KBQ for Sale- Downey, CA

[Sacred Smoke BBQ]

It is with great sadness that I must sell my KBQ. HOA will not allow a stick burner. Luckily I can still use charcoal briquettes and not just gas like most places.
We have a 12 month old KBQ that has 20 to 25 cooks on it. Thought I had a lot more but really only 2 cooks per month. The rest on PBC. I recently purchased 2 shelves from Bill for $75 so I have a total of 6. Also doing a package deal with my black and decker alligator lopper that Bill recommends (hardly used. Works perfectly). And have about $100+ worth of wood. 90% of it is well seasoned. Mostly almond and mesquite. Some red oak and hickory. The hickory is not seasoned but not much of it. Might be some cherry left too.

Im located in Downey, CA. I'm firm on $1,000 including wood and alligator lopper.

It is not listed for sale anywhere else. Wanted to give my amazing friends first shot before trying elsewhere.
There is a small dent in back rear corner that has no affect at all on anything. Received it that way and was not a concern. I have a small spot on the plastic thermostat where it was melted a little. I'm guessing I placed a hot tool next to it after playing with the coals. No affect on anything either. The last 2 pictures show the 2 spots

[kmhfive]

Someone is going to be very happy! Wish I was within a couple of states away, but sadly too far.

[ComfortablyNumb]

After using my KBQ only once I would have to say I'd be putting the house/condo up for sale, not the stickburner. That said, your story (tale of woe) makes me ever more grateful I live in the country with no restrictions. BTW, quite familiar with Downey. My grandmother lived there. Born at the Kaiser in Hollywood, graduated from Gahr in Norwalk. Best to you.

[Sacred Smoke BBQ]

You got the right idea! Keep the Que, sell the home!

[EdF]

That tradeoff would definitely have taken a lot of my attention in the same situation.

[HouseHomey]

Bummer. I feel terrible. I wrote many rules like that for HOA's. ok, but not "that one." that one makes no sense.

[ComfortablyNumb]

I suppose the next suggestion, short of selling the place, is do you have a friend or relative that would let you use it at their place? Even if it is only getting used occasionally and it costs you some meat, at least you are keeping it. Or what are your future plans? If you are thinking of retiring someday to somewhere with less restrictions, and don't need the money from the sale, put it away and wait for that time to come. Personal experience has taught me that there are lots of things I've sold that later on wished I'd kept.

[Sacred Smoke BBQ]

I have a relative not too far away but i think it would only be used 2 or 3 times a year. Not enough for me to keep it. I'd rather use the money to buy something for home. I have 28 years to go for retirement lol

[ComfortablyNumb]

The '52 Chevy I sold for $2500 I couldn't touch today for $25,000. If Bill, for whatever reason, quits making KBQs they could be hard to find in the future. Your life could change in a couple of years. I'm betting someday you'll regret it.

[6th Borough BBQ]

Wow. Time to fight for a rule change!

[ComfortablyNumb]

Amen, and good luck. HOAs seem to be packed with jack holes whose sole purpose is to control your life. I figure he's lucky to even be burning charcoal in Southern California. It wouldn't surprise me if the air quality Nazis in SoCal want to muzzle BBQ.

[Breadhead]

The KBQ is a great cooker. I know by watching Ernest 's thread on that cooker. That's a great buy and I'm not that far away from you, but I don't stay up all night to feed a smoker.😖 I'm sure someone will buy it soon.

[DWCowles]

When I'm planning on eating at 5 pm I plan on having the meat in the pit by 3 am that morning. No reason to be up all night.

[Sacred Smoke BBQ]

Breadhead You can run it over 350°. I think most people would call 275-300 fast and furious. Now add in the fact that it has a convection fan and you can cook very quickly. I would start early but you don't need to

[Breadhead]

DWCowles ... being up at 3:00am to babysit my smoker, definitely screws with my beauty sleep, so... that is totally unexceptable! That's why I've never done a long low & slow cook in my 26" kettle with the SnS. It requires more babysitting than my BGE with the temperature controller.👌

[smokinfatties]

@sacredsmokebbq how much are you asking for it? I live in upland. 2 is better than 1

[Sacred Smoke BBQ]

Wish I had said something about Norco to you to meet up at comp. Did you cook at that one? Should have gotten together to use 2 kbq's. Sure would have been nice. That's why I tried to buy the 2nd kbq a month ago. I knew this was a possibility and wasn't afraid to have to sell 2

[Spinaker]

Dude! You gotta do this! Hahahaha

[smokinfatties]

Dude I will run it by the wife! May have to pull some cash out of the kitty great price

[mattyb05]

For a $1000 different reasons I wish I lived in CA!

[ComfortablyNumb]

There are 39,000,000 reasons to NOT live in California, and they all have two legs!

[FireMan]

Ahem, very funny as in LOL!

[mattyb05]

Haha gotcha. I'll stay out here on the east coast. I don't want to raise that big number by 8.

[ComfortablyNumb]

To put it in perspective, that's 3,000,000 more than the entire country of Canada.

[Jerod Broussard]

Soooo, let's stick to the selling of these product and leave out the extra, extra clutter concerning who the gov't may be missing.....

[Baker Dan]

Hey I am interested and would be willing to apy for shipping if you can arrange and get me an estimate of shipping costs. Hit me back

[Baker Dan]

Meant Pay

[Baker Dan]

I dont need the wood

[johnnylighton]

For a $1000 different reasons I wish I lived in CA!

ComfortablyNumb, that's really offensive to me. I figured AR would be free of this kind of divisive stuff. Can you be an American who loves BBQ like me without bringing this here? TIA!

[John Henry]

Hello: Sacred Smoke: i have a confirmed buyer for you if you please check your messages. Thanks. John Henry

[ComfortablyNumb]

ComfortablyNumb, that's really offensive to me. I figured AR would be free of this kind of divisive stuff. Can you be an American who loves BBQ like me without bringing this here? TIA!

My apologies johnnylighton, it was certainly not meant to offend, rather as a joke. I was born and raised in SoCal, among the citrus groves of Orange County and the dairies of Artesia, all of which have been replaced with urban/suburban sprawl. If that is your cup of tea, more power to you. I left for an unpopulated area, not much traffic, cleaner air, and hardly any crime or racial tension. It's not meant to be divisive, just a different choice is how to live.

[johnnylighton]

Oh, for Pete's sake. I completely misunderstood you, ComfortablyNumb! My sincere apologies! Thanks for the explanation. On another BBQ board I read a few comments that made me feel on guard and defensive, and this was the result. I have gotten a great feeling from almost everyone who loves 'cue, and should have trusted that. And especially on AR. And, I must admit, I envy the rural life. I'm a lifetime big city person, but there's country in my blood, too. Sorry again for taking your joke the wrong way.

[ComfortablyNumb]

No worries. There is a trade off. I'm 20 miles from the nearest grocer, 100 miles from Costco, big box stores, and malls. No major sports team (no matter, I still bleed Dodger blue and subscribe to MLB) or venues. On the plus, I could lose half my teeth and nobody would pay any attention!

[FireMan]

Those are called teefusses from where I come from!

[ComfortablyNumb]

LOL! I stand corrected!!

[John Henry]

Hi Sacred Smoke: I have a buyer at your asking price so long as everything is working right, especially the electronics. I will send private message to your account through AR. Thank you.