dont know where to post and if this is a good deal

as with anything it depends on condition but $50 for all three is a little high. You can find decent No 5 and 4’s for $10.00 if you look hard enough. No 110 is worth $5.00

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Age and lineage are factors too. Stanley had some generic econo planes in addition to their Bailey and Bedrock lines…they also had the Handyman line, and the Defiance line that tended to be less prestigious (and less valuable) than their Bailey and Bedrock counterparts. Plus some types of the Baileys are worth more than others. Bedrock is their best line, but those numbers don’t indicate that they’re from that line. Prewar Baileys tend to be worth more than postwar. The 5”c” indicates that it has a corrugated bottom. Pics would help a lot.

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Takel a look on e bay and that might help with plane prices. If these are average planes they seem about $20to high.

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I have bought quite a few Stanley planes of late. If the 5C is a Bailey or Bedrock (in your dreams) and is in decent shape, then it alone is probably worth the 50 dollars. About the same story for the No. 4, but they generally go for lower around $30.00. The 110 is mostly worthless. It was and always will be a cheap block plane. If the planes are the HandyMan series, they are not worth much at all, but those numbers almost certainly are for Bailey planes as the Bedrock planes had numbers like 605c or 604 and the Handyman planes have a 4 digit number. If it were me, I would offer the guy $40 and tell him to keep the 110.

Doc

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About a month ago i bought a #4, #5 and a block plane on ebay for $12, with shipping it was $25. so a little overpriced.

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therookie—Assuming the planes are not in poor condition, $50 is not a bad price. If they are post-WWII Bailey’s, I wouldn’t go much higher than that, but if the package includes any older Bedrock’s, it could be a steal. I would take a look at them … pay close attention to the sole (is it pitted, flat, etc.) and really scrutinize the castings. If you see any cracks or welds where they have been repaired, save your money and keep shopping.

—Gerry

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