Not the best in my opinion. Price isn't great either.
I think it's a good enough drill press.
I'd love to have it, if I didn't already have a Shopsmith 10ER, which
does enough for my DP needs, as well as a GMC cheapie.
However, $250 is INSANE for that... IMO anyway.
That's no Powermatic or Clausing, or even a Jet or Rockwell/Delta.
More like $100=125 is what I'd give for it.
I think too many people on Ebay or Craigslist get the "my item is "vintage" and I'm gonna get a whole lot of money for this" mentality.
Or, they 'gave' some large amount of money when they bought something, owned it for years, and somehow think they're entitled to get almost all of that money back when they go to sell it used.
That DP didn't sell for $250 when it was new.
I figure that if something is really vintage according to professional collectors and museums, and that piece of equipment has also been completely restored with all worn parts replaced, everything greased and reconditioned to like-new state, then it's worth "vintage" pricing.
But just because something is old and allegedly "vintage" doesn't automatically mean it's worth the kind of money that guy is asking.
Offer $100-150 including that vice, and you might be on target.
I'd put a piece of drill stock into the chuck and check it for runout before
handing over money though...
