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18th January 2018, 03:18 PM #16Senior Member
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Delete ambitious buyers, insert criminally stupid buyers.
And I am very closely acquainted with sales history of planes on a well known internet auction site over the past five years.
You seem to have taken a little offence- if so I don't know why.
Purists champion patina; but polish pays. Much more than quality does. Way of the world.
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18th January 2018, 05:39 PM #17Deceased
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18th January 2018, 05:55 PM #18
Thanks Planemaker . I wasn't really too concerned about the comment but I'm wondering what buyers of my planes might be thinking (and there are a few on this forum) "criminally stupid buyers".
I do sell a lot of planes on eBay. For the benefit of those who haven't grasped this fact, eBay is a commercial site where people sell things for money. If a process adds value to the items being sold (in my case "polishing and preening" them) then that's what I'll do. I know "purists" don't buy my planes but that doesn't bother me one iota, they are not my target market. I'm looking for people who want a good quality plane that looks newish and works perfectly right out of the box. These may be people who don't have the inclination or are unable to do the work themselves to get the tool to that condition and are willing and able to pay me to do that. I think it's a good arrangement because apart from the money I make (which allows me to buy more planes) I enjoy bringing things back to life. In fact there have been many tools which I have only reluctantly let go...
As a matter of interest I have six planes listed on eBay at the moment. I take pride in the fact that at one stage all six high bidders on those planes have bought planes from me before.
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18th January 2018, 06:02 PM #19Senior Member
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18th January 2018, 06:03 PM #20Senior Member
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18th January 2018, 06:36 PM #21
I don't have a problem with someone polishing and preening a tool for sale .... as long as they do so intelligently and do no damage (such as wire brushing brass, sanding out patina, and painting a valuable vintage tool). There are turds that are polished that will be preferred over a prize in found condition - but this is the problem of the Buyer, not the Seller. Do your homework beforehand.
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18th January 2018, 06:58 PM #22Senior Member
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