Date Friday, 24 June 2022, at 6:56 p.m.
I usually by chisels in flea markets and tool shows. Also online auctions. I have paid between $5 and $35. The $5 chisel had a cracked handle. The handle was not something I wanted anyway. Had it been pristine I still would have replaced it with a more traditional handle.
The $35 chisel was a size I was anxious to have (5/16) and had what I thought was the original handle in good shape. It was a maker that I like.
We have been over this ground before:
http://www.woodcentral.com/woodworking/forum/archives_handtools.pl/bid/3001/md/read/id/155604/sbj/interesting/