Thoughts on value - Record 074

[SVB]

I've got a record 074 that I'm unlikely to use often but would like to get a feel for value as may sell to buy a more valuable tool to me. It's quite a hefty tool and I guess very effective in the right hands!

Some loss of plating as per photos but in original condition and would rather leave to new owner to fettle or just use than me have a go although the sole would be easy to do on a piece of glass with some wet / dry I guess

So, feelings for rough value ?

Thanks

Simon

 

[ColeyS1]

In that condition, I'd pay £80-£100 if I needed it. Nearer the £80 tbh cause it looks a bit rough.

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[SVB]

In that condition, I'd pay £80-£100 if I needed it. Nearer the £80 tbh cause it looks a bit rough.

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Thanks, that aligns with where my head was. As a 'typical' buyer, would you prefer to do the 'tinkering' yourself or do you think I'd be well advised to at least flatten the sole so potential buyers can see it flat and rust free?

S

 

[ColeyS1]

Personally I'd leave it. It looks an honest photo. Once you start polishing certain parts alarm bells start ringing imho

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[AJB Temple]

Interesting. I would have put the figure much lower, having bought off eBay and elsewhere immaculate Clifton planes, boxed and with spare blade, for under £100.

 

[AndyT]

At the recent Great Dorset Steam Fair, I noticed three Record 073s for sale on a dealer's stall. They were in similar unrestored condition to yours. Asking price was around £75 each.
Your plane is much rarer but as a user tool I don't think it's a lot more desirable and it's not in good enough condition to sell as a collectable.
Obviously, the amount you can get depends on how you sell. A dealer with a shop can ask more than a buy it now price on eBay, unless you are one of a handful of prolific sellers.

If I was buying, I'd also prefer to do any cleaning up myself and know what I had done.

 

[AJB Temple]

Worth bearing in mind that dealers offered cash will generally knock a good chunk off the sticker price.
eBay is an odd market as sometimes people pay silly money for things, in which case well done to the seller!

 

[Paddy Roxburgh]

Interesting. I would have put the figure much lower, having bought off eBay and elsewhere immaculate Clifton planes, boxed and with spare blade, for under £100.[/quote

Clifton planes for under £100? Good score

 

[AJB Temple]

Yes. Mind you I had been watching a long time! Both came up last year.

 

[custard]

I'm quite picky about shoulder planes.

Most bench planes can be cajoled into delivering adequate results, but shoulder planes are the high precision instruments you use for final joint fitting, and it doesn't take much to render them virtually useless.

If the "frog" (i.e. the part the iron rests on) is fractionally twisted relative to the sole or isn't dead flat, or the sole isn't exactly at right angles to the sides, or the cap iron doesn't firmly grip the iron with only modest pressure, or the front and rear sections aren't precisely in line; then a shoulder plane can't do its job properly. The 3-in-1 style are the worst, but in my experience most post war shoulder planes should be treated as guilty until proven innocent, which means that even though I couldn't care less about plating loss, I'd only buy if I had the option of returning after trial use.

 

[SVB]

Thanks for advice. Now listed.

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