I guess it was December two years ago that one of these stake anvils came up on eBay, and before I realized what it was, it was gone for $117 and change. Then another one came up, and my buddy and I managed to get it for $405 -- about the same price we would have had to pay to have a new duplicate made. Recently a post 1900 showed up, with the original stand. That anvil would fit into a recess in the stand.
It went for over $500.
Well, on the 14th, another one came on the block . starting price $49.95. A lame bid for such an historic anvil, I thought. So I bid it up,
certain that some of the folks who bid up the others would jump in.
They didn't. I won it at $61.50 and $10.45 shipping. I'm still a bit in shock.