When I read the description of this item I saw that it said "Base weights included" so I stopped reading.  Turns out that a couple of lines below that it said "Additional Base Weights required".  So needless to say I had to spend another $50 in addition to what I paid for this for the additional weights that I didn't know it needed.  The description should not say "weights included" because they are not.  All that was in the package was the stand and all to put it together.  No weights.