How to break these weights up for resale on CL

[jtrain2323]

Hey guys scored over 800 lbs of weights this weekend and was wondering how i should break them down in sets to make the most $$$ or should i just sell them all together... they also came with an olympic bar and 2 standard curl bars... As you can see there is about 184 lbs in standard weights(4x25,1x44,4x10 not pictured) also...And then there is some funny looking bar that ive never seen...Looks like you can use it for a bunch of diff exercies...AnywaY ANY SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE GREAT... Forgot to mention i only paid $250




anybody know what kind of plates these two are?

[Vermonter]

I always have the best luck by simply selling by the pound.
In my area I can get 60 cents per pound for Olympics and 50 cents for standards.
It helps for them to be in better shape, with no visible rust. That said, some people don't care and just need more 45s.

I tried selling sets before and didn't have nearly as much interest as I did simply letting people pick and choose what they want, and selling bars separately.
It works out fine and everything gets sold eventually. I am currently back on the hunt as I am sold out of everything except for a pair of 2.5s...

[AttyGuy]

My experience is different than Vermonter's. I always put together sets because sets sell faster. You just need a standard bar to go with the standard triceps bar and you can sell a 200-lb standard set for $100. You might want to clean up/paint the plates first.

On the Oly plates, I would group the grip plates together and make two separate sets. I would take the odds and ends to PIAS to trade for any missing small plates you might need, or that standard bar.

[jtrain2323]

I always have the best luck by simply selling by the pound.
In my area I can get 60 cents per pound for Olympics and 50 cents for standards.
It helps for them to be in better shape, with no visible rust. That said, some people don't care and just need more 45s.

I tried selling sets before and didn't have nearly as much interest as I did simply letting people pick and choose what they want, and selling bars separately.
It works out fine and everything gets sold eventually. I am currently back on the hunt as I am sold out of everything except for a pair of 2.5s...

I agree it would be easier to just take pics and sell them as a lot...Going to clean them up really well and throw some fresh paint on them and then list them... Thanks for the reply!

[jtrain2323]

My experience is different than Vermonter's. I always put together sets because sets sell faster. You just need a standard bar to go with the standard triceps bar and you can sell a 200-lb standard set for $100. You might want to clean up/paint the plates first.

On the Oly plates, I would group the grip plates together and make two separate sets. I would take the odds and ends to PIAS to trade for any missing small plates you might need, or that standard bar.

Yea only problem is i have 4x25's 1x44 and 4x10's in the standard weights...not really an attractive makeup of weights know what im saying?!?! Now that i think of it though i do have about 100 more Lbs of 10's 5's and 7.5's so maybe i can make a set out of all those

[ffrink]

Yea only problem is i have 4x25's 1x44 and 4x10's in the standard weights...not really an attractive makeup of weights know what im saying?!?! Now that i think of it though i do have about 100 more Lbs of 10's 5's and 7.5's so maybe i can make a set out of all those

you can always sell the single 44 to someone looking for weight for a calf machine or something like that. Or throw it in the corner until you make your next haul...

[jtrain2323]

you can always sell the single 44 to someone looking for weight for a calf machine or something like that. Or throw it in the corner until you make your next haul...

good point

[Vermonter]

^ right, and if you do sell by the pound you might get somebody looking to load up a leg press or something where symmetry isn't important.
I sold a stray 45 once to a dude who wanted it for doing leg extensions.
I sold a stray 35 once to a guy who had a stray 35 himself.
You never know.

You can always give a discount if they buy a "full set" or say, 300+ pounds.

[AttyGuy]

Yea only problem is i have 4x25's 1x44 and 4x10's in the standard weights...not really an attractive makeup of weights know what im saying?!?! Now that i think of it though i do have about 100 more Lbs of 10's 5's and 7.5's so maybe i can make a set out of all those

I have sold "sets" with a make-up similar to 4x25s and 4x10s. That's 140 pounds and not bad for a beginning weight set. It would be nice to include some 5s and 2.5s, but not insurmountable. The one 44-lb plate I would either hold onto, try and sell separately, or unload at PIAS. I've done all three with weights.

[KeithTheSnake]

you can always sell the single 44 to someone looking for weight for a calf machine or something like that. Or throw it in the corner until you make your next haul...

Looking at that lonely Diversified Products plate brings back fond memories. I had a girlfriend when I was in my early 20s whose friend married a garbage man. He scored a pair of those plates and gave them to me. They're just about the only standard plates I still have in my gym almost 30 years later. They reside continuously on my calf machine. That old girlfriend gave me a neutral-grip bar and I still have that -- funny how I have more fond memories of the equipment I scored from that girlfriend than of her.

I think I'd simply sell by the pound, making sure to sell pairs that actually match together. Sometime you'll find the mates for the single plates. I was light one 10-pound olympic plate somehow recently, and I found its matching replacement at the local thrift store for $2.

[twodog]

I'm alot like Atty, sets have always sold best for me. EZ bars with 25's and 10's, short oly bars (5 &6 ft.) with 200 lbs. of plates ant 300 lb. sets as examples. If I sold by the pound, I would be out of 45's and 10's immediately, and then have to sell the rest below $0.50/ lb.. Btw, single plates are also good for people with t-bar row set ups. I can sell standard plates by the pound and do ok, but I get cloaer to $0.35/lb. for them. Good luck.

[AttyGuy]

twodog's right. I've blown out a lot of smaller plates with ez bars and dumbbell handles.

[OSUDimond]

I always have the best luck by simply selling by the pound.
In my area I can get 60 cents per pound for Olympics and 50 cents for standards.
It helps for them to be in better shape, with no visible rust. That said, some people don't care and just need more 45s.

I tried selling sets before and didn't have nearly as much interest as I did simply letting people pick and choose what they want, and selling bars separately.
It works out fine and everything gets sold eventually. I am currently back on the hunt as I am sold out of everything except for a pair of 2.5s...

You must live in a great sellers market. I can pull $.4/pound on normal plates and $.5/pound for a little bit nicer. I have sold probably 30-40,000 pounds of plates and never once listed them as sets. I'm sure it varies by area but in Columbus Ohio it has worked for me.

[hypertek]

My local shop sells used standard plates $.50 /pound. Today I picked up 6x10s vintage weider standard plates for $30.. I try to match plates together. Of course though I don't mind, people may try to low ball etc.