Edgar Chavez listed this on Facebook Marketplace yesterday and I reached out 7 hours after posting around 7:00 PM. He said we could meet the next day (Saturday) and I got antsy and asked if I could come over that night. He was not at home and I decided to take my chances. About 30 minutes later, he marked them as pending, saying that he was getting other inquiries and just wanted to work with me, since I contacted him first. I originally wanted to stop in at 2 PM, but the comp was running late and I pushed to 3:30 and eventually got to his place at 4 PM. The plates were exactly as advertised with pairs from 25-15-10-7.5-5-2.5 (130 pounds total) plus a bar with some kind of rotating sleeve and standard collars. I was thrilled to complete the transaction.
I asked about history and he just picked them up at an auction. I assume he got a good deal. He mentioned that he had interested parties from Chicago and other places out of state willing to pay whatever he wanted to package and ship the set.
Iron Man barbell were the first vintage plates I ever purchased in January 2022. I got the pair of 25s for $60 and was super excited as the swap group had them selling for $4/pound. I have rarely seen them in the wild since. I secured a single 15 in June 2024 and a 7.5 in October 2024. Having a full set is an amazing find for me that I look forward to playing with and displaying. I expect it is a $500-$800 set in the hands of the right collector. I will list my spare 15 and 7.5 on the swap page and will hopefully find something interesting that makes it worth shipping these.
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