Stanley No 7's For Sale Revised 25Sep2020 rev2 30Jan2021
I collected almost a full type set of these, and while a collection that fascinates me, they are not so pristine as to warrant "collectable". It's ridiculous to have this many, I just wanted to see with my eyes and hands the differences in production over time. Now they are for sale.
They are in various states, nothing perfect but mostly good. They are complete. They are either with the parts that came with them, or I replaced with something true to the type. My restoration has always been minimal, I like to see their age. I usually remove rust, so steel wool has been used in some cases and all metal has been oiled. I think every knob is solid, but some totes have been fixed. Irons are not fully sharpened. There are no welds.
I don't want to $ gouge, but I can't afford to give them away. To make it objective, I looked at eBay (fleece-bay?) to get sold values, took an average of at least 3 if not 10 sold ones of each type, averaged the costs, then took 15% off that, which is what they ultimately take from the seller. add'n: ebay takes at least 20%, so new numbers reflect 25% off sold average.
Shipping is also significant. They will weigh about 10 lbs., and at 22" won't fit in any flat rate box. I am in 02021, so across the country USPS will cost about $40, Fed Ex will cost about $25. (UPS has destroyed 4 out of 5 shipments to me, so I refuse to use them) I would be happy to help make that zero if you can get anywhere near Boston. I can't stand the thought of them showing up in two or more pieces, so I will build a kind of crate to ship them.
Spreadsheet with details and imperfections of each plane:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tayxwryzlzlzgfj/InventoryDetailsPlanes%20No7s%20copy.pdf?dl=0
If you are interested in any particular one, or more, I can send detailed pictures and more text about flaws and shortcomings.
I don't know how deals usually go between LJs, so any advice would be helpful. And I'm not in the selling or shipping business, so I might take a while crating and getting to the post office. I now have a good method to box with wood.
Type 2 …. 1869-1872 …. NFS
Type 4 …. 1874-1884 …. $133 (before a lateral lever, not so good as a user)
Type 5 …. 1885-1888 …. $127
Type 6 …. 1888-1891 …. $100
Type 6a …. 1892. …. sold
Type 7 …. 1893-1899 …. $100
Type 8 …. 1899-1902 …. $82
Type 9 …. 1902-1907 …. sold
Type 10 …. 1907-1909 …. sold
Type 11 …. 1910-1918 …. sold
Type 12 …. 1919-1922 …. $102 (SweetHart)
Type 13 …. 1925-1928 …. $124 (SweetHart)
Type 14 …. 1929-1930 …. $127 (SweetHart)
Type 15 …. 1931-1932 …. $105 (SweetHart)
Type 16 …. 1933-1941 …. sold
Type 17 …. 1942-1945 …. $99 (wartime model)
Type 18 …. 1946-1947 …. $90
Type 19 …. 1948-1961 …. $118
Type 20 …. 1962-1967 …. sold
Mike
I collected almost a full type set of these, and while a collection that fascinates me, they are not so pristine as to warrant "collectable". It's ridiculous to have this many, I just wanted to see with my eyes and hands the differences in production over time. Now they are for sale.
They are in various states, nothing perfect but mostly good. They are complete. They are either with the parts that came with them, or I replaced with something true to the type. My restoration has always been minimal, I like to see their age. I usually remove rust, so steel wool has been used in some cases and all metal has been oiled. I think every knob is solid, but some totes have been fixed. Irons are not fully sharpened. There are no welds.
I don't want to $ gouge, but I can't afford to give them away. To make it objective, I looked at eBay (fleece-bay?) to get sold values, took an average of at least 3 if not 10 sold ones of each type, averaged the costs, then took 15% off that, which is what they ultimately take from the seller. add'n: ebay takes at least 20%, so new numbers reflect 25% off sold average.
Shipping is also significant. They will weigh about 10 lbs., and at 22" won't fit in any flat rate box. I am in 02021, so across the country USPS will cost about $40, Fed Ex will cost about $25. (UPS has destroyed 4 out of 5 shipments to me, so I refuse to use them) I would be happy to help make that zero if you can get anywhere near Boston. I can't stand the thought of them showing up in two or more pieces, so I will build a kind of crate to ship them.
Spreadsheet with details and imperfections of each plane:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/tayxwryzlzlzgfj/InventoryDetailsPlanes%20No7s%20copy.pdf?dl=0
If you are interested in any particular one, or more, I can send detailed pictures and more text about flaws and shortcomings.
I don't know how deals usually go between LJs, so any advice would be helpful. And I'm not in the selling or shipping business, so I might take a while crating and getting to the post office. I now have a good method to box with wood.
Type 2 …. 1869-1872 …. NFS
Type 4 …. 1874-1884 …. $133 (before a lateral lever, not so good as a user)
Type 5 …. 1885-1888 …. $127
Type 6 …. 1888-1891 …. $100
Type 6a …. 1892. …. sold
Type 7 …. 1893-1899 …. $100
Type 8 …. 1899-1902 …. $82
Type 9 …. 1902-1907 …. sold
Type 10 …. 1907-1909 …. sold
Type 11 …. 1910-1918 …. sold
Type 12 …. 1919-1922 …. $102 (SweetHart)
Type 13 …. 1925-1928 …. $124 (SweetHart)
Type 14 …. 1929-1930 …. $127 (SweetHart)
Type 15 …. 1931-1932 …. $105 (SweetHart)
Type 16 …. 1933-1941 …. sold
Type 17 …. 1942-1945 …. $99 (wartime model)
Type 18 …. 1946-1947 …. $90
Type 19 …. 1948-1961 …. $118
Type 20 …. 1962-1967 …. sold
Mike