bunchgrass Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Saw an HB anvil and thought it might be a good starter for me (bye bye RR track). Stamped as 1 3 9 which I calculated using cwt system at 205# but now after reading here HB was stamping with weight in pounds! Arrgh. So 139 not 205 and that makes the asking price less of a deal for sure. Here's a pic. Any comments welcomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Still looks to be in ver good condition though. How much is the asking price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakwoodironworks Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Looks like a good anvil. A huge step up from a railroad track anvil, if you can afford it. Hope things work out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macbruce Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 The railroad track is the starter, That HB is the real deal, grab it if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I agree with Stewart, (inform the media!). Unfortunately a lot of sellers seem to think there is a vast collectors market full of people slavering to give them their money. It may take a while for them to figure out that there is a quite shallow collectors market in anvils. I *like* to buy anvils with minor defects or mods as the drop in price can be substantial for something that has little or no effect on use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunchgrass Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 Hey - thanks for your responses. I really appreciate them. This is where the weight miscalculation on my part shows - at my wrongly determined weight of 205#, I would have been just under $2/lb but at 139# it's just under $3/lb @ $400. AND it's still quite a distance for me to pickup. "At one dollar a pound, if you get that anvil, lol, you committed a robbery! If you get it for 2 dollars a pound, you got an excellent deal. 3 dollars a pound, and the price was fair. Any more money than that, and you may be overstretching your wallet, considering the condition, which is pretty good, but not perfect.............. If any of you in the intermountain or pacific northwest have something you'd prt with, feel free to PM me. Thanks again for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HWooldridge Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Might want to inform the brotherhood of its location if you don't want it anymore - someone else may have an interest... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Convenient size, big enough to do some real work yet still small to move around some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakwoodironworks Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 If I needed an anvil, $400 dosen't sound that bad. You might look awhile before you find one as good as that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunchgrass Posted October 31, 2012 Author Share Posted October 31, 2012 Thanks Stewart - I had my eye on that one as well and decided to go with it! The first anvil, 139# HB, was near San Francisco, CA Reply to: qggwh-3365323415@sale.craigslist.org......... and s9bd8-3318730225@sale.craigslist.org 4 anvils 100# - 300# in Bellingham, WA ($400-$600). And CA - 130# PW/$400 r4ssf-3274185347@sale.craigslist.org There's a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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