Yesterday, I finished tuning a Stanley #2 and flattening the sole took a LOT of time (it still isn't perfect, but it is good enough).
So today at a garage sale I found a Miller's Falls #8 with a broken tote and a lever cap that, while it looked good on the outside, underneath revealed a weld that looked pretty sloppy, though the cap seemed to work fine. I had no straightedge to check the sole, so I don't know how true it was. The guy only wanted $7.00 for it, but I passed it up, because I still have two planes (Stanley #4 and #6) to fix up and they will be taking a lot of my spare time, so I didn't really want another fixer.
So my question: Would you have grabbed it for $7 or left it like I did?