Decided on a bit of "Me Time" a while back....and drove down to Springfield, OH.  to raid a couple places....One was "Heart of Ohio Antique Center" out in Harmony, OH. 

Cheap saw was $50? the other was $80..pass

Red circled item..A  Stanley No. 46....@$35?    there was only 4 parts to it...no cutters, no front knob, no depth stops...

Iron #7?    $125 ?   it was missing at least 2-3inches off the back end...and I did not need any woodies..

Passed on these 3..as well...already had a few IN my shop..however..

There WAS one I did NOT have in the shop...

This is the "Fabled" Stanley No. 4-1/2c, type 11.....I knew about another in another stall...for $125!    This one?   Only $80....sold!

Walking around to a few other stalls....One  Rule:   If'n it is in a LOCKED glass case...

it is because it is priced way to high...talking gold plated, here....the "Complete Stanley No. 45? well the first of three numbers on the price tag was a 3..then a 4 then a 5...about 4 times what I paid for the one just like it.  

I did buy this 3 pc set of Plough plane irons...$15 seemed to be about right....walked around some more..

$3 for 3 Gimlet drills..one even goes into a brace drill...about shopped out at the first place...drove down to Titus Rd off of US 40...."Springfield Antiques" on the sign....LONG aisle to walk up and down...Found a drill..

Already have one...I think they want $35 for this one?   Same stall...

Same price, too...pass....in the center of this stall...

Kind of a "grab bag"?    There was an item...

Not by North Bros., nor by Stanley..this is a Jordan, from Germany...and they never add a return spring...$4..

Total for today?   $102 counting tax.     Figured that will do for today.

 

Did not need any of these....and..

These were above MY payscale....

 

Not too bad of a day...?

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Sweet scores especially on that 4-1/2. I've read about 'em but never found one in the wild this far west...rarely see a 5-1/2 and if'n you do it's been refinished with 24ct gold based on prices.

Now..I am bummed out.....stopped at the local Antique Mall here in town..to check on any new arrivals.....There is a Tool Seller up on the 2nd floor....

 

Remember, I had just paid $80+ tax for my Stanley No. 4-1/2c ?    Well, sitting on the shelf with a few other new arrivals...there was also a Stanley No. 4-1/2...for $65 + tax....that looked the same age as the one I just bought....Grrrrr.   

One of the pickers dilemmas. Sounds like the luck of Dave bit you.

But as they say "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush." However a plane in the hand is better than a bird...birds are harder to cleanup after.

7 hours ago, steven newman said:

Now..I am bummed out.....stopped at the local Antique Mall here in town..to check on any new arrivals.....There is a Tool Seller up on the 2nd floor....

 

Remember, I had just paid $80+ tax for my Stanley No. 4-1/2c ?    Well, sitting on the shelf with a few other new arrivals...there was also a Stanley No. 4-1/2...for $65 + tax....that looked the same age as the one I just bought....Grrrrr.   

But now you have 2 of them, right?

Didn't have the spare $68 on me....as they only deal in cash, at that Mall...

On 1/24/2023 at 8:09 PM, Grandpadave52 said:

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