What would one expect to pay for one of these?

[Preston]

Bearing in mind it’s a no 20 ½ and not the 20 and dates from 1902 to 1917

 

[Cheshirechappie]

An 'advanced' search on Ebay UK shows one that sold for £46 plus p&p in October, and another offered several times at £50 plus p&p since then that has attracted no bids.

 

[AndyT]

I'm sure CC is right - he's looked and I haven't - but when I was looking to buy one about five years ago I would have expected to pay £80 to £100. I was looking for a plane to use, so would not have paid extra for a specially historic model.
I guess used tool prices are subject to fashion, and many prices I see achieved on eBay look a bit on the low side recently.

 

[Cheshirechappie]

I'm sure CC is right - he's looked and I haven't - but when I was looking to buy one about five years ago I would have expected to pay £80 to £100. I was looking for a plane to use, so would not have paid extra for a specially historic model.
I guess used tool prices are subject to fashion, and many prices I see achieved on eBay look a bit on the low side recently.

I agree about recent low prices. About 12 months ago, I priced up secondhand try/jointer planes of Bailey type, and decent user ones fetched £100 plus. More recently, I've seen decent users go for about half that. I'm not sure whether it's the same for rarer 'collector' type planes, but values do seem to go up and down. Strange things, markets.

 

[Preston]

I was getting prepared to get rid of most of my tools that I no longer use, but not for £50 quid, I probably paid more than that 40 odd years ago.
How about this no 8, what's that worth? And while we're at it, how would one go about getting a fair value of an item, other than eBay?

 

[Cheshirechappie]

From my recent searches on Ebay for try and jointer planes, 8s tend to fetch a bit more than 7s, but at present still sub £100 except for something really out of the ordinary.

If you have a fair quantity of really good tools to sell, it may be worth contacting David Stanley Auctions, or one of the reputable secondhand dealers (there's a pretty comprehensive list of them on Alf's website, the Cornish Workshop).

Alternatively, maybe hang on until prices climb again. They do tend to fluctuate, though I'm not sure anybody can predict what they may do in the future.

 

[deema]

I have been putting together my workshop for about three years, I have found the price you get / pay for tools varies with the season. Wood working 'season' seems to start in September, have a lull at Xmas, get going again in the New year and wains for Easter as everyone gets out of their sheds for the sun. Collect able tools seem to go for about the same price year around.

Standard bench planes seem to be selling for £10 ~£50 at the moment. I'm looking for a decent no 6 and no 4 myself to work with rather than place in a cabinet. The problem with most stuff is that to get a good tool that's of the right vintage where planes were made by crafts people (politically correctness) that are not of interest to collectors (have been sat on a shelf in a box never touched) and that have not been abused with either the mouths fettled incorrectly, souls gouged, etc etc is very hard. It's very easy to buy two or three and end up having spent almost as much as buying a new LV or LN plane where you know it's going to be right. For this reason, I won't spend too much on a vintage tool, and to be truth full, my pockets are not that deep either!

It's he just my view. I'm hoping Santa will bring a nice new LV or LN plane as I'm fed up of watching stuff or buying stuff on eBay that has turned out to be a Turkey.....

All the best

 

[AndyT]

Another source of values, based on prices achieved at Auction, is the one Tony Murland published, dated 2007-8. He suggests £75 to £150 for a 20 ½. That sort of fits with prices having dipped a bit.

 

[tobytools]

Why not list them on ukw, should get a fair price for the 8 but not sure about the 20 1/2 not many people use/need them.
I find that towards the end on the month you can get barraging but not at the start when everyone has been payed,
I get payed weekly
TT

 

[RogerP]

...........And while we're at it, how would one go about getting a fair value of an item, other than eBay?

Fact is eBay has such a large audience that the prices reached are what people actually want and what their prepared to pay. It's important to sell world-wide not limit yourself to the UK. Most of the best final prices I've achieved have been from overseas bidders.

Estimates (guestimates), from however a reputable source, are meaningless unless they are offers to buy at that price.

 

[Preston]

Thanks guys for all your advice, what about these Record 136 T Bar Clamp – 48" and Record 136 T Bar Lengthening extension bar 48". I have 12 and 3

 

[MMUK]

Thanks guys for all your advice, what about these Record 136 T Bar Clamp – 48" and Record 136 T Bar Lengthening extension bar 48". I have 12 and 3

Maybe £150 the lot?

 

[Preston]

IRWIN (RUBBISH) T Bar Clamp Cap 48" are £55 each

And these genuine record are £10 each.

They can stay where they are

 

[Racers]

Last couple of Record No8 I was watching went just under £70, if you do decide to sell it I would take it off your hands for £70.

Pete