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  • p8ntblr
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2007
    • 921
    • So Cal
    • Craftsman 22114

    #1

    Outrageous Price!! or About right

    I realize I'm new to ww and know that custom benches can cost a great deal of money. But before I saw this ad, I never knew how much. For you more experienced ww, does this guy's price seem reasonable (not that I could afford it even if it was) or is he nuts?

    http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/tls/434070952.html
    -Paul
  • tsbrewers
    Established Member
    • Mar 2006
    • 207

    #2
    If he sells it, then it was worth it. I wouldn't pay a penny more than $3500 myself.



    Seriously, I would offer $150 for it. I can build a better one for that. Throw some paint on it, whack on it with a hammer and call it old.

    Brew

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    • kmk
      Established Member
      • Jan 2006
      • 415
      • .Portland, Oregon
      • BT3100-1

      #3
      Could be a typo. In local CL, someone listed a incra miter gauge for $92K. When I inquired he asked for $75.

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      • Tom Slick
        Veteran Member
        • May 2005
        • 2913
        • Paso Robles, Calif, USA.
        • sears BT3 clone

        #4
        somebody will put in their Malibu kitchen as a island and think they got a good deal.

        unless it was signed by Sam Maloof or Mr. Stickley, I'm not interested for that price.
        Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

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        • TheRic
          Veteran Member
          • Jun 2004
          • 1912
          • West Central Ohio
          • bt3100

          #5
          Originally posted by Tom Slick
          somebody will put in their Malibu kitchen as a island and think they got a good deal.

          unless it was signed by Sam Maloof or Mr. Stickley, I'm not interested for that price.
          What about a Rod Kirby signed bench?!

          When I saw the price I thought decimal point needs moved over, or this guy is hoping that there is a sucker that will buy it.
          Ric

          Plan for the worst, hope for the best!

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          • Uncle Cracker
            The Full Monte
            • May 2007
            • 7091
            • Sunshine State
            • BT3000

            #6
            All the value is in the "spectacular patina"...

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            • Tom Slick
              Veteran Member
              • May 2005
              • 2913
              • Paso Robles, Calif, USA.
              • sears BT3 clone

              #7
              Originally posted by TheRic
              What about a Rod Kirby signed bench?!
              it isn't MDF so if it had Rod's signature on it I'd know it was a cheap fake!!!
              Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison

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              • Popeye
                Veteran Member
                • Mar 2003
                • 1848
                • Woodbine, Ga
                • Grizzly 1023SL

                #8
                I know not all of us who hang out here are "Joe working stiff", but folks... there are alot of people that would look at this and if they like would think it's a bargain. I've got a cousin that has a much more used and abused old WW bench in her house that she uses as an aformentioned kitchen island.
                She thinks I'm nuts for all the $$$ I spend on WW equipment.
                I'd buy this one myself if I had room for it Pat
                Woodworking is therapy.....some of us need more therapy than others. <ZERO>

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                • eddy merckx
                  Established Member
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 359
                  • Western WA
                  • Shop Fox Cabinet

                  #9
                  I think a kitchen island with a vice would be great. You could clamp loaves of bread for precise slicing.

                  Eddy

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                  • LinuxRandal
                    Veteran Member
                    • Feb 2005
                    • 4890
                    • Independence, MO, USA.
                    • bt3100

                    #10
                    Originally posted by eddy merckx
                    I think a kitchen island with a vice would be great. You could clamp loaves of bread for precise slicing.

                    Eddy
                    Mash potatoes, crack an egg, lot's of possiblities.....
                    She couldn't tell the difference between the escape pod, and the bathroom. We had to go back for her.........................Twice.

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                    • mschrank
                      Veteran Member
                      • Oct 2004
                      • 1130
                      • Hood River, OR, USA.
                      • BT3000

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Uncle Cracker
                      All the value is in the "spectacular patina"...
                      While the "spectacular patina" might add to the value, I think the fact that you can use it to "Tune your skies" is what really adds value. Cloudy day? No problem, pull out this bench and turn on a sunny day!
                      Mike

                      Drywall screws are not wood screws

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                      • JR
                        The Full Monte
                        • Feb 2004
                        • 5636
                        • Eugene, OR
                        • BT3000

                        #12
                        Originally posted by mschrank
                        While the "spectacular patina" might add to the value, I think the fact that you can use it to "Tune your skies" is what really adds value. Cloudy day? No problem, pull out this bench and turn on a sunny day!
                        LOL! Well worth the asking price!!
                        JR

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                        • kramer katt
                          Established Member
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 375
                          • SO CAL, USA
                          • BT3100 and Craftsman 100

                          #13
                          kmk, what makes you think there is a chance he make a typo on the price???
                          the rest of the text is right on.
                          As for the "patina" that shiny clear finish is not very amenable to woodworking and if its permament it reduced any value as an "antique"
                          The tool/dust tray in the middle is an interesting feature that I've never seen. Maybe this is like a partners desk where two men work face to face?
                          kk
                          Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler
                          --Albert Einstein

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                          • Russianwolf
                            Veteran Member
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 3152
                            • Martinsburg, WV, USA.
                            • One of them there Toy saws

                            #14
                            1) It's in Venice California.
                            2) I've seen similar pieces at antique stores locally for $1000+ (so $4k in Cali is about right)
                            3)with the preference today of people taking old pieces and using them as bathroom vanities and what-not, I'm sure he'll likely get a taker.


                            kk - the patina shown in the pics looks similar to what I see in alot of reputable antique shops. I don't think it's an overcoat as much as the piece has been cleaned and oiled. From my experience it doesn't detract from value all that much. Now if it had been sanded clean and refinished, then yes the value would be gone. Rule number one when dealing with antiques is to lightly clean and protect the patina (whether on a piece like this or rust on an old sword (the rust shouldn't be removed, only retarded)).
                            Mike
                            Lakota's Dad

                            If at first you don't succeed, deny you were trying in the first place.

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