tl;dr - how much is fair to pay for S7 punches from tablet press. Some dies available too.
I have an opportunity to buy a 10 or so used (and defaced) punches from pharmaceutical tablet presses. He said make an offer.
They are S7 steel (he said he has spec sheet)
Not sure on brand.
The round punch faces are the size of either regular Advil to large Tums antacid chewables.
The oblong faced punches are the size of a Tylenol
There are some dies available too.
I recently took a class on making chests and the instructor had some re-purposed punches that worked well for cutting "D" shaped slots and key holes. It seems like there are quite a few other potential uses for these (touchmark, chisels, punches, etc). I'm not sure about reshaping the tooling into bar stock, but could definitely reshape the ends to make chisels and such. I have the equipment to heat treat S7 too.
I don't want to get ripped off and I don't want to insult the guy (and there may be more punches available in the future).
I've attached an image that is similar to what the instructor had and what the guy said he had.
Thoughts on a fair price? I'm not looking for the deal of the century, and am willing to pay a fair price, just don't want to get taken for a ride.