COVID-19 Virus Equipment DEAL Alert Thread!

[lemieux66c]

An Ethos bench rack? If someone offered me 2/3 of that mine would be gone.

Yep. It's no longer posted. I'm not sure if he sold it or just pulled the ad.

[murphyreedus]

Yep. It's no longer posted. I'm not sure if he sold it or just pulled the ad.

[Duplicitous]

Someone local to me is trying to sell one for $550. In this environment, he'll probably get it. I just listed some extra plates that I didn't need for $0.50lb and I think I had twenty replies in 2 hours.

$1-1.25/lb is the norm right now for Olys in my area. Standards are going for $0.90-1/lb.

[Deep-Voiced-One]

Oh yeah, if you have anything Rogue right now that you don't like it's probably gone within the hour. Was tempted to put my rack out there for an entire REP makeover, but I'm too afraid I'll get an offer I can't refuse. Best to leave that one alone, unless Mech is back at making monolift attachments.

I bought my blue Romaleos 2.0 from Rogue and only wore 'em a few times. They're barely broken in...I wonder how much I can get for them lmao.

[urbanlifter]

I bought my blue Romaleos 2.0 from Rogue and only wore 'em a few times. They're barely broken in...I wonder how much I can get for them lmao.

Really!?! No love for the Romaleos?

Still use mine weekly, no signs of serious wear and tear yet and I haven't even swapped out the sole.

[urbanlifter]

Looks like American Barbell has added ALOT of stuff to their current sale, barbells galore.....

https://americanbarbell.com/collections/home-gym-sale

Edit: Be cautious, most appear to be 'Closeout' bars, which could arrive in unknown condition (yikes).

[vhd16]

Sold my last 5435 yesterday. It did stay there for a while like a week or so. Had a slight tear in the seat. Buyer was aware and drive an hour to get it. Told the buyer to get new seat cover from FSP. I did like the bench. But i guess i got spoiled with 12" padding and had too many incline benches. Rogue AB-2 5435 and York (Custom made)

Now, i am what i consider to normal with one flat bench and one incline bench . I may have another flat one just the frame made locally not sure yet. I have wide pad for it already.

Yes, if you want to upgrade your gym this is the time. squat stands, racks, Plates, bars, bumpers and dumbbells will be sold in a day at the most.

[urbanlifter]

Sold my last 5435 yesterday.

Never thought I would hear myself say this, but I get it. The current market for adjustable benches is INSANE, with companies like REP actually listening to their customers and Ironmaster making revisions to their time-tested design. Gone are the days when you had to settle for a bench that was either overpriced (Bodycraft), wobbly (Powertec), too high when flat (IM), squishy padding (IM again), had Michael Strahan sized pad gap (Body-Solid), or was just plain ugly (York FTS).

Bullchit 'Deal of the Day Award' goes to: $585 bench on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Adjustable-Be...3&sr=8-31&th=1

[Rottweiler59]

Pair of plastic sand filled 15lb dumbbells currently on at £75 on eBay with 5 days left.

[Deep-Voiced-One]

Really!?! No love for the Romaleos?

Still use mine weekly, no signs of serious wear and tear yet and I haven't even swapped out the sole.

They're great shoes no doubt and was just kidding about selling them on the second hand market lol, I do seem to use my Chucks more often though due to the flat soles when going from different exercise selections.

[Duplicitous]

Pair of plastic sand filled 15lb dumbbells currently on at £75 on eBay with 5 days left.

I've seen multiple people successfully sell sand-filled plates for $1/lb in the last few days. A couple months ago - and for as long as I've been buying home gym equipment - it was hard to give those things away for free.

[Deep-Voiced-One]

Fat Gripz are on sale now with free shipping, so after all these years I finally decided to get a pair of the original blue ones.

I had a gift card for amazon which I might've used for them, but given the circumstances, I didn't want to order something non-essential and get in the way of the people ordering who need the essentials, so I went through Fat Gripz official site to get 'em.

No idea on how the process will go through with them during the pandemic, but according to the free shipping option on their site it says 5-8 business days. I'll let them air out a bit upon receiving them.

Primary uses I want to try them out on are on my trapbar, neutral grip pull up bar handles, cable attachments and maybe the Ironmasters too.

[urbanlifter]

Fat Gripz are on sale now with free shipping, so after all these years I finally decided to get a pair of the original blue ones

Smart move going with the blue Fat Gripz, I tried the orange (or red) extreme ones and they were total overkill unless you have Andre the Giant sized hands.

[Greybird2]

I have black with orange letter Fat Gripz. They are 1.75 and are plenty fat. I use them for almost everything every other workout. You definitely have to lighten up. These have helped with forearm tendonitis that I have been fighting.

[gym62richard]

Pair of plastic sand filled 15lb dumbbells currently on at £75 on eBay with 5 days left.

SMH, the World's gone crazy.

[XPmpnII]

I swear, u can’t find **** hardly online now it seems.... Rogue pretty much wiped out, Sorinex, EliteFTS....

all these damn hoarders are a bigger problem than this stupid virus

[Duplicitous]

Sold my last 600 lbs of standard plates at $1.25/lb and did it in 36 hours. Last 2 buyers drove over 2 hours to get them too. They were slow to move at $0.50/lb a month ago.

[Stasher1]

I swear, u can’t find **** hardly online now it seems.... Rogue pretty much wiped out, Sorinex, EliteFTS....

all these damn hoarders are a bigger problem than this stupid virus

Don't think it's the equipment hoarders this time.


It's all of the folks who waited too long to start collecting pieces for their home gyms. That's why you don't see any of the regulars here bitching about not being able to find anything.

[XPmpnII]

Don't think it's the equipment hoarders this time.


It's all of the folks who waited too long to start collecting pieces for their home gyms. That's why you don't see any of the regulars here bitching about not being able to find anything.

It’s the same type of ppl in the grocery stores who have been hogging all the damn tp, baby wipes, and wiping out a bunch of the food too.... meats and frozen ****

It’s annoying

I wonder how long it’s gonna take places like Rogue to have power racks and squat stands available again.... gonna have to legit go to a damn public park just to even do pull-ups prob

[murphyreedus]

Sold my last 600 lbs of standard plates at $1.25/lb and did it in 36 hours. Last 2 buyers drove over 2 hours to get them too. They were slow to move at $0.50/lb a month ago.

Making me really consider dumping off my no-name urethane grip plates. I still have like 1300# of York iron and 900# of comp bumpers to "get by", and I just really haven't grown to love them like I thought I would. At the same time, I doubt anyone is going to buy all of them at once, and I don't feel like dealing with 10 different buyers. Decisions...

[Stasher1]

It’s the same type of ppl in the grocery stores who have been hogging all the damn tp, baby wipes, and wiping out a bunch of the food too.... meats and frozen ****

It’s annoying

I wonder how long it’s gonna take places like Rogue to have power racks and squat stands available again.... gonna have to legit go to a damn public park just to even do pull-ups prob

Lmao. Nobody is hoarding the power racks. There are thousands upon thousands of people working from home, sheltering in place, or in quarantine, with no access to the company or commercial gym they've been going to. A high percentage of these folks are buying equipment so they can continue to work out.

How many complete racks do you suppose Rogue had in stock at any given time?

[murphyreedus]

It’s the same type of ppl in the grocery stores who have been hogging all the damn tp, baby wipes, and wiping out a bunch of the food too.... meats and frozen ****

It’s annoying

I wonder how long it’s gonna take places like Rogue to have power racks and squat stands available again.... gonna have to legit go to a damn public park just to even do pull-ups prob

What Stasher said. I don't think many people are actively hoarding more gym equipment right now. They're just trying to put together what they can since every gym is closed and every equipment place is backed up for months. Not nearly the same as the guys who bought up 5000 rolls of TP so they can hoard or resell it. The hoarders had all of their iron already.

[Stasher1]

What Stasher said. I don't think many people are actively hoarding more gym equipment right now. They're just trying to put together what they can since every gym is closed and every equipment place is backed up for months. Not nearly the same as the guys who bought up 5000 rolls of TP so they can hoard or resell it. The hoarders had all of their iron already.

If anything, the hoarders would be selling their collections right now for massive profits, and rebuying when all this blows over and the market is saturated with cheap used equipment.

Hell, I don't really have anything left that is isn't used on a regular basis by me, my wife, or my son...but I still find myself looking around the gym to see what we can live without for a few months.

[C123C]

Never thought I would hear myself say this, but I get it. The current market for adjustable benches is INSANE, with companies like REP actually listening to their customers and Ironmaster making revisions to their time-tested design. Gone are the days when you had to settle for a bench that was either overpriced (Bodycraft), wobbly (Powertec), too high when flat (IM), squishy padding (IM again), had Michael Strahan sized pad gap (Body-Solid), or was just plain ugly (York FTS).

Totally agree on this. Pricing is even amazing to the point where I get enthusiastic and I'm not someone who swaps out equipment. No more settle for less, home gym options today best the commercial options you find in gyms now IMO just on pad width (12" is pretty standard now) and firmness alone.

[C123C]

At the time, my only reason to own a shotgun was if someone breaks in, but having it by the bed was a no-go. 9mm pistol is by the bed and carbine is for cheap shooting fun. Now I see the error of my ways because potential looters would be easier to hold off with a shotty. AR15 or carbine will do fine, but shotgun would be better in a lot of scenarios. Hope I make it.

Really funny story at bottom so not doing this to debate on firearms but context will set this up.

Anyway usually AR wins that argument for home defense in most cases for an average person.
-Accuracy - effective shots where fewer rounds means less misses
-Small light round is A LOT safer in urban environments where over penetration is an issue. Very effective in direct hits but safer after encountering intermediate barriers than service caliber pistol or shotgun (assuming you are loaded with 00 Buck or slug). This is also why you see AR proliferation in LEO agencies as sending a spread of 00 through the neighborhood/building/adjecent bedrooms risks collateral human damage)
-No chance of short stroking and running a shotgun under stress speaks to a need for training as you should be topping it off due to limited capacity. Being effective under stress potentially against multiple adversaries indoors does not argue shotgun pump or auto without some real work training to keep it running.

To the story, I was attending some training that focused on room clearing, movement in structures, and low light/visibility specifically with scenarios where one is working alone. Let me tell you room clearing in teams BLOWS but alone it's something you should never do unless absolutely necessary. Sadly it sometimes is so you train it including force on force scenarios also with innocents (fake ones comprised from training group) around because that could happen too and identifying threats/targets is important so you don't shoot anything that moves.

People in class/instructor won't be named but former MIL/LEO guys with a lot of experience including SWAT trainer for large regions and 20 year SF veteran. AR vs Shotgun comes up during a meal break in a defensive "holed up" scenario of bunkering down at home with loved ones. Class is decently stacked with experience so they've heard every angle of the AR/Shotgun argument before. Head instructor says he prefers a pump shotgun Remington 870 with extended mag tube. Gets some WTF looks from people. He answers it with, "I know...I know what you are going to say but I have my reasons. You see, I've shot multiple people high center mass at close range with an 870 and 00 buck. Every one has gone down and I've seen exactly what that does to a human body. I'm a very loyal person and this is the specific effect I'm looking for."

[Deep-Voiced-One]

Urban, thanks man. I was a bit weary of getting the Extremes for that exact reason, I have BWTG's 2.5" fat curl bar with knurling (luckily it came standard with it) and couldn't even imagine using that bar if it was smooth on some movements, let alone 2.75" smooth Fat Gripz Extremes (I got long fingers, but Andre the Giant I'm far from lol).

Greybird, I was thinking of getting those black and orange ones in a two pair combo deal with the blue ones (to use for neutral grip pull ups as well for a different varying diameter), but decided to test the waters with the original blues first to see how I like 'em...if I decide to get those 1.75" ones later on it seems the pricing isn't bad on their site and free shipping!

[Duplicitous]

Making me really consider dumping off my no-name urethane grip plates. I still have like 1300# of York iron and 900# of comp bumpers to "get by", and I just really haven't grown to love them like I thought I would. At the same time, I doubt anyone is going to buy all of them at once, and I don't feel like dealing with 10 different buyers. Decisions...

I broke most of mine into sets ranging from 200-300 lbs per set. Standards went for $1.25/lb and Olys for $1.75/lb. Who knows what urethanes might fetch. I've already made more selling off plates and DBs this month than I made at my FT job. :x

[Deep-Voiced-One]

Sold my last 600 lbs of standard plates at $1.25/lb and did it in 36 hours. Last 2 buyers drove over 2 hours to get them too. They were slow to move at $0.50/lb a month ago.

Whoa! I'm seriously contemplating whether I should sell my plates at that price range although I only got 265 lbs worth of olympic grip plates and do use them for the cable machine and fat dumbbell handles...I might have extra plates in the basement to make up for them and at this rate may even be able to get better used ones later on and pocket some of the profit!

[urbanlifter]

Hell, I don't really have anything left that is isn't used on a regular basis by me, my wife, or my son...but I still find myself looking around the gym to see what we can live without for a few months.

I'm listing my Powerblocks that I just bought out of curiosity, wondering if they sell in the current market. I've went without them for a LONG time, I can regroup and buy again in 6-8 months without getting upset.

Edit: Sale pending...

[ArnoldHAMnEGGer]

Smart move going with the blue Fat Gripz, I tried the orange (or red) extreme ones and they were total overkill unless you have Andre the Giant sized hands.

had the same experience. the orange actually hurt my wrists.