I like it. Great price. Do you have space for it?

I like it. I would think the drop leaf aspect would make the table extremely versatile.

Frankly, I'd prefer those leaves to what we have, the kind where you have to pull the table apart to insert either 1 or 2 leaves.

If the leaves will be down most of the time, is there room for chairs? If so, do you have chairs and will they fit?

I love CL finds!!! Last night we bought 6 Duncan Phyfe antique dining chairs for a steal!

It would replace the current dining room, which we use once every now and then for entertaining.

Would I treat it with linseed oil, wax, or yell at DH when he leaves a watermark, or consider it part of its patina?
One concern is how wobbly those extra leaves are.

I would offer less than $100. It isn't antique, I don't think, judging from the exposed hardware.

When the leaves are open are they even with the center or do they have a tendency to slope downward? That's usually the big problem with drop leaf tables, depending on the type of mechanism. Make sure you open both leaves before buying, and put a little pressure on them also. You will have dishes on the table and you don't want them sliding off. Otherwise, it's beautiful, but I would offer $100. No one ever gives the asking price on CL.

Well, whatever you do get, AND, as you have been looking forever, just get something. Your cl is 1000x better than what we have here. Life is short. And that table is lovely!

Just need to make sure that it's better than what I currently have :)

And, no, it's not antique, but about 50 years old. Agree that the potentially wobbly sides may be an issue, especially for people who eat with their elbows on the table.

I like it. Usually there is a piece of wood that slides under the leaves to make it stable. The leaves should not be wobbly when that mechanism is in place.

If you like you can obtain a glass top for the table after you finish it. Our local window repair store is creating a glass top for our table (very similar to yours) for $5 a square foot. They do a nice job so it should look good.

I'm sitting right now at my maple drop-leaf dining table. My leaves are at the ends rather than the sides and I keep them up all the time. There's a pivoting piece of wood that supports each leaf and it's very stable and level. If you have the space, that table's a steal. I refinished mine 33 years ago and the old Varathane finish wards off everything. There's a patina of scratches, and I try to put drinks on a coaster or napkin, but it's rock solid.

Here are a couple more from our DC Craigslist. May not be your style though.

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/fuo/4564294556.html

https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/fuo/4563659344.html

Of course you want it, it's a great table!

I love it! I'd offer $80 and compromise at $90. I'd like to find a small D/L table with leaves that are wider than the top.

If you are debating between your current table and this one, what does your current table look like?

Oly,
you're spot on, so I passed on it. Leaves aren't rock solid either.

My current table is a Jacobean revival. It's ok but not rustic enough for my taste, not to mention that my Parsons chairs don't fit between the legs :(

I also have a beautiful antique cherry table which has one leave right now but could be pulled out to 8 feet? However, it would require an additional leave to be made. Not to mention that I hate seeing it destroyed by my messy family members. Maybe I just let them wreck it????

Thanks so much, Cyn, for posting the tables, but I need one that can seat at least 8 people.

I'm basically looking for a farmhouse table, and to complicate matters further, I also like the Arhaus Tao table...

Indecision paralysis, which is why I don't want to plunk down 2K.

Love it! Did you get it?????

Nope. Read above....