Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
ebay + "very rare" = wishful thinking *LINK*
Tom MacGregor
>Here's your chance to own a "very rare" Stanley #5 spokeshave (or "plane with handles" as they're known by experts) for as little as $299 if nobody else bids. All you have to do is ignore the ones on either side of the five. Maybe you could snipe it!
http://cgi.ebay.com/Very-Rare-Stanley-No-5-Antique-Blade-Handle-original_W0QQitemZ6267707337QQcategoryZ13874QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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Steve Mackay
>LOL ! Yea, I've started puting such things on my Watch List. Trying to keep track of #5 Caurigateds. Put this one in. Just for laughs & giggles. SOME ONE WILL snap it up just cause they said its "rare" ! BUT - will it "fly" ? Bet it goes over three !
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Neal White in San Jose
>He didn't get much right, did he? That's a 51. That makes it worth about twice as much as a 5, so maybe you'd better bid $600 right off the bat and avoid getting sniped! Sheesh
Woops, I didn't get it right, either
Neal White in San Jose
>I meant 151.
Value = about twice the model number
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>which is why 220 block planes customarily go for about $450.
Whooeee
Neal White in San Jose
>Man, lessee, that makes my 605 worth....um...I can't count that high!
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Ernie Miller
>Every thing he sells is vintage rare! man o man I want him to strat selling my stuff if he can get that. I will retire next week.
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mikew
>I posted a message to him correcting the model and value and he thanked me for the information...
Take care, Mike
Re: Whooeee
William Duffield, on the Cohansey
>I've got you all beat! My definitive collection includes a dogmeat Stanley Victor 1105. If I could just find a marketeer with the wordsmithing talents of bridge city or MJD, I could retire on just this one sale.
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Cecil Nickerson
>My personal favourite over the years was a rare bone handled Stanley #4. The tote was broken and someone had jammed a boiled and polished soupbone in it�s place.