Vintage Jackson Plate Set

[Danteb925]

So to start off, i have no idea where to put this thread, so I guess I'll start here.

I was gifted a load of weights,a couple years back, by a neighbor of mine who was months from passing away. I loaded the weight, moved it to the house, stored in a shed.

Fast forward to today, I take everything out to downsize a bit, start posting these weights, within 10 minutes mine and my wife's phones are EXPLODING. Do a bit of research and come to find the guy had an entire collection of vintage weights, York, pacific, paramount, champion and(apparently) the holy grail of vintage weights, Jackson.

So, now, here i am with a full set of Jackson plates ranging from 1 1/4lb up to 50lb, totaling about 354 lbs,without any idea how to value them or where to go to have them checked out. All I've gathered from the scattered pieces of Jackson weights that I've managed to find online is that they are being sold for $9 per lb(id say average, but I could only find 2 other people that had any of them)

So, my question is, does anyone have any clue where I should go to figure this out or who to take them to?

EDIT: Below is a "link" to the pictures, wouldn't let me post the full link together because I haven't made 50 posts yet, apologies.


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[EricAtl]

Sounds like good plates though.

[urbanlifter]

So, my question is, does anyone have any clue where I should go to figure this out or who to take them to?

Trust no one, when it comes to vintage weights you'll likely get a TON of emails/messages from 'Collectors' telling you what they are worth (heavy sarcasm). If you are looking to sell them your best bet towards getting a fair price is to let the market decide, keep an eye on eBay over the next few months and look for comparable auctions and what they ended at. Then set your reserve prices at a reasonable amount and let the bidding war begin. Long story short it's difficult to price these things because they are rare niche items, at the end of the day they are only worth what someone is willing to pay....

[POTA]

So, my question is, does anyone have any clue where I should go to figure this out or who to take them to?

Yeah unfortunately it doesn't really work like that, especially with weights. You can look Worthpoint and completed eBay auctions for similar plates that have sold (I wouldn't look at the highly inflated asking price of active auctions) and try to gauge off that and sell them similarly. A lot of these sellers can have these things listed for extremely long periods of time hoping for someone to bite at a really high price. So it also depends on how you value money now versus money later. For these weights of yours specifically, not all Jacksons are equal -- they're not as valuable as the earlier different 2 inch models like the 1-A. And not all plate sizes fetch the same amount per pound. A pair of 1-A 5 lb plates will fetch a much larger price than a pair of #4 1 1/2 5 lbs plates. A pair of 1-A 45s are going to fetch the most. A pair of 50s at 1 1/2 are going to get much less even though they weigh more. With Jacksons especially, there are so many variations and close to no info online. A lot of people just list them and hope for the best, or they're trading with our collectors behind the scenes.

[Sboarder1964]

You have a couple of solutions, the obvious one is:

1. Keep them, clean 'em up, and post pictures here frequently

But depending on how much you like money, you could also:

2. Sell to a friend or family member that will use them and cherish 'em (least money)
3. Sell to a close collector that you like and trust, who won't just flip 'em a year later for profit (little more money)
4. Sell it on eBay. Highest Bidder. F*** the iron, cash is king. (most money, aka Matrix route)

[AttyGuy]

OP, at least post some pics!

[radrd]

OP, at least post some pics!

This FFS. You can attach by clicking "Go Advanced" and then "Manage Attachments" when you post/reply.

[Duplicitous]

Trust no one, when it comes to vintage weights you'll likely get a TON of emails/messages from 'Collectors' telling you what they are worth (heavy sarcasm). If you are looking to sell them your best bet towards getting a fair price is to let the market decide, keep an eye on eBay over the next few months and look for comparable auctions and what they ended at. Then set your reserve prices at a reasonable amount and let the bidding war begin. Long story short it's difficult to price these things because they are rare niche items, at the end of the day they are only worth what someone is willing to pay....

+1. I got a TON of messages from "longtime collectors" re the York deep dish telling me how they saw the same ones sell for $x the week before, etc. A few of them got really hostile when I declined. Ultimately, I just let them sit for several weeks to see where the offers took me. I'm a patient guy when it comes to these things though. Once I have a good idea of what the market value is, I'll wait as long as I need to get in that ballpark.

[BulkMore]

OP, post some pics. Atty will be with you shortly. He'll let you know the exact value and teach you the ways of selling iron.

[POTA]

I found the ad. I would post the pics because I’d think if anything it’d just help OP, but I don’t know the etiquette regarding that since he didn’t post them himself.

[Danteb925]

I found the ad. I would post the pics because I’d think if anything it’d just help OP, but I don’t know the etiquette regarding that since he didn’t post them himself.

Tell me yhe secret to posting pictures here and ill upload the newer ones I took a few moments ago.

[radrd]

Tell me yhe secret to posting pictures here and ill upload the newer ones I took a few moments ago.

See my earlier post ITT.

[Danteb925]

See my earlier post ITT.

Its just showing submit reply and preview post, nothing about attachments.

[radrd]

Its just showing submit reply and preview post, nothing about attachments.

Sorry, I think you have to do it on desktop. I don't see it on mobile either.

Not sure if there's a time limit, but you may be able to edit your OP and attach photos on mobile.

[Danteb925]

Sorry, I think you have to do it on desktop. I don't see it on mobile either.

Not sure if there's a time limit, but you may be able to edit your OP and attach photos on mobile.

Negative. Pretty strange feature not to have access to on mobile honestly.

[radrd]

Negative. Pretty strange feature not to have access to on mobile honestly.

Considering this forum runs on 90s technology, just be glad you can access it on mobile.

[urbanlifter]

Uploading photos on mobile isn't all that bad, just create an Imgur account and upload them there, then copy and past the forum image link here. You'll have to add [IMG] in the front and [/IMG] at the end of the web link.

[Danteb925]

IMGUR link posted on original post, idea courtesy of urbanlifter.

[Danteb925]

OP, at least post some pics!

Chopped up link for imgur is now on the original post, wouldn't allow me to add it without messing with it due to my not having 50 posts.

[Danteb925]

Considering this forum runs on 90s technology, just be glad you can access it on mobile.

Imgur "link" at the top with all pictures.

[Danteb925]

Seems that the smaller, unmarked plates that I have so many of are york, not sure if someone can confirm or not.

[POTA]

Looks like they're Jackson #4. Nice set of plates.

These Pacific dumbbells are cool.

[radrd]

Aesthetically, I really like the Jackson 50 lb. Not a collector and would never be able to pay what they are worth, but just look like something cool to have in my home gym. Thanks for the pics!

[Mxchino]

If you’re on ******** there is a vintage York collectors group. They can help.

[Mxchino]

Never mind. Your for sale post is already on their group.

[Sboarder1964]

Uploading photos on mobile isn't all that bad, just create an Imgur account and upload them there, then copy and past the forum image link here. You'll have to add [IMG] in the front and [/IMG] at the end of the web link.

You need 50 posts before you can embed photos.

Chopped up link for imgur is now on the original post, wouldn't allow me to add it without messing with it due to my not having 50 posts.

You don't need to do that. Just remove the WWW and everything before. That creates needless extra work for other people to go in and remove the spaces, whereas this way you can just copy, paste, and hit go.

[Danteb925]

Curious if cleaning the rust off the plates will somehow devalue them?

[Duplicitous]

Curious if cleaning the rust off the plates will somehow devalue them?

No. Citric acid powder or vinegar. Wire wheel if necessary. Don't paint them. Let the end user make that decision.

[Sboarder1964]

No. Citric acid powder or vinegar. Wire wheel if necessary. Don't paint them. Let the end user make that decision.

This exactly. Light rust, just leave it. Patina is desirable to some.

[rpark]

50 cents a pound, not a penny more.