FYI: interesting Craigslist post

[Thos]

I'm not in the market for this, but I thought someone might find this interesting.

[Tom Dacon]

I'm not in the market for this, but I thought someone might find this interesting.

is an excellent price. Good to very good, but used, 5C's of that era are usually around $115-150 at online antique tool sites like Martin J. Donnelly. So $100 for a new and unused one in the original box is a no-brainer if you're collecting or upgrading a collection.

Tom

[joeljcarver]

collectors group) meeting in the DC area.

the way, my 5C is one of my more useful planes.

[Nova]

The last #5 (not #5C) in good shape that I bought at a garage sale was $5.00. It didn't have the box though.

[10x]

Well, there ya go. As they often say on the Antiques Roadshow, "sometimes the box is worth more than what came in it." :-)

Joe aka 10x