Due to popular demand... The Ivanko Barbell crew!

[C123C]

Not sure if this is allowed (mods feel free to delete), but was wondering if anyone in NJ wanted to split an order for new OMEZHs from dumbbellbuddy with me. We can each get a set for around $2.4/lb which is the best price I've seen for new sets. I've posted this on my local CL as well (can't post links yet, but you can just search Ivanko on NJ CL). That post has more details. Let me know!

BTW - I can't remember if this was dumbbell buddy but once you are at the "set" price you can add individual plates for "set pricing" by getting a custom quote. Makes them A LOT more affordable rather than just buying stock single price 45s. I was looking at this a while back. Ultimately decided not to pull the trigger which is the story of my life and revolvers - went plain generic iron and have my higher end Rogue bumpers for more precise work.

[crutoi]

I've messaged with him (I think he also posts here), but I think I'd rather spend a little bit more ($844 vs $700) to get new plates delivered to my door. The ones he is selling also aren't in that great shape.

to me $144 is $144 , i think i have a failrly nice setup, and the only thing i bought new was a TPB...dont regret any of my used purchases

[chadsalt]

I've messaged with him (I think he also posts here), but I think I'd rather spend a little bit more ($844 vs $700) to get new plates delivered to my door. The ones he is selling also aren't in that great shape.

I won't tell you how to spend your money, but you think his "aren't in that great shape"? I see two 45's might could use a shot of paint, other than that they look great to me. You do plan on using these things don't you?

[fatal11]

I won't tell you how to spend your money, but you think his "aren't in that great shape"? I see two 45's might could use a shot of paint, other than that they look great to me. You do plan on using these things don't you?

He sent me a picture of the actual 45s he'd be selling and they are a lot more banged up than the photos in the CL post. I won't post it here (and can't anyways), he can if he wants to.

[daniel327]

I won't tell you how to spend your money, but you think his "aren't in that great shape"? I see two 45's might could use a shot of paint, other than that they look great to me. You do plan on using these things don't you?

IMO, used equipment at a discount of only 18% off the price of brand new delivered equipment isn't enough to justify the hassle of transporting the equipment and having no warranty.

[fatal11]

IMO, used equipment at a discount of only 18% off the price of brand new delivered equipment isn't enough to justify the hassle of transporting the equipment and having no warranty.

Splitting hairs, but its actually only a 17% discount and 7.5lbs less weight. He's also not that close to me so it'd be a 2.5hr round trip drive.

[chadsalt]

He sent me a picture of the actual 45s he'd be selling and they are a lot more banged up than the photos in the CL post. I won't post it here (and can't anyways), he can if he wants to.

Thats a whole other ball game. Want to see me go from 0-pissed? Show up at a CL transaction with something other than what was in ad's photo.

IMO, used equipment at a discount of only 18% off the price of brand new delivered equipment isn't enough to justify the hassle of transporting the equipment and having no warranty.

Wouldn't tell you how to spend you money either. What did you tell me a while back, missed investment capital or something similar?
Of course the $144 could go toward another set of 45's.....who wants to look at 315 with 35's and 10's????

[fatal11]

Second question, would $2/lb for Ivanko urethane dumbbells be a good deal? The set was meant for a commercial gym so there was the gyms logo on each bell that has been removed so the ivanko branding and numbering are on the bottom half of the bell. The set was not used though maybe they went out of business or something. It's a lot to spend over $6k on 5-125lb pairs of dumbbells but retail from dumbbell buddy is $17k. Thoughts?

[cwcmac]

Does anyone know if this is a skinny script Ivanko (with a seemingly bad paint job)?

[waranieri]

I have a couple of Standard Olympic 25lbs plates with the Ivanko stamp on the back. Was told by Ivanko that they were made in the 1960's. In great shape. What do you think they're worth?ivanko25.3.jpgivanko25.2.jpgivanko weigts1.jpg

[Domicron]

I have a couple of Standard Olympic 25lbs plates with the Ivanko stamp on the back. Was told by Ivanko that they were made in the 1960's. In great shape. What do you think they're worth?Attachment 8479071Attachment 8479081Attachment 8479091

those are Ivanko OM plates.

they're worth no less than $5.00/pound.

now go reap the profit, sir.

[RemainDieHard]

Does anyone know if this is a skinny script Ivanko (with a seemingly bad paint job)?

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Skinny script is not Ivanko

[SomeIronBoy]

Skinny Script=Ironman brand I believe it was...definitely not ivanko

[cwcmac]

Thanks guys

[61PWCC]

Does anyone know if this is a skinny script Ivanko (with a seemingly bad paint job)?

Skinny Script is Bell Foundry Company (BFCO)

[RemainDieHard]

Skinny Script is Bell Foundry Company (BFCO)

Based on what? Maybe cast by BFCO for Ironman?

The 25s are nearly identical side by side, but the 45s pictured above are different in every way to the BFCO 45s.

[61PWCC]

Based on what? Maybe cast by BFCO for Ironman?

The 25s are nearly identical side by side, but the 45s pictured above are different in every way to the BFCO 45s.

We had a good conversation about this in the Vintage thread just a few months ago. At some point BFCO changed to the skinny script style because some wanted to sell plates that weren't so obviously someone else's production. If you look at the ads for IRONMAN in 1980 you'll notice the plates changed to skinny script by the June issue. Jubinville in Holyoke, Mass was also a big purchaser of BFCO/Skinny Script plates.

[eoakland]

We had a good conversation about this in the Vintage thread just a few months ago. At some point BFCO changed to the skinny script style because some wanted to sell plates that weren't so obviously someone else's production. If you look at the ads for IRONMAN in 1980 you'll notice the plates changed to skinny script by the June issue. Jubinville in Holyoke, Mass was also a big purchaser of BFCO/Skinny Script plates.

winner winner, chicken dinner ! hey, i watched a couple of your videos...i cringe a little bit when i see you use your nice vintage plates, but that is what they were made for =) ha ha ha

[keyboardworkout]

Since I can't talk Domicron into sending me his OB-84, I had to pick up an OBX-20KG today.

Worried about deadlifting with it. The un-knurled area on the OBX is only 13" vs. 17" on my TPB. The OBX is going to draw blood.

[Domicron]

Since I can't talk Domicron into sending me his OB-84, I had to pick up an OBX-20KG today.

Worried about deadlifting with it. The un-knurled area on the OBX is only 13" vs. 17" on my TPB. The OBX is going to draw blood.

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that's some sexy ivanko in that pic. and yeah the OB-84 is too good for me to give up lol.

[61PWCC]

Since I can't talk Domicron into sending me his OB-84, I had to pick up an OBX-20KG today.

Worried about deadlifting with it. The un-knurled area on the OBX is only 13" vs. 17" on my TPB. The OBX is going to draw blood.

Whatever gets torn off will grow back.

[61PWCC]

winner winner, chicken dinner ! hey, i watched a couple of your videos...i cringe a little bit when i see you use your nice vintage plates, but that is what they were made for =) ha ha ha

I'm the SAME EXACT WAY with my vehicles. My handle is after the one of a kind truck I discovered and drove all the time even during the Maine winters!! It was a 1961 Dodge Power Wagon Crew Cab pickup so that's where I get my 61PWCC moniker.

[61PWCC]

Since I can't talk Domicron into sending me his OB-84, I had to pick up an OBX-20KG today.

Worried about deadlifting with it. The un-knurled area on the OBX is only 13" vs. 17" on my TPB. The OBX is going to draw blood.

I'm going through a similar bloodletting situation. I've ramped up my Weightlifting training at a friend's gym. I brought down my competition WERKSAN bar to give some variety to just using his ELEIKO bar. GOOD GOD!! That ELEIKO is the TPB of Weightlifting!!

[gregwisn]

Never posted in here but I have a question for the members of the Ivanko crew. I've been collecting Ivanko plates for the past year, getting them for roughly $0.30-0.5/lb. I have amassed the following plates:

2-100 lb (Pre-Ivanko stamp)
8-45 lb (with stamp)
4-45 lb (Pre-Ivanko stamp)
2-35
4-25
4-10
4-5
2-2.5

and I just picked up an Ivanko barbell (probably 20 years old) for a steal.

I've since realized that I do not need so much weight for myself. I was thinking to sell the 4-45 lb (pre-Ivanko stamp) plates. However, something is telling me that is a horrible idea since these plates are around 30 years old and will never be reproduced.

My question then lies, do I sell the pre-stamp Ivankos or do I sell the ones that say Ivanko on them? Just to fill in, the Ivanko branded plates are M-series.

Advice would be great!!! Thank you.

[Domicron]

12 45 pound plates isn't all that much. honestly if you have the space then you should just buy another weight tree or two and set them aside in case you decide later you want to get some machines (if you got a leg press, for instance, those plates would come in handy.

unless you need the money or the space, i don't see a reason to sell. if you had dozens of them sitting around, that would be more reasonable

[gregwisn]

Thanks man. I'm in agreement, don't need the money and don't need the space so I'll hold on to those babies.

Thanks again.

[fatal11]

I was the other guy at the out of business gym where we pulled the unmarked Ivankos from. Here are some cell phone pics of the haul: imgur. com/a/tm6Tq (can't post links yet, remove space)

Having done more research, I think these are probably from the late 70s, early 80s and in fantastic condition for being that old. I don't know what the finish is (almost looks and feels like there is none), but personally I think it looks a lot better than the newer OMs after the greenish hammertone starts getting chipped away on the lip and back.

I will probably keep most of mine, but might look to get rid of some of the smaller plates and 100s.

Happy to answer any questions people may have about the unbranded Ivankos as well. The holes are all machined and the casting is pretty smooth. I think there are machining marks on the back part of the lip (can sort of see in the pics). These particular plates, which look like they were all bought at the same time, do not have any Ivanko branding or m series engraving on the back leading me to believe they are the oldest version of them (can anyone confirm?). They also have no other engravings on the hubs (although I did see 1 5# with a "T"). The 100s have "B" engraved under the "Standard".

I really wish they had the 25s to complete the set. Wonder what happened to them. If anyone out there has matching 25s maybe we can work out a swap. I'd also be interested in swapping for revolvers as I have been looking for a while now and am considering buying new (see posts above).

[eoakland]

Since I can't talk Domicron into sending me his OB-84, I had to pick up an OBX-20KG today.

Worried about deadlifting with it. The un-knurled area on the OBX is only 13" vs. 17" on my TPB. The OBX is going to draw blood.

yo keyboard, not sure if anyone has told you, or if you have noticed...but your plates are defective, they have holes in them. send them back to the factory boss.

[RemainDieHard]

I was the other guy at the out of business gym where we pulled the unmarked Ivankos from. Here are some cell phone pics of the haul: imgur. com/a/tm6Tq (can't post links yet, remove space)

Having done more research, I think these are probably from the late 70s, early 80s and in fantastic condition for being that old. I don't know what the finish is (almost looks and feels like there is none), but personally I think it looks a lot better than the newer OMs after the greenish hammertone starts getting chipped away on the lip and back.

I will probably keep most of mine, but might look to get rid of some of the smaller plates and 100s.

Happy to answer any questions people may have about the unbranded Ivankos as well. The holes are all machined and the casting is pretty smooth. I think there are machining marks on the back part of the lip (can sort of see in the pics). These particular plates, which look like they were all bought at the same time, do not have any Ivanko branding or m series engraving on the back leading me to believe they are the oldest version of them (can anyone confirm?). They also have no other engravings on the hubs (although I did see 1 5# with a "T"). The 100s have "B" engraved under the "Standard".

I really wish they had the 25s to complete the set. Wonder what happened to them. If anyone out there has matching 25s maybe we can work out a swap. I'd also be interested in swapping for revolvers as I have been looking for a while now and am considering buying new (see posts above).

Those are in amazing shape! That is weird to have the denominations that you have. The 25s are out there but the seem to go for more money than all the other sizes. I think there's a good chance you can find someone to trade some of yours for some 25s.

[fatal11]

Does anyone know when approximately Ivanko started the triple ring marks on the OB-20KG or can help me identify the bars? I have 2 of them from the gym. They both have Ivanko 20KG stamps on the end caps, powerlifting ring marks, no center knurl and seems to be a black oxide or zinc finish. The knurling feels great and the sleeves spin pretty well despite the age.