[TheForge] anvil prices

Wed Jan 23 19:01:22 2002

mike, 

your message on anvil aquisition pretty much covers the territory. i especially like your comment about "seed anvils". this has sure been the case with me and leg vices.

i like a good deal as well as anyone but if paying a high price for an anvil you like gets you in the game then it's worth it. you aren't going to wear it out and it will be worth as much or more when you have to sell it.

tell your wife it's like money in the bank.

bob s.
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>There are almost as many opinions about
>anvil pricing as there are about anvil
>orientation and height. Pricing as
>someone stated earlier is a matter of 1.
>What area you are in. Which determines
>both availability and competition for
>the anvil. 2. Connections / what
>networking you have done. and 3. Plain
>dumb luck. (which negates numbers 1&2.
>
>$3.00 may be reasonable or not. The more
>important question is can you READILY
>afford it? Even if you pick up a good
>anvil for $1.00 a pound, soon thereafter
>you will run across a widow lady with
>one free for the lifting , if you will
>get it out of the garage. She'll
>probably throw in a bunch of "useless
>tools" and offer you coffee and cake
>too.
>
>The fates have decreed that, with the
>exception of those especially blest, the
>location of the "widow finds" are hidden
>from those who do not own at least one
>anvil. The chances of finding one
>appears to go up in direct proportion to
>how much you spend on your seed anvil.
>
>My advice, do not worry too much about
>getting raped, or about finding the
>absolute best deal.  Put some thought
>into condition. For starters soundness
>and in decent shape are good enough. If
>you want perfection then buy new. 
>
>Most smiths I have met are not crooks,
>pricey perhaps, but not crooks.
>The "Antique" market is probably the
>only one I would stay away from.
>competing with folks who are willing to
>spend $5 or more per pound for a lawn
>ornament does not seem wise.
>
>
>Just do not spend so much that you and
>yours need to go without, or SWMBO
>objects. Then get to work. Unless of
>course collecting the tools and getting
>them all in one place, for the next
>generation of smiths is your goal.
>
>Mike Graf
>
>
>Aaron Silver wrote:
>> 
>> My advice to you would be that unless there is something special about that
>> anvil or if you didn't have a work surface already, I'd wait. I wound up
>> lucking into 2 anvils on the same day for less than $1 per pound. The
>> second one is in much rougher shape, however it still has a workable main
>> surface. (Just forget about working on the tail)
>> 
>> I believe others have mentioned auctions, and the classifieds listing "barn
>> sale" or such is a wonderful way to go. That's how I found my primary anvil.
>> 
>> Aaron Silver
>> 
>> At 08:32 AM 1/23/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>> 
>> >Woolley wrote:
>> >
>> > > > Might be.  Where are you located and how good is the condition?
>> > >
>> > > Greetings,
>> > >
>> > > New Jersey.  The seller says it is in good shape, is 100 lb but is not
>> > > completely sure.  I haven't seen it yet.  Seller is about 75 minute ride
>> > > from me.  I have a Hay Budden that is approx. 100 lb but needs to be
>> > > resurfaced.  Time is tight, that is why I asked for some advise from the
>> > > group before I took a ride up there.  I asked him if the price was
>> > > negotiable and he didn't seem too excited about taking less money.  My
>> > > guess is $250 could probably buy it.  Thanks to all for the help.
>> >
>> >To be honest, if it is in superb condition, I'd pay that money.  I
>> >know many smiths that would not.
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