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Originally Posted by gblowfish

I bought a used WSM today for $170. Guy wanted $200 for it, but it was dirty and had some rust and a few chips in the outer porcelain. He told me it was an original 1980 model, the first year Weber built the WSM. I took it home, put some Brillo Pads, WD-40 and elbow grease on it, and it cleaned up pretty nice. For the most part, as long as the seals are good, it should work fine. Weber's seem to be tooled well where the parts fit together perfectly. Last year I bought a starter smoker, a Red Stone, from Tractor Supply, paid about $80 for it. It leaks smoke like crazy, but works OK. Doesn't have a big capacity. This WSM is the 18.5" model (the middle size of three sizes.) A new one at Lowe's is $300, so getting this one at almost half price hopefully will be a good transaction. Pictures of the WSM and my Weber Gas Grill (which I absolutely LOVE) are attached:

Good luck with that "new" smoker grill GB. You are a little more advanced in the grilling dept than I.