Walter's Stanley Book *LINK*

Re: Walter's Stanley Book

Bill Ward

>John Walter had been advertising for several months for last minute correction and updates to use in the new edition. I think the update deadline has passed and hopefully he'll be making arrangements for printing. Probably a lot of us hoping he will have the new version in time for the MWTCA fall meet in St. Louis coming up Sept. 30 to Oct. 2. I suspect John will be there one way or the other.

By the way, John's storefront/sign was pictured in MidWest Living earlier this year. The article was on Marietta, OH.

Re: Walter's Stanley Book

William R. Duffield on the Cohansey

>That copy is obviously in new condition, and therefore of interest mainly to a collector. It's a shame to see a perfectly useful book sit on a shelf, just for show. (Tongue planted firmly in cheek) I wonder what my "user" condition copy would bring at auction? MIne has been opened many times, not to mention been rained on, rusty tools dropped on it, coffee spilled on it, dog eared, etc. As all the information is still legible, and the binding is not coming apart, it still works perfectly. It has also been fettled over the years to open automatically to the sections I'm most likely to use. It also has my name written on the edge, so it will be more valuable to any potential grandchildren. Unlike the phonebook in the shop, it definitely does not have a hang hole, nor any white paint spatters.

"New" condition

William Haun, Forest City, IA

>Looks like it was in new condition until the seller broke the binding to scan a page for the auction. Mint condition -> user in seconds. 8^)

Is the original box included?

Bob Hackett

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Re: Walter's Stanley Book

Todd Hughes

>Couple years ago I was in a shop in Penn. that deals mostly in antique tools and there on the shelf in the book section was a copy of the Stanley guide priced at $30. I was surprised it was so low because I had heard about what they brought on ebay since out of print and you would figure they would be up on the worth.Took it up to the counter and the woman ,[owners Wife] told me it was the stores copy and not for sale....but let her get me a new one out of the back for me! I asked her how many they had and she said just one new one left but they will order some more,[right!].I bought it and then told her, "you know my girl friend really wants a copy of her own so she can look for tools for me" and worked on her some ,ended up getting the store copy to at the same price as the one still in the plastic.Sort of got the impression she thought she was skinning me since the store copy was a little used...

I put them on the Ebay and if I remember right the new one went for $225 and the store copy one around $175 ....Todd

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Moses Yoder in White Pigeon, MI

>I am not much on investing, but I think those were pretty commonly available in '98, imagine the return on an investment of say $10,000 worth. Who would've thunk it.

Re: Walter's Stanley Book

Dale Stansbery

>Let's see, we were talking about the ethics of taking advantage of the uninformed recently! Oh well, I'm sure she had a lot less than $30 each in them.

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Mike G.

>Barnes-n-Noble has it for, would you believe it, $180.00. I borrowed one from a friend and he paid 30 bucks for his in 1997. Guess I'll be returning it soon before something happens to it.

Mike G.

Re: Walter's Stanley Book

Todd Hughes

>Well of course the whole idea behind a price guide in the first place is so that YOU will be informed as to what somthing is worth....Yup imagine she didn't buy them for $30 and somthing tells me she didn't send the profet she made selling them to me back to the "uninformed" people she bought them from either just like I didn't go back and give her any of the $ I made....Todd, who did pretty well with a small blow torch he bought off her too

Re: Walter's Stanley Book

William R. Duffield on the Cohansey

>Well, I guess it's ok to sell your working copy if you've got a photographic memory. I don't. In fact, some mornings, I'm lucky if I can remember my own name, much less tell the difference between a #4 and #5, so I guess I'll have to keep mine close at hand, and I'll always have to classify myself as a user.

Do you think the third edition will provide average and high prices for the second edition?

Anyway, that's a gloatable score, the dealing for which you are to be commended. Even better, it puts you at a significant advantage the next time you go in there, because they won't have anything to SWAG their prices against.

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David Miller from Iowa

>Yup, I got mine at a Woodcraft store in 97, they had overbought and were selling about 100 of them at $20. Who knew?

Kind of makes you wonder...

A. Byrd

>..if Mr.Walter (or family members if he's deceased,no offense intended) might be delaying a new printing run until they get rid of the copies they have stashed away at this teriffic premium. {Hey even Traditional Handtool users need to have their conspiracy theories ;-) }.

A.B.