Glenwood 114 Question
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I'd be afraid of gloss paint on a stove like that purely because I know how many cracks that type of paint can hide on other things.
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If there's nothing else wrong with it, replacing those four grate bars, plus shipping, will put that up near the price of a professionally restored one that likely comes with a guarantee of workmanship.
I see the ash pan on the floor behind it. Does it have the shaker and round cover lifting handles that came with it originally ?
Paul
I see the ash pan on the floor behind it. Does it have the shaker and round cover lifting handles that came with it originally ?
Paul
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I think he has some of the items but to be honest once we started talking price I knew it wasn't the deal for me.
By no means do I want to trash talk the seller. He's absolutely entitled to try and sell it for what he thinks he can get and someone may be willing to pay it. I think though that the guy doesn't have much knowledge of what he has and what it could be. I think maybe he looked it up online and saw the price of a refurbished one and went from there. He stated that he burnt wood and "thought" they could be used for coal.
If that be the case too bad he didn't find his way here. Hell I think I've only scratched the surface of antique stove knowledge and learned the majority of that from you guys.
By no means do I want to trash talk the seller. He's absolutely entitled to try and sell it for what he thinks he can get and someone may be willing to pay it. I think though that the guy doesn't have much knowledge of what he has and what it could be. I think maybe he looked it up online and saw the price of a refurbished one and went from there. He stated that he burnt wood and "thought" they could be used for coal.
If that be the case too bad he didn't find his way here. Hell I think I've only scratched the surface of antique stove knowledge and learned the majority of that from you guys.
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Glad I got him to take some pictures. Saved a but of shipping or driving. I told him shooting from the hip new grate bars between 500 to 550 and a day to change them and in my eyes worth way less than what he had in mind. When he shot back with 1100 just let him know there was no sense in me insulting him with the actual value. I did not want it nor can I afford it right now just softening up the ground LOL. I would think at 400-500 it would be a player but less than half of his best price so never going to get there.
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Most of the time those bargains are a waste of time and money unless the stove is a super must have or super rare. Most people discount their time searching and driving only to find the stove is misrepresented. Our three or four dealers in this area are not making a fortune by any means and often have a yard full of parts to pick from and they are just better at restoring. Not worth the trouble.
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Yup, I can under stand that. I don't mean any of it as a put down, just mentioning what it will cost to get it to safe working order and how that compares to other options. The nickel plating along is a big part of that $1100.00. Thanks to EPA restrictions plating costs have increased tremendously.philthy wrote:I think he has some of the items but to be honest once we started talking price I knew it wasn't the deal for me.
By no means do I want to trash talk the seller. He's absolutely entitled to try and sell it for what he thinks he can get and someone may be willing to pay it. I think though that the guy doesn't have much knowledge of what he has and what it could be. I think maybe he looked it up online and saw the price of a refurbished one and went from there. He stated that he burnt wood and "thought" they could be used for coal.
If that be the case too bad he didn't find his way here. Hell I think I've only scratched the surface of antique stove knowledge and learned the majority of that from you guys.
Anyway, it sounds like you found a good deal in Vermont.
Paul