[TheForge] Anvil for a newbie

[Andrew Vida]

dann at wctatel.net wrote:

> Money that I spent on blacksmith equipment has always appreciated in
> value. If you buy wisely, I can't see how you could lose by buying the
> best anvil that you can afford. My caviat to that is.. once, I saw  a
> couple guys go bananas at an estate auction,  and took an old really
> abused / beat up  anvil to a price that would come close to paying for a
> new steel anvil.

I have seen this as well.At one auction two beat up anvils went for 
something like $1600 and $1300. It was ridiculous.