Thanks for all the comments everyone, as for the ring and rebound test the fellow told me it went well with a steel ball bearing but I’ll be testing it myself tomorrow. As for the investment I currently am in the position while the price is a bit of a financial hit I’m not in a position where it would cause me to miss any payments, just tighten my budget a bit when I comes to eating out. I believe this to be a worthy upgrade because I wish to get deeper into the craft to the point where the hardy hole and Pritchel hole will be good investments. During my few years checking through various selling websites in my area this is by far the best quality for a reasonable price. Looking at you sellers who think a chipped to hell 100# Peter Wright is worth $1200. As for haggling the price has been worked down from 750.
I also forget if I’ve mentioned this but my current anvil is a piece of RR track a buddy of mine cut the front into a scuffed point as a “horn” it’ll do but I feel I would be remiss to let this anvil slip by if my past hunts have taught me anything