found an IronCity post vise

[edge9001]

I found a 4in post vise today in dalton GA. This this seems to be in mint condition only a light surface rust, the screw threads are excellent.

There is only one problem, the guy selling it wants a lot in my opinion. $300.

If anyone wants to know where it is let me know I'll pass along the sellers info.

I already have on eand don't have room for a second

[David Einhorn]

Beauty and value is in the eyes of the beholder, but personally I would not pay that much for a 4" post vise, especially one that small.

[MLMartin]

It seems vary expensive for the lack of demand and the high supply. But on the other hand no other vise can stand up the the type of work a post vise is built for, and if you needed one for a job right then then its not a crazy price. Also there is no way I could build one for that price.

But I already have 3 and don't plan on buying any more any time soon, just rambling thoughs

[Thomas Dean]

I have 4 set up in my shop, 2 that are small--4" and 2 larger ones--6". Then there are 7 leaning against the wall of my shop waiting for a young smith needing one...or 3!
The $300 price tag, IMO, is rediculous. Heck, even $100 for a 4" vise seems crazy but they go for that all the time.

[Tom Allyn]

I paid $100 for my 6". It's not all original but it's in decent shape and perfectly serviceable. No way I'd give $300 for 4".

[ThomasPowers]

Any business that pays 3 times what it has to to buy the same item is not working on a sound financial foundation---all your profit is being thrown down the tooling drain. It's not hard to find post vises cheaper---I saw about 100 of them at Quad-State---including a larger Iron City one for half that price!

[westerwald]

I found a nice 3 1/2 iron city at the scrapyard. Eleven dollars later it was mine. Dealers and collectors always want ridiculous prices. Around my area of Michigan a post vise can be found monthly for under $50.Any time I see an anvil or vise at an antique shop I ask how much just for the laugh. But some times it is worth asking.Luckily I hit 4 different scrap yards every other week. I had to build the relationships but it was worth it. For $300 you can get a better value for your money.That little Iron city touch mark doesn't hold steel any better than an unmarked $50 vise.

[clinton]

I will not pay for than $50.00 for a vice unless it is BIG (6 inch & up) I found a nice little Peter Wright at an antique fair and convinced the seller that is was worth much less than the $80.00 that he wanted because the screw box was blown out. $40.00 and I was packing it out of there (the screw box was split open only the last 1nch no big deal) sold it to Fewood for $50 after I repaired the screw box

[HWooldridge]

I just sold a pristine 4" mounted to a large heavy layout table for $150. If I had split them up, I would have asked $75 for the vise, which was a Champion in almost new condition.