Buying and selling

I saw this nice vice at a garage sale the other week and couldn’t resist. It’s a Record 52 1/2, and was made in Sheffield England between about 1940 and 1960, according to this excellent article.

But I don’t have space for a proper workbench, so I ended up reselling it right away at a nice profit.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that’s a loveseat. That’s what I thought when I first bought it from an online ad.

But it’s actually a really long couch, in fact it’s a queen size sofa bed in between those wide arms.

Too big for the room it’s in, so we decided to sell it. Because it’s so big and heavy, I made really really sure to make the dimensions really really clear in my online listing. But the person who bought it didn’t read, and so decided against it after he got here. So we tried to donate to the Salvation Army, but when they got here, they said nope, too heavy to lift.

I guess I’ll relist it and see if we get another buyer. In the meantime … if you know anybody who wants a really comfy and solidly built white leather couch… send them my way.