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    This Simonds chisel is described as "rare," which is the first alarm bell. Secondly I don't think Simonds ever made chisels, which does indeed make it rare:

    Simonds chisel file.jpg

    Closer inspection and all is revealed:

    Simonds file chisel 2.jpg

    A bit steep at US$ 74.56 and not exactly "refined." Might just file this away for reference. Full details :

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-SIM...7061%7Ciid%3A1

    I do in fact have a Simonds chisel, but it is a shop made product.


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    Ye but Ye,
    It comes flat and smooth that must be worth the asking price alone I reckon [emoji1782].

    Cheers Matt.

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    https://www.ebay.com/itm/Luthier-Est...frcectupt=true

    I sent this guy an email and let him know that the various razee jacks with ohio blades in them (whether they're ohio tool, sandusky, etc) are worth about $15.

    He apparently raided the stash of a former Gibson employee, which doesn't really mean much over here in terms of wood and guitar. I saw that he was selling a piece of bois de rose earlier this week that was slightly too thin to make a neck blank. With little time left, it was at $79 on an auction. Big bois de rose is ultra rare over here, so selling it on a straight auction is kind of dopey. (check that, it sold for $1.25 - someone must've canceled a bid. The guy did manage to squeeze $40 of shipping out of someone in the US for a piece of wood that probably weighed 3 pounds, though). Tough break, because if the wood was marked correctly, it probably would've found a buyer at a couple of hundred bucks just due to rarity given that it was four or five inches wide and almost 3 feet long.

    His BIN price was something like $1700 on that. If it had been thick enough to make a neck, I'd have bought it.

    (there are a lot of former gibson employees in the US - it was a factory when anyone still alive would've worked in it, and not a masterbuilt shop like Dangelico NY. Same with martin, but people tend to think someone scraping binding must've been Ted McCarty or Paul Reed Smith).

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    The body is described as "quarter-sawn oak". Looks more like Beech (heavily-stained) to me, what do you think?

    I reckon this one takes the prize for the most absurd & inflated price I've seen in a long while....
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    Quote Originally Posted by IanW View Post
    The body is described as "quarter-sawn oak". Looks more like Beech (heavily-stained) to me, what do you think?

    I reckon this one takes the prize for the most absurd & inflated price I've seen in a long while....
    Cheers,
    Yeah, I've seen a lot of planes at two or three times what they should be based on sales history, but 100 times more (or more), not so often!

    This guy sold a whole gaggle of stuff from "the old luthier who worked at gibson and martin" and a lot of it he labeled with terms like "genuine gibson les paul mahogany body blank", and he did sell some of it for an inflated price (but not inflated like this - more like $200 for a body blank, etc, that's not that far out of line.

    I've never seen a piece of wood with "gibson" written on it, and am guessing that the guy had body blanks of his own (not from Gibson), but no matter, really. He really took a shot on the piece of bois de rose that only brought $1.25. Even as pen blanks, it'd have been worth about $200.

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    Quick fellas, grab this one (while there's still a bit left!)

    Described as a "good old tool"
    IW

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    Quote Originally Posted by IanW View Post
    Quick fellas, grab this one (while there's still a bit left!)

    Described as a "good old tool"
    Ian,
    Obviously your seeing a worn out chisel ?
    I’m seeing a magnificent scrapping tool,English steel possibly none the less ??
    It’s just your perspective that’s all,
    But I’ve got a scraper so I will respectfully not bit in case someone else wants it.

    Cheers Matt.

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    I am seeing a rather expensive tin opener.

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    It's described as "In a very good condition"...

    I tend to agree, for example the handle is in such good condition that the uninformed could easily mistake it for a replacement. And look; the knurling on the ferule is still clearly visible! Clearly this item has never truly been used in anger.
    Nothing succeeds like a budgie without a beak.

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    We see a few silly things on Ebay but this is something you won't see.

    It is described thus:

    "Vintage Antique Warranted Superior Hand Saw 30". Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail."

    The first picture is indistinct:

    Obscured WS saw.jpg

    Not too clear? No worries: On to the next pic:

    Obscured WS saw 2.jpg

    Oh dear. Not very clear either. This is a first timer on Ebay:

    Vintage Antique Warranted Superior Hand Saw 30" | eBay

    Maybe his last too.

    In fact, in the listing, the pix are not as good as they appear above! When viewed in their small size you are battling to see if there is anything there at all. I conclude that he knows little about photography, selling, marketing and probably saws too as the only real thing I can deduce is that he has pictured, if you can call it that, the reverse side of the saw which is little use to anybody in terms of identification.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post
    We see a few silly things on Ebay but this is something you won't see.

    It is described thus:

    "Vintage Antique Warranted Superior Hand Saw 30". Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail."

    The first picture is indistinct:

    Obscured WS saw.jpg

    Not too clear? No worries: On to the next pic:

    Obscured WS saw 2.jpg

    Oh dear. Not very clear either. This is a first timer on Ebay:

    Vintage Antique Warranted Superior Hand Saw 30" | eBay

    Maybe his last too.

    In fact, in the listing, the pix are not as good as they appear above! When viewed in their small size you are battling to see if there is anything there at all. I conclude that he knows little about photography, selling, marketing and probably saws too as the only real thing I can deduce is that he has pictured, if you can call it that, the reverse side of the saw which is little use to anybody in terms of identification.

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    I think your being a bit harsh Paul,
    You don’t know there full story.
    I’m pretty sure,I was hopeless on EBAY 47.3 years back.
    It’s only $3.50 US plus postage of course.
    I go half’s with you, on expensiveness an we flog it off here.
    I’ve seen your Red Ford back drops, that would be perfect.
    PS, can you tell you know who,because if I do she won’t believe me[emoji6].

    Cheers Matt.

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    Matt

    In the case of this seller, I think what is required is an extraordinarily steep learning curve.

    As to the aspect in going into partnership there are a couple of issues. Firstly. do we just have it in our possession for six months, say, at a time. Secondly, although $1.75 sounds reasonably appealing, allowing for the fact we have no idea what we've got, we have to add shipping at$14.20 ($17.70). Now if it was shipped to Oz direct it would probably in the order of $50. Fortunately, it will go to Washington state where Ebay automatically adds 10% tax for that state. This is levied on the value of the goods and the shipping! So add on $1.77 ($19.47). Because I ship items as a bulk package the cost comes down to around $10/Kg. A handsaw and a little associated packaging comes to around this so for ease of calculation we will call this 1Kg and $10 ($29.47). This is US$ and when converted to our$ comes to nearly $43.00. As to flogging it off......

    How do you think we will go convincing the right honourable Sally that this purchase is such a good buy?



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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post
    Matt

    In the case of this seller, I think what is required is an extraordinarily steep learning curve.

    As to the aspect in going into partnership there are a couple of issues. Firstly. do we just have it in our possession for six months, say, at a time. Secondly, although $1.75 sounds reasonably appealing, allowing for the fact we have no idea what we've got, we have to add shipping at$14.20 ($17.70). Now if it was shipped to Oz direct it would probably in the order of $50. Fortunately, it will go to Washington state where Ebay automatically adds 10% tax for that state. This is levied on the value of the goods and the shipping! So add on $1.77 ($19.47). Because I ship items as a bulk package the cost comes down to around $10/Kg. A handsaw and a little associated packaging comes to around this so for ease of calculation we will call this 1Kg and $10 ($29.47). This is US$ and when converted to our$ comes to nearly $43.00. As to flogging it off......

    How do you think we will go convincing the right honourable Sally that this purchase is such a good buy?



    Regards
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    PS: The red vehicular backdrop so frequently seen in my posts (primarily because it is the only uncluttered flat surface I have available) is actually a Holden: Not a Ford. Fortunately, for you, I am not too precious about brand allegiance. Ford = Fixed or repaired daily; Holden = Just holdin' together.
    I think I just got a whipping?
    I will see what the right honourable Sally says.

    My sincere apologies to all HOLDEN fans.
    I will be in my corner [emoji854][emoji854][emoji854][emoji1782].

    Cheers Matt.
    Have to cancel my early retirement plan again [emoji849][emoji849].

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post



    (primarily because it is the only uncluttered flat surface I have available)
    Uncluttered flat surface? What's that?
    Innovations are those useful things that, by dint of chance, manage to survive the stupidity and destructive tendencies inherent in human nature.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rob streeper View Post
    Uncluttered flat surface? What's that?
    In this specific part of the world it is the back of a table top ute with the sides removed. Probably a "pickup" your side of the pond. This side you have to ensure pick ups are of legal age (so I am reliably informed) as there is a slightly different connotation. .

    However, just to clarify. This is a ute:

    P1050217 (Medium).JPG

    This is how you get the flat uncluttered surface (sides only down and not removed as SWMBO is going to collect a load of gravel next time she goes to the hairdresser. Actually the hairdresser is not that versatile, but the gravel depot is nearby: It is a trade off.)

    P1050218 (Medium).JPG

    and this is it in the more familiar and recogniseable guise.

    P1050219 (Medium).JPG

    Yes, that really is a ute beneath the saw.

    You might have to buy a ute so you can bask in the freedom of an uncluttered surface.



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