Quality sells.

The corollary to that is that non-quality doesn't sell. Not that it
won't sell at all, but will sell for less, usually. I agree that the
plane in question didn't sell for much, but it didn't sell for less than
most handyman quality tools sell for (especially bench planes). I have
been observing the market for Millers Falls tools on the bay and have
some observations.

The quality stuff is selling, and it is selling for good bucks. Look at
the Buck Rogers planes, they are off to infinity and beyond. Good
examples of the rarities are selling well and I think may be
outperforming the general classification of tools. Common stuff in
common condition goes for average prices. However, Randy shares may
observation about SOME of the economy class tools selling for more on
the bay than in tool meets or fleamarkets. If they look cool, they are
selling on ebay for hard-to-understand prices, and this calls into
question that quality axiom. Maybe the quality here is the looks and
not the performance? My problem is now that I have decided to acquire a
few, they have disappeared from the fleamarket. Gotta get to a tool
meet soon.

Bottom line is that Millers Falls prices are just fine, and doing better
than fine in some areas. Thou must knowest thy areas.

Regards, Steve

-----Original Message----- From: Randall Roeder 
Subject: RE: [oldtools] Millers Falls Plane Value?

What happened to the value of MF planes?

The plane in question is an economy class, rather than a premium plane.
The example pictured is better than some of the worst Stanley Handyman
models, but is by no means as good as the premium M-F planes from 1928
to the early
1960s.

A lot of the economy class M-F planes sell for more on eBay than they
would at a tool meet.