I don't really want to say which dealer it was but you would be very surprised. I've spent the last two months shopping for and buying my anvil; arguing with the dealer about what you see in the photos; returning it (100 mi round trip); looking at other brands of anvils; finally deciding to gamble on buying another one; and now I have my #12 and it's flat between the holes. I'm reasonably happy. I ordered it from link removed because I don't trust the dealers. I've only dealt with three of them and two have treated me as if I had sucker tattooed on my forehead. While shopping for an anvil I visited another dealer in my region and looked at one of his hofi style hammers. The next day I called and ordered one. I want go into the details but comparatively speaking the face of that hammer was more deformed than the anvil. I couldn't believe it. I paid $110 for a hammer I had to send back or fix myself. I know you're probably thinking everyone knows you have to dress the face of your hammer. No, it wasn't just dressing I had to do. I'll leave it at that.
When I called link removed they said they didn't have an anvil in stock but Ridgid would ship one straight to me from the plant. I knew then at least if I got a bad one again it would just be Ridgid to deal with. You need to check prices again. All the dealers are more than link removed was.
The pictures I posted were still on my phone. I think I have some of the other side with the Ridgid stamp on it in my computer. Probably have some of the top too. I was really proud of it when I first got it home. By the way, I have enough pictures and emails from both the dealer and Ridgid to prove everything I've written in these posts. I could care less if you believe it or not. I do however care about someone like me that finally decides to take the big step and plunk down the hard earned cash for what he believes to be a good quality anvil and winds up getting what I got. I'll post the pictures but I won't say anything else about it.