Shane said:
... The rust on the grate & griddle look like surface rust, probably stored in a humid area.
I wonder if the 'humid area' it was 'stored' in might have been an underwater hearth store or warehouse in New Orleans area. A wall of water topping a Mississippi River levee and moving through a building at 30 miles an hour might have produced this 'bargain'.
I wonder how much he has in it? $10? 100? Probably not much more than that. I bet he bought it at a salvage auction.
Still, for the right person, at the right price, maybe. I'd guess the right price would be under $500 though. For me, I'd maybe offer $200 and consider putting the remaining $300 into unexpected repair parts for a total of $500. If I felt like completely disassembling and rebuilding it. I'll bet that 'used chimney' is first rate and quite the 'bargain', too.
If it hit something big enough to break off two legs 'in transit' (transit from inside the building to the next city block maybe). I'll bet the catalyst may have been busted by the same mechanical shock. You'd want to take a look at that before buying, for sure. Those catalyst elements are really fragile. That one is 'canned' with delicate refractory wool and more expensive than most ($189). Not sure what being underwater does to that stuff. Probably not good.