probably cost $200 new.

[bobcat255]

http://hartford.craigslist.org/spo/4670398442.html

You have to watch the video. I have NO idea what's going on there, but Sherm should probably sue for patent infringement. List price is $3500... great deal for a Made in USA product!

[snova031]

Can I post 98% of the Philly CL here?

[aclockworkoi]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/spo/4732505461.html

This guy may not be on LSD like some of the above but certainly dreaming.