mpc Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 They dropped to $250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris C Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Personally, I'd pass on that one..............if there are others available. I bought mine for $100 and it was original all the way down to the leg. Mine has a 4" wide jaw, which is the smallest, I think. They come up on Craigslist so frequently in our part of the country that you can pretty much wait for the right price/quality combination to satisfy you. If they are extremely hard to come by in your area, then you will have to make the "is it worth it" decision based on availability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Would depend on the width of the jaws; 6" or wider and that would be an ok price. IF THE SCREW AND SCREWBOX ARE IN DECENT SHAPE! That ad is like a used car ad that doesn't mention the size of the engine or if it even runs... I'm in a blacksmithing equipment poor state too; (low population density during the late 19th early 20th centuries so few sets of smithing stuff and poor so what was here tends to be worked to death and beyond! ---Seen a number of zombie anvils worn past out doing ranch shoeing.) Anyway I can still find usable post vises in the lat couple of years for half that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kozzy Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 Pass. That price is too high unless the jaw width is unusually large and the screwbox is virtually perfect. There are better out there if you have patience and keep your eyes open. Both of mine came from the Lewiston ID area so I know there are still some out there in Idaho. They do tend to run a bit more $ than places like the midwest but not as high as this offering for a vise that appears to just be middlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caotropheus Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 Pass price too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionel h Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Double on the pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpc Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 On 8/19/2019 at 4:02 PM, Kozzy said: Both of mine came from the Lewiston ID Where are you in E. WA? t seems like it’s easier to find stuff like this up in the panhandle and in E.WA. Yesterday I saw a listing for a vice in Troy, ID for $75. I was thinking about reaching out to a prof from law school (who lives in Troy) and seeing if he’d pick it up and hold it for me. Then I’d have an excuse to drive up there for a weekend. Man I miss the Palouse. I think I’m going to offer $100 and politely inform them that they’re way above market rate for something used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I"d maybe offer $100 IF they took it off the RR rail post. Not paying to do dump runs for people, that's just too much eight to wrestle unless I needed a hunk of rail. Even then I'd make them take it off or knock $25 off the offer. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I would take the rail then cut it into lengths and resell it as "anvils" probably make your money back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I thought of that but there isn't that much and it's so darned HEAVY. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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