Is this really excellent condition? eBay bench!

[MickCheese]

If this is excellent condition then I would hate to see one that was slightly battered.

eBay Bench

Mick

 

[JWF]

Well worth the money just for the "fire wood"!!!

 

[SNight]

Will still have plenty of life left in it. who wants a bench that looks like you have never done any work on it before!

 

[Mike.C]

Will still have plenty of life left in it. who wants a bench that looks like you have never done any work on it before!

Yes totally agree if you just want a bench that you do not mind if it gets knocked about. But the point Mick was making is that the description is far from correct, and a complete misrepresentation of the condition. :wink:

On top of that he has a reserve price on it "20p" anyone? :lol:

Cheers

Mike

 

[joiner_sim]

If it is a solid & stable construction, it would be great.... its condition is only cosmetic. You would probably be best lining the top of the bench with a fresh bit of ply, for purely cosmetic reasons.

Agreed though.... the decription does not match the item.

 

[2tone]

forget the ply - all it needs is the top flattened, i learned all most everything on one of these benches at college, this bench will outlast me and the next owner. Worth every penny i reckon.

 

[big soft moose]

I tend to agree - if he werent so far away i'd bid on it - okay so its not in pristine condition but the seller probably thinks that "excellent" in this context means that it is structuraly sound with no worm etc - afterall hes put a picture up so its not like hes setting out to mislead anyone

 

[wills-mill]

'Excellent working condition' and 'nearly new' are definitely not the same thing. That looks extremely useful!

 

[MickCheese]

My point was that whilst in good general condition and definitely functional it is not, in my opinion, in excellent condition.

Mick

 

[mahking51]

Mickcheese
Seconded!
Martin

 

[head clansman]

hi all


love to know the reserve price, ha ha . hc :wink: :lol: :lol:

 

[OldWood]

I have to come on the side of the 'agree-ers'. The only question is whether the framing is solid.

That looks remarkably like my bench - I'd better just pop into the workshop and make sure it hasn't gone. This looks likes a beautifully solid pine bench that weighs a lot and is worth every penny paid for it. I don't believe it's hardwood on the other hand.

Anyone in the Carlisle area would be a mug not to go for it.

Rob

 

[woodsworth]

There is a reserve on it? Am i missing something?

 

[studders]

Well I've looked, and looked again, looked closer still.
Guess I must be missing something as it looks a pile of tat to me. :?