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Had never seen a #2 before. Saw one at a flea yesterday and the guy wanted $250.00. But it was cool to actually see one up close.
Then this morning I'm at a different flea and darn if a guy doesn't have another one. The tote had a clean crack and the screw for the knob was missing.
He wanted $100.00 and I passed.
Guess I've made too many bad buys in the past and wasn't sure what to look for besides the obvious cracks in the body.
Just needed to vent.
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Well, the price trend is heading in the right direction - keep finding them until you get to, say, $10.
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The one for $100 doesn't sound like that bad a price. I looked at 3 planes this weekend at a garage sale. The guy had a 2, 3 and 4 and all were in the boxes. He wanted $700 for the "set".
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that's not a bad price for it, but if you aren't going to use it, why bother? I'm not going to own a #1 for that same reason. I used to like #3's, but now they seem rather small to me
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(08-27-2017, 07:58 PM)EricU Wrote: that's not a bad price for it, but if you aren't going to use it, why bother? I'm not going to own a #1 for that same reason. I used to like #3's, but now they seem rather small to me
In my experience, the #1 is unusable, period. The #2 is a very usable plane, as is the #3, at least for me, I don't have really large paws.
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(08-28-2017, 07:24 PM)JimReed@Tallahassee Wrote: Tool collecting is like fishing and courting. You always remember the one that got away.
I agree. I've learned two things about buying "keepers":
1. It never hurts to make an offer.
2. The time to buy it is when you see it.
