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Ebay Anvil: Worth it? Xorandnotor 01-25-2008
Posted by Xorandnotor on January 25, 2008, 9:11 am
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Hello all:

I'm bidding on this eBay anvil. I was outbid. I'm thinking of
bidding again. To me, it looks like it's in really good condition.
Opinions?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320210012771&ssPageName=ADME:B:BCA:US:1123

P.S. - No, I'm not actually the anvil owner in disguise trying to up
the ante. I'd really love your opinions before I bid again.

Posted by John Husvar on January 25, 2008, 9:25 am
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> Hello all:
>
> I'm bidding on this eBay anvil. I was outbid. I'm thinking of
> bidding again. To me, it looks like it's in really good condition.
> Opinions?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320210012771&ssPageName=ADM
> E:B:BCA:US:1123
>
> P.S. - No, I'm not actually the anvil owner in disguise trying to up
> the ante. I'd really love your opinions before I bid again.

I'd stop at about $225 i.e. $2 a pound.

That face will need some work as will the edges. It appears to be a half
decent anvil, but it's not a real steal.

Make sure it's never been in a fire. Drop test the face for rebound
before finally accepting it if you win the bid.

Posted by Trevor Jones on January 25, 2008, 7:22 pm
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John Husvar wrote:
> In article
>
>
>>Hello all:
>>
>>I'm bidding on this eBay anvil. I was outbid. I'm thinking of
>>bidding again. To me, it looks like it's in really good condition.
>>Opinions?
>>
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320210012771&ssPageName=ADM
>>E:B:BCA:US:1123
>>
>>P.S. - No, I'm not actually the anvil owner in disguise trying to up
>>the ante. I'd really love your opinions before I bid again.
>
>
> I'd stop at about $225 i.e. $2 a pound.
>
> That face will need some work as will the edges. It appears to be a half
> decent anvil, but it's not a real steal.
>
> Make sure it's never been in a fire. Drop test the face for rebound
> before finally accepting it if you win the bid.


This is on ebay, not a deal made on the phone. If you bid, and you are
the high bidder, you bought it. Only way out is if the seller has
described it and somehow screws it up so that he has promised it to be
something which it is not, which, in this auctions case, would pretty
much have to amount to the anvil being a fiberglass replica. Your not
being satisfied with it,after the auction is over, aint gonna cut it!
Bid, and back out, and you become a non-performing buyer.

Got issues or concerns, raise them before bidding, and see it in
person if you can.
I'd not get too exited about the anvil if it were not within an easy
driving distance.
What's a courier co. charging to ship a weight like that these days?

Whats a European cast steel anvil worth? Can you still get one of the
100-odd pound cast steel Harbour Freight Russian cast ones, or are they
long gone?http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/ru_top_index.htm


If you are getting tetchy about the price at or near what it is at
now, you might as well get looking for a bargain somewhere else. This
one is not going to be it. Guys that gotta have it for their
"collection" are going to be going head to head with the desparate new
guys that really want an old anvil.

Bid as much as you are willing to pay, though.

Remember that you do not "Win" an auction. You just have to be willing
to pay more than anyone else is willing to!

If you need a good anvil, pay what a good anvil will cost. It will be
money spent that you will never regret, once you get past the payments.
If you are looking for an anvil to start out smithing with, buy a
Harbour Freight Russian one, or something similar, a cheap angle
grinder, and a belt sander, and tune it up, use it, and repeat as
required. Spend your time beating metal, spend some time being sociable
with other smiths (go to hammer-in's, join the local chapter of a
Blacksmith' Guild, or ABANA, etc) and a decent anvil will cross your
path in due time, complete with the ability to check such things as the
bounce, and the like. Probably sooner than later, IMO.

That anvil in the auction does not look like it will be much of a
bargain, to me, and I think you could do better.

Just my two bits worth, anyway.

Cheers
Trevor Jones


Posted by John Husvar on January 25, 2008, 7:30 pm
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> If you need a good anvil, pay what a good anvil will cost. It will be
> money spent that you will never regret, once you get past the payments.
> If you are looking for an anvil to start out smithing with, buy a
> Harbour Freight Russian one, or something similar, a cheap angle
> grinder, and a belt sander, and tune it up, use it, and repeat as
> required. Spend your time beating metal, spend some time being sociable
> with other smiths (go to hammer-in's, join the local chapter of a
> Blacksmith' Guild, or ABANA, etc) and a decent anvil will cross your
> path in due time, complete with the ability to check such things as the
> bounce, and the like. Probably sooner than later, IMO.
>
> That anvil in the auction does not look like it will be much of a
> bargain, to me, and I think you could do better.
>
> Just my two bits worth, anyway.

Good advice throughout and worth at least 6 bits. :)

Posted by Winston_Smith on January 27, 2008, 6:58 pm
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wrote:

>Can you still get one of the
>100-odd pound cast steel Harbour Freight Russian cast ones, or are they
>long gone?
><http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/ru_top_index.htm>

Is this it?
<http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/itemdisplay/displayItem.do?itemid=46707&CategoryName=&SubCategoryName=>

I'd like any comments or advice on getting one of these as a wantabe's
starter. Please consider me a complete idiot on this topic. (I read
the link you gave and understand what must be done to it.)

Thanks





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