Should I buy this?

[hmpf]

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=85751&item=4951925087&tc=photo

Pro: it's insanely cheap. Usually you pay around 700 euros minimum for this kind of thing. Plus, I've wanted one for years.

Contra: it's insanely cheap. There must be something wrong with it. (On the other hand, at that price, it almost doesn't matter, unless it's completely unusable.) Also, it will further the cluttering of my room, and it certainly won't make my next big move any easier.

Advice?

Comments

[ailanreanter.livejournal.com]

Maybe question the seller and buy it if the seller confirms that the condition of it is good?

Well, he claims it's good in his description,

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

and he has over a thousand positive customer feedback comments. The question is just what his (and by extension his customers') idea of 'good' is...

Then again... as I said, compared to the 700 euros this thing usually costs, the price is so laughable that even if it has some defects, it's still worth its money, unless it's completely unusable.

Arrrgh... I hate buying expensive stuff from people or companies I don't know... so far I got all my tools from companies eveyone at my school was using.

What's really frustrating is that I haven't kept in touch with anyone from school who's still working as a goldsmith. So, there's no one I could ask for a second opinion on this. I have to make the call on my own. Arrgh.

Re: Well, he claims it's good in his description,

[mjlaw.livejournal.com]

it looks kind of exciting. not that that's a help.

it's quite a long auction, so maybe he just pitched low for starters.

*g*

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Nah, that's actually the 'buy now' price. I've checked his website - he's got a company selling jeweller's and watchmaker's tools. You can actually buy the thing there for the same price.