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[email protected] (PC Gameplayer)

27/10/2003 2:55 PM

I think this is a gloat...

I just won an eBay auction for a Stanley #45 plane, complete with the
original box and about 15 cutters. The plane looks in really good
shape...well, heck, here's the link to the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3249089420

From what I could tell, #45's run significantly higher than this, so
I'm thinking it's a gloat. Am I right, or wrong?

Jim


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charlie b

in reply to [email protected] (PC Gameplayer) on 27/10/2003 2:55 PM

28/10/2003 11:03 PM

I picked up a #45 at the Austin City Garage Sale a few years
ago - with 20 cutters in their box, missing the short rods
and the cam foot, for about $100 US. After cleaning it up
and sharpening the cutters it's been sitting on a shelf since.
One of these days, when I can find some nice uniform grained
stock to play with ...

I've seen new versions, from Record, I think that runs $600+.

So $67 ain't a bad deal at all. Congrats - you suck!

charlie b

xD

[email protected] (Dave Mundt)

in reply to [email protected] (PC Gameplayer) on 27/10/2003 2:55 PM

29/10/2003 5:48 PM

Greetings and Salutations..

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 23:03:35 -0800, charlie b <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I picked up a #45 at the Austin City Garage Sale a few years
>ago - with 20 cutters in their box, missing the short rods
>and the cam foot, for about $100 US. After cleaning it up
>and sharpening the cutters it's been sitting on a shelf since.
>One of these days, when I can find some nice uniform grained
>stock to play with ...
>
Haw! I suspect this is EXACTLY the reason that I
keep seeing 45s and 55s on Ebay labeled as "Mint", "Unused",
or "Near Mint". Although I am still kind of lusting after
one for myself, I also need to find a project to USE it on.

>I've seen new versions, from Record, I think that runs $600+.
>
Amazing isn't it. I can't decide if it is that
expensive because it is that hard to make, or because they
know they only will sell about five of them. I suspect
the latter, actually.

>So $67 ain't a bad deal at all. Congrats - you suck!
>
>charlie b
Yea, double that. That is about where MY pain
level is on the tool just now. Since I don't "need" one,
I really am reluctant to invest more than $100 in it - money
is, alas, tight.
Regards
Dave Mundt

BS

"Bob S."

in reply to [email protected] (PC Gameplayer) on 27/10/2003 2:55 PM

28/10/2003 1:16 AM

The last one I saw which had all the cutters and a box but not great
looking - the price was a firm $450 and no bickering. So I guess you have a
gloat there.

Bob S.


"PC Gameplayer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I just won an eBay auction for a Stanley #45 plane, complete with the
> original box and about 15 cutters. The plane looks in really good
> shape...well, heck, here's the link to the auction:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3249089420
>
> From what I could tell, #45's run significantly higher than this, so
> I'm thinking it's a gloat. Am I right, or wrong?
>
> Jim

jf

"juan fandango"

in reply to [email protected] (PC Gameplayer) on 27/10/2003 2:55 PM

28/10/2003 8:25 AM


"PC Gameplayer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I just won an eBay auction for a Stanley #45 plane, complete with the
> original box and about 15 cutters. The plane looks in really good
> shape...well, heck, here's the link to the auction:
>

Hey Vato, you went and bought an ice skate!

LA

Lawrence A. Ramsey

in reply to [email protected] (PC Gameplayer) on 27/10/2003 2:55 PM

28/10/2003 12:07 PM

As long as he is happy, what the heck?

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 08:25:07 -0700, "juan fandango"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"PC Gameplayer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I just won an eBay auction for a Stanley #45 plane, complete with the
>> original box and about 15 cutters. The plane looks in really good
>> shape...well, heck, here's the link to the auction:
>>
>
>Hey Vato, you went and bought an ice skate!
>

sS

[email protected] (Scott Lurndal)

in reply to [email protected] (PC Gameplayer) on 27/10/2003 2:55 PM

27/10/2003 11:24 PM

[email protected] (PC Gameplayer) writes:
>I just won an eBay auction for a Stanley #45 plane, complete with the
>original box and about 15 cutters. The plane looks in really good
>shape...well, heck, here's the link to the auction:

It's definitely not the original box. Don't see the short rods,
the slitting cutter or the D-Cam.

Still, not a bad deal. The seller was a bit confused however,
as one doesn't typically use this beast for dado's.

scott

tf

"todd"

in reply to [email protected] (PC Gameplayer) on 27/10/2003 2:55 PM

27/10/2003 5:34 PM

"PC Gameplayer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I just won an eBay auction for a Stanley #45 plane, complete with the
> original box and about 15 cutters. The plane looks in really good
> shape...well, heck, here's the link to the auction:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3249089420
>
> From what I could tell, #45's run significantly higher than this, so
> I'm thinking it's a gloat. Am I right, or wrong?
>
> Jim

To the gloat purists, this is not a gloat. By their definition, you have to
come across a deal that is not readily available to anyone else (like the
guy who helped himself to the walnut in his neighbor's garage). This is,
however, a neener. All that really matters is that you're happy.

todd


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