Hey, all. This is my first post on Sawmill Creek, but I've been on this site many times over the last few years and found some great advice and information.
This past summer a client offered me some old planes that had been sitting in a Rubbermaid in his basement. I took and old looking one and stashed it in my basement. Well, I started reading Garret Hack's Handplanes a few weeks ago and was surprised to see that my old plane was from the famous Bedrock Series. I took to the internets and searched it's model number and just about lost it when I saw the same plane for sale on Ebay for $2,300!
So what I'm wondering is how does one go about selling something like this? Should I just post it to Ebay? I tried contacting Bob Kaune--BK tools--about selling it on consignment, but got no reply. I also tried Patrick Leach who wrote the Blood and Gore site--he wanted me to name a price, but I was looking to him to help me set the price. The summary of what I've gathered from the net is that planes of this kind sell in a range from $800 to $2,100.
Well, my plane is a little rusty and dirty and there's a chip at the base of the front knob, but it seems to be in pretty awesome shape considering it's a tool that's over a hundred years old. The japanning is chipping away at the mouth, but appears otherwise intact. I've heard it's not good to overly clean or try and recondition something like this. But, I think someone could get the rust off with very little effort and it would look very close to original form.
So thanks for reading, any advice is greatly appreciated.
Any advice on post a photo might also come in handy.