otisdog Posted September 22, 2009 Share Posted September 22, 2009 (edited) of anvils that was for sale in California for 30k (or was it 27k?) is being subdivided into smaller lots. There are two craigslist listings (Los Angeles) - the first is 1300 lbs. of anvils for $4.18 a lb., the second is 1354 lbs. for $4.24. No affiliation. Edited September 22, 2009 by otisdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Have the link? Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolles Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) I found the links:ANVIL LOT # 1Anvil Lot # 2 Wow! If you count 17 anvils & divide the total, they come out to $658.23each. Isn't that a little high? Les Edited September 24, 2009 by toolles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattBower Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 This guy is a collector, not a user. He's operating in a different world. And I gather $4-ish per pound isn't that high in the collector world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrann Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 Why collect anvils?? if you don't use them its like collecting other peoples car keys, things that are potentially useful... only if properly utilized. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Browne Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 They collect everything "antique". That is why we often have to make our anvils or vises, the collectors make them too expensive to actually use :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 The guy selling these lots is out of Santa Rosa, Ca. a long way from LA. He's been trying to sell them individually all over Ca. at this price for a long time. The other post you referred to was a guy out of Placerville, Ca. I bought 2 PW anvils and a swage block from him for a "user" price. Nice to see that many anvil come back into the fray. Just hope he lowers the price by about half... As far as collectors go, I saw this happen to old wood working tools in the 80's & early 90's. I'm now seeing some of those same tools on ebay for penny's on the dollar compared to what they went for then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted September 23, 2009 Share Posted September 23, 2009 I was visiting a local tool dealer a few years ago, and there was a collector of blacksmith equipment there. He described decorating his living room with the stuff. He said he had anvils as end tables, and several forges decorated with tools scattered around the room. His next goal was to find a bellows to use as a coffee table. I was almost speechless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolles Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I was visiting a local tool dealer a few years ago, and there was a collector of blacksmith equipment there. He described decorating his living room with the stuff. He said he had anvils as end tables, and several forges decorated with tools scattered around the room. His next goal was to find a bellows to use as a coffee table. I was almost speechless. It's alot like marrying a super model & dressing her in a burkha. Not being used for it's intended purpose. (img)http://www.iforgeiron.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=17708&stc=1&d=1253795523(/img) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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