"To heave at one of the wallabies which feed on my front lawn every
night?  A couple of bucks, but pebbles are free."

I'd like to take a pot shot at some wallabies!

Do you think there are any thylacines, still hiding in the bush?



On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Tony Blanks  wrote:
> Lou wrote,  in part:
>
>> In all honest, what is a REALISTIC price for this Mathieson mitre plane?
>>
>>
>> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-Alexander-Mathieson-Co-Early-
Dovetailed-Mitre-Plane-/141398008614?pt=UK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=ite
m20ebfa6326">http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-Rare-Alexander-Mathieson-Co-Early-
Dovetailed-Mitre-
Plane-/141398008614?pt=UK_Collectable_ToolsHasdware_RL&hash=item20ebfa6326
>>
>> I'm just curious.
>> Lou
>
>  A realistic price is whatever you can get for something on the day you
> really MUST sell it.
>
> This seller has been around for a while, always offering very well presented
> tools in very good to fine condition, with a "buy it now" price between 1.5
> and 4 times the price at which I would top out if my life depended on buying
> what he offered.  At least that is so with the Edw. Preston and Sons tools
> he offers from time to time.
>
> His listings hang around for quite a while, some for several months, from
> which I infer two things:
>
> - that he is in no hurry to get his money, and,
>
> - eventually he gets an offer close to what he really expects or hopes for.
>
> I suspect that a high "buy it now" price  acts at some level to raise the
> impression in a bidder's mind that the tool is probably worth somewhere in
> the vicinity of that price. Imagine  realtor listing a house worth $200K for
> $250K so that the prospective buyer can beat the price down $30K and feel
> like he has had a win.
>
> But back to your question: "what is a REALISTIC price"?  To me, given the
> number of times I have had a job held up for want of a heavy infill mitre
> plane: $0
>
> To heave at one of the wallabies which feed on my front lawn every night?  A
> couple of bucks, but pebbles are free.
>
> To a collector of Mathieson tools?  Depends if he has long arms, deep
> pockets and a hole in the collection which only this plane will fill.
>
> For what its worth, if you believe the sellers spiel, I'd wait until the 2nd
> example of this model comes up.  This is a shoddily constructed example: the
> maker couldn't be bothered "clocking" the screws pinning the infill.  Poor
> workmanship.  Makes me wonder if it was skimped anywhere else?
>
> Usual disclaimers: I have never bought nor bid on any of this seller's tools
> though I admit to having admired one or two!  And no-one is forcing me to
> pay his prices.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tony B
> Hobart Tasmania.