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   sparkyII | Apr 19, 2024 11:34am | #1

   my guess on a #5 in rough condition is anywhere $15-$30 us dollars. I purchased a #5 several years ago in nice shape for $22 at an antique shop

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   Debbysss | Apr 19, 2024 11:38am | #2

   Is this rough? Or just needing cleaned? I know nothing about this

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   pantalones868 | Apr 19, 2024 01:33pm | #3

   It's appears that it's all there, nothing broken . If there is little to no pitting then it just needs a good cleaning and a set up. On this site there is a Rollie Johnson video that's quite good on restoring Stanley planes. With that said there is no great value there. #5 planes, while being one of the most useful planes, are also very common because of that. I've seen people advertising very pristine examples for as much,(or little) as $200. So, several hours work cleaning and sharpening and tuning and you might get $100 for it ,$50 on a good day as is.

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   Debbysss | Apr 19, 2024 04:02pm | #4

   Thank you

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   jfsksa | Apr 19, 2024 04:20pm | #5

   You can check Ebay for comps and see what similar planes go for. List it there, but some of your proceeds will go to shipping costs. Also could list on Craigslist, but then you're dealing with people coming to your house.

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   pantalones868 | Apr 19, 2024 05:00pm | #6

   Vintage, series etc. Also affects the value-so although virtually the same they are not from a collectors point of view. So what you see as comps doesnt mean much if you dont know what your looking at. From a cursory glance at yours I don't believe that it's particularly collectable. I have a fairly good collection of Stanley planes and I've looked them up. Only a couple of mine fall into the collectable category and those are worth more than all my other planes combined. I don't think that any but a couple of mine were manufactured after the 1930s. I think if I wanted one like yours I could find a servicable one today and for around $50 /$60 without looking too hard.

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   john_c2 | Apr 19, 2024 06:44pm | #7

   As is, 20 bucks if you are patient. Put 20 hours into it, you might get 60.

   It's the most common plane ever made, and it's not one of the desirable variations.

   If it had a connection to a relative or loved one, I might get around to working on it. If I was a dirt poor beginner, I might. Otherwise I'd leave it for the next owner.