It has me stumped too. A couple months ago 4 boxes went for about $40
each for a total of $160. If only I could get those kind of prices I
could retire................. (never happen)....................(sigh).
David
On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 15:56:35 -0400 "Karl W. Sanger"
<sangerkw@m...> writes:
> Assembled Ones,
>         Did anyone notice the $622 paid for a crispy set of Stanley 
> 55 plane 
> blades in their original box - 53 blades total.
>         I didn't recognize any "special" blades, though I tried to 
> find them in 
> the box.  And, the number of blades - 53 - is curious.
>         Somebody certainly knows more than I do about #55 blades.  
> It has been my 
> observation that the price paid for a full set of #55 plane blades 
> has been 
> going down since the time years ago when each individual box of the 
> normal 
> 4 boxes was guaranteed a $100 minimum or $400 total, please take a 
> look and 
> enlighten me as to why this one is so high:
>          < 
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/852B-COMPLETE-SET-OF-CUTTERS-FOR-STANLEY-NO-55-PLANE_
W0Q 
> 
> QitemZ6207103307QQcategoryZ13874QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem >
>         
>         Karl
> 
>
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