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recent farm auction purchace
150lb Peter Wright anvil
excellent shape



$105.00

While I say congratulations, I,ve got you beaten by several hundred pounds.

Went to a scrap dealer to find 'art' metal for my wife. At the back of the
yard was a giant anvil standing about 3 feet high. The attendant reassured
me that everything is $ 0.16 per pound. I told him that I wanted to buy
that 'weird' object at the back of the yard. One of the workers pulled it
out with a forklift and chain, brought it to the shop and put it on the
scale. Exactly 501 pounds. The attendant paused and claimed that he cannot
sell that and has to call the boss. I told him a 'deal is a deal'. Anyway,
he went into the office, pretended or did call the boss, came back out and
told me he cannot sell it for $ 0.16 per pound ($80). I said fine, I'll
give you $100. He smiled, took my money and loaded it into my small pickup.
To this day I still think that his phone call was a fake and he pocketed the
extra $20. Oh, well.
Pictures will be posted soon.
BTW, this was in San Leandro, CA on Davis Street.

Ivan Vegvary