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Ebay treasure.

Postby Mike G » 23 Sep 2021, 09:03

I have contacted the seller of a stash of old tools to tell her what she has actually got, and suggesting that she withdraw it from sale to list the items separately. It's here:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/313681217240?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160908105057%26meid%3D1bd56bde88de426ea8797b3ac97f5ef4%26pid%3D100675%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D15%26sd%3D284459067137%26itm%3D313681217240%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057&_trksid=p2380057.c100675.m4236&_trkparms=pageci%3A7127c854-1c40-11ec-8065-ca162a658f42%7Cparentrq%3A11922a7e17c0a368e4d0df91fff0df9c%7Ciid%3A1

There is a router plane hidden in one of the drawers, towards the end of the sequence of photos. From what I can see it seems complete. There are cranked gouges, and lots of other gouges. Count them at £10 to £20 each, and the router plane at £100 to £200, depending on what it is, and she is selling a job lot worth maybe £400 for about £30 at the moment. If she doesn't withdraw it from sale as I suggest, then someone could snaffle an absolute bargain.
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby NickM » 23 Sep 2021, 09:19

That's very decent of you to take the time to contact them.
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby Trevanion » 23 Sep 2021, 18:13

Looks to be a tool chest that belonged to a pattern maker judging by the amount of long incannel paring gouges in various sweeps as well as the cranked gouges.

Not only is there a Router plane, but there is also a smaller one on top of that one if you look closely :lol:
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby Rezi » 23 Sep 2021, 18:29

She's a professional Ebayer so she should know what she's doing but, I agree, someone's going to get a bargain especially as it's collection only.
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby AndyT » 23 Sep 2021, 19:38

I don't spend as much time looking on eBay as I used to, but I am sure that a full tool chest like that will have been noticed by plenty of tool dealers and buyers.

She'll only be underselling it if she accepts someone's low offer before the auction finishes or refuses to cooperate with people wanting to arrange for a courier to collect it.
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby AndyT » 23 Sep 2021, 19:51

Oh and btw I agree that it's a pattern maker's chest. As well as what Dan said, there's a special long tooth marking gauge, with its wedge removed (but visible). Here it is in an old book:

https://archive.org/details/principleso ... 8/mode/1up

There's also a specialist combination marking and bevel gauge, patented in 1938.
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby Mike G » 23 Sep 2021, 20:28

Well spotted Andy.
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby AndyT » 24 Sep 2021, 08:39

Mike G wrote:Well spotted Andy.


Well, I have spent quite a bit of time staring hard at a chest of pattern maker's tools over the last couple of years... ;)
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby droogs » 24 Sep 2021, 09:16

And there was me hoping to get some nice tools for a decent price, ah well. Will just have to spend my birthday money on even rarer and harder to source continental charcuterie instead :(
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby AndyT » 25 Sep 2021, 15:06

It just sold for £206 with the winning bid placed in the last few seconds. Not as outrageous as it was but still a bargain for someone, but they'll need to put some work in if they do want to split it out and list everything separately. I hope they find all the contents they were expecting!
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby Mike G » 25 Sep 2021, 16:25

They'd have made a profit paying £400, so it's still real bargain. I hope, just for sentimental reasons, that someone has bought it to use, and will keep the tools together.
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Re: Ebay treasure.

Postby Raymedullary » 25 Sep 2021, 18:18

Soon to be be featured on a pub wall near you.
....hopefully not.
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