Bigred1o1 Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 i have a older Fisher anvil i was looking to sell it is has seen some use but is still in over all good condition i was hoping to get some advice as to a fair price for it my end goal is to be able to aford a 200lb+ anvil for myself thanks for taking a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Anvils go for about twice as much in where I am right now as they do at where I was Sunday. Where you are at I can't rightly say---you didn't tell us. In general I'd go US$1 to $1.50 a pound in anvil rich areas and to $2 a pound in anvil poor areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 good point i got distracted fining the photos to attach i live in norther Vermont on the Canadian border over all i am not looking to get rich off of this anvil and a little bit of karma towards getting a upgrade would be nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Now if you just owned a "historic" colonial anvil that you could find someone to buy as an antique---like that one with a crack in it in another posting. With luck you could get that one to pay for a 200# anvil for you that isn't 200 years old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted September 29, 2011 Author Share Posted September 29, 2011 yeah that was my pie in the sky idea but i was unsure if it had any value in the shape it is currently in if it has enough for me to be able to afford a large upgrade then i can pass on the fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 As a "colonial" piece is has value to antique buyers even with the crack. Get a write up on it as how it's form matches anvils from the 1700's, perhaps a few pictures of other documented colonial anvils and set it out sometime a local town has an antique sale going on. Perhaps while you demonstrate at it... As a smith the anvil takes a hefty cut in price due to the crack; for a display piece it doesn't---just got to sell to the right crowd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 this is a huge help any advice as to pricing for it or just stick to the 1buck a lb line i have on my wish list a copy of Anvils in America so one of these days i will be a bit better informed anyway thankyou for taking the time to give me a hand/information it was well worth the effort of going from lurker to getting a account set up i have loved this sight since i found it a few months back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Huntress Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 so tell us Bigred, did you sell the anvil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clinton Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I am in a "anvil poor" area and $2.00 / lb would be a bargain, $4.00 / lb is what people are trying to get here and some of them have stacks of them in thier yards (I guess thats why its anvil poor now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigred1o1 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 (edited) i sold it for 80$s but still waiting for him to come pick it up the guy is just starting out and $80 bucks seemed not half bad to me i would have liked more but this was a stretch for him as it was and hey its 80 more bucks to put in the buy a bigger anvil jar Edited October 18, 2011 by Bigred1o1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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