Straightened vise handle

[Tmate]

In another thread I mentioned that I had just bought an older restoration of a Reed 105 vise off eBay. Well, it arrived yesterday in an oversized shredded box with no padding, I was amazed that it withstood the trip to my house undamaged. I could find no fault with it other than a bent handle, which was cleverly non-apparent in the eBay photos (see first 2 photos below).

I pulled the spindle and positioned it so that the handle was cross-wise in my Harbor Freight 20 ton press, and the spindle rested on a cart in front of the press. In five minutes or so the handle was straight. All's well that ends well.

 

[Eddyde]

Not sure the eBay seller was misleading, it sounds like it could have been bent during shipping?

 

[extropic]

Deceptive photos + poor packaging.
Sounds like a matched pair to me.

Don't you wish, somehow, the value of your payment would automatically be reduced according to the sellers performance.
Nice looking vise.