I ordered a set online for my 16 year old son at the beginning of the summer for $45 and FEDEX lost them after about a month of waiting, saw that they had ONE set at a local Walmart for $38.76, got there early in the AM and found two sets. I picked up both and a 40lb CAP dumbbell set for about an extra $20.
I updated to the Weider Cast Iron Olympic Hammertone Weight Set 300 Lb. for $279.99 and picked up TWELVE Weider 25lbs standard weight plates for $19.99 each.
What am I rambling about? Well, I was able to unload both sets of the CAP barbell 100 lbs sets and the 40lb dumbbell set for $325 on OfferUp!!! Excellent value!!!!!
Don't be mad at resellers. It's only basic principles of supply and demand. Have you ever heard of Nike Air Jordan's? They make some shoes hard to get so prices stay up and they profit big.
Don't get mad... get even. I refuse to buy from resellers. Lots of other options - no affordable weights to be found? make your own! I made over 300 lbs of reinforced concrete plates a few months ago, for less than $50. They turned out way better than expected, so much that I'm actually going to spend a few more bucks to paint them with truck bed liner. Hopefully prices on this stuff will have normalized, but even if not I'm saving enough on gym membership to fully outfit my home gym by the time the pandemic is over.
Don't get mad... get even. I refuse to buy from resellers. Lots of other options - no affordable weights to be found? make your own! I made over 300 lbs of reinforced concrete plates a few months ago, for less than $50. They turned out way better than expected, so much that I'm actually going to spend a few more bucks to paint them with truck bed liner. Hopefully prices on this stuff will have normalized, but even if not I'm saving enough on gym membership to fully outfit my home gym by the time the pandemic is over.
Don't be mad at resellers. It's only basic principles of supply and demand. Have you ever heard of Nike Air Jordan's? They make some shoes hard to get so prices stay up and they profit big.
Should put slickdeals and brickseek links on the local seller pages and kill your resell game.
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I updated to the Weider Cast Iron Olympic Hammertone Weight Set 300 Lb. for $279.99 and picked up TWELVE Weider 25lbs standard weight plates for $19.99 each.
What am I rambling about? Well, I was able to unload both sets of the CAP barbell 100 lbs sets and the 40lb dumbbell set for $325 on OfferUp!!! Excellent value!!!!!
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Should put slickdeals and brickseek links on the local seller pages and kill your resell game.