Help me Put a price on this Vice!

[Rocketcoffin]

So I work at a dealership and we recently aquired a new building from another dealer. When they were moving in, there was a beat down work bench, along with some other odds and ends, but on the work bench was a large vice. Having recently broken my cheap medium sized vice, I was eyeing it, and asked my boss about it. He said "make me a reasonable offer and its yours".

So, my question to the Vice experts on the forum -

What is an ERON # 127 Vice worth (both new and used)? It is in need of a good cleaning and has the normal nicks, scuffs, and wear / tear of a used vice, but everything seems to work fine.

I did a couple of quick searches and cant find any info on EROn or the vice #. Is it a cheap knock off or a quality tool?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[6530]

It's clearly worthless. Send it to me for disposal...

 

[brownbagg]

3 dollars

 

[MattT]

You forgot to mention the jaw width. Anyways I guess it's decent quality or it'd be noticeably worn or broken by now. I'd probably pay $10 per inch of jaw for it.

 

[crankshaftdan II]

I don't know a value-looks to be a clone of a Record vise from england

 

[TOOL MASTER]

made in japan..does it shake?

 

[Rocketcoffin]

Having "Japan" stamped on the side is better than "China", right?

The Vice has 5" Jaws.

That 10 bucks for every inch of jaw on a used vice is a good rule of thumb.

I obviously want to get it for a great price, but at the same time, its my place of work and I dont necessarily want to steal it and potentially have it come back on me.

50 Bucks a fair price for it?

 

[Yojinbo]

I would offer him $35 (but I am one of the vise STUDENTS on this forum, not an expert)

(I do have a Morgan Chicago 45 in the electrolysis bath at the moment...)

 

[old iron rider]

I'd give 25.oo for it. It looks like its been beat on the handles pretty good. However, it is probably better than a Horrible Freight vise, which has a life of about a dozen uses.