John Beatty Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 Cool! Item #3694242044 I can't figure out how to link the page directly, but a search on Kettlebell will pull it up. Also, look at the DB's in the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dargath78 Posted August 17, 2004 Share Posted August 17, 2004 seems expensive to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted August 17, 2004 Author Share Posted August 17, 2004 Definitely WAY too much, but still cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Well if this is so true "turns out that both experts contacted had NEVER seen a "3 Stone" weight increment before. One collector had examples of the 2-Stone and 4-Stone, but not a 3-Stone. In his words, it's about as rare as a $3 bill!" Why did the "Collector" not buy it from him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Because the collectors said that it was rare, but rare doesn't mean worth $900! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 The collector must of asked how much he wanted for it, found out that it was $900 and started to go in to a laughing fit! HAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I think it is a fake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonV Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 I am inclined to agree with OldGuy. This thing does not look sturdy enough to actually be a piece of workout equipment. That cheesy wire handle for one thing. My favorite line in the listing is this one: "In addition to all the other rarities, you get another... while we're pretty sure at one time this had a cast handle attached, someone at some time has had to custom make a handle device. I think this is actually a bonus... " Translation: Some one broke this and fixed it later. For this reason the piece is better than if it were like new. My guess is this is some type of "tool" used in the working trades as a weight and was not ever intended to be a strength building apparatus" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 Even if it was a real kettlebell from the early part of the century, the addition of the tape on the handle should seriously decrease its value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted August 18, 2004 Share Posted August 18, 2004 It looks like someone has taking an old British 3 stone rock which is 42 lbs, and possibly some kind of Highland games implement, and fabricated a semi interesting antique looking pseudo kettlebell! The older cast dumbbells are just part of the staged pics. The description is cheesey sales talk. The opening bid is laughable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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