A Stanley(Bailey) 8c sold for $250 plus on ebay to

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Andrew F in Australia

>Hard to tell - there's an awful lot of bids from two people with not a lot of history behind them here to get the price to where it was.

The buyer is generally spending too much on tools. Look through his history

A check on No8 planes shows they're generally going for USD80-120

At this price, I'd sell him some of my stuff

Cheers,

Andrew

I thought I was the only one who...

Deadblow

>went back and looked at the bid process and how much people tended to pay for stuff! I guess some times people can let there egos get the best of them in a bidding war also. That's why I like to wait until the last second and take one shot- if I get the item, great...if not, I'll bid on another one next week.

Re: A Stanley(Bailey) 8c sold for $250 plus on eba

Michael Campbell

>WOW. I got mine not 6 weeks ago for $83. Damn good shape, too. Not a pre-lateral or anything whiz-bang, but a perfectly good user.

Now I gotta start working out so I can lift the damn thing. =)

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Michael Campbell

>The last 3 auctions he won for crazy money, all are the same seller. hrm...

Re: A Stanley(Bailey) 8c sold for $250 plus on eba

Fred Krow

>A caution on eBay pricing, this may not be the situation here however, several years ago I was bidding on a Buck pocket knife and the price blasted out of proportion to the usual value. Later when selling an item, I found in correspondence with the earlier Buck seller that he took out two or three eBay I.D.'s and on the items he was selling he would bid up the prices to where he really wanted hoping to draw in some foolish collectors. If he won his own bid, the item would be relisted later.

I also have one former employee who will call the office and request friends to bid up an item he listed on eBay, naturally if they won,,,,it would be relisted later again.

Regards,

FK

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Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

>Yeah, he could be the seller's shill who went too far.

Pam

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Roy Vista, CA

>I know as a seller and buyer on Ebay that sometimes things get crazy. Two years ago I sold a pair of books by Franklin Mint and they went crazy high in the last few minutes. My partner and I were shocked that the books went for close to $300. It was only two people bidding. When the sale was over for about ten seconds I got an Email asking me to call them collect to arrange shipping. I asked the lady why they went so high and she said the whole office got together and outbid their boss on those books for his Christmas present. He was in his office bidding away and some nut was out bidding him. She PayPal me the money and I federal Expressed the books to them. I wish I could have seen his face. She said he was really a super Boss and they all wanted to get these books for him. Sure made me happy!

Roy

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Charles

>I have a couple of really good deals that nobody else wanted such as a stanley 48 t&g plane for $19.00 plus shipping. I have to admit that I have caught bidding fever and have some very expensive worthless crap also.

"Stanley Plainer"

Rob Brophy Niagara Falls

>There are still some deals to be found on ebay.

I found the Stanley 140 shown below listed as a "Stanley Plainer" with very little information other than this photo in the item description. No plane number or measurements, just something simple like "good shape, perfect for your collection".

It turned out to be a real gem. Both fence screws and the fence were intact, the mouth wasn't chipped and the surface rust & white paint cleaned up nicely. The japanning was better than expected and the missing knob and lever cap wheel were found in my parts bin...in the end it's a really nice 140 for 21 bucks.

Keep looking, the deals are out there...unfortunately they are usually listed under misspelled titles like "plainer", "scrapper" and "chisle", or impossibly vague titles like "wood tool"

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William R. Duffield, on the Cohansey

>A Stanley #140 doesn't have a fence. It has a side plate to convert it from rabbet to regular block plane, but the fence is a Lie-Nielsen innovation.

Still, you got a gloatable deal on a nice plane.

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Rob Brophy Niagara Falls

>Right you are! My mistake...I'm still fighting off a nasty head cold and not thinking too clearly. At least I had enough sense to stay out of the Bridge City fool works thread...Rob

Re: A Stanley(Bailey) 8c sold for $250 plus on eba

Tom in Tipp

>Roy,

Did you buy me an 8C plane on ebay?

Just what I've always wanted!

Thanks,

Tom

not the record though

Thom Trail, Powder Springs, GA

>A few years ago a MIB 608C went for about $1300! It was the very rare -box- that drove the price up.

Speculation was that it was bought as a presentation item.

Thom