Guys,
I've purchased many an item that needed work and looks great after the restoration. The point I'm trying to make is, this table as "original" as it may be isn't worth the asking price. Your confusing true value vs. some fictional value only because it is a "rare find" and deserves preservation.
I can only imagine how amazed the workmen would be who build this table, to see how passionate some folks are for preserving $35.00 worth of materials in 1950 currency.
I appreciate historical items very much, but I'm also a realest in that, I'm not going to have my passion for saving history used against me to over pay for something that doesn't deserve that kind of money. In all honestly, maybe I'd give him $200 max. That's it. And that's only because it comes with a metal frame.
$2,500 is a lot of money unless you have a tree out back behind your house that produces Benjamin Franklins.
