In my opinion, the Mark V is a great piece of woodworking equipment that will do what most of us want - but it's not about what a great piece of equipment it is.

I've bought and sold SS equipment on Craigslist and there's nothing that will help you more than patience. Expect a counter and don't be quick to agree - it's your cash. If your seller has any savvy, he knows his bottom line and is waiting for you to make an offer. I loved the guy who told me, 'Well I won't go below $500' and he was selling a 510 and bandsaw in decent shape plus a fair number of non SS wood tools. I'm always surprised by sellers who do this. Don't, under any circumstances ask, 'Will you take less' or 'Are your firm on the price?' There a 50% chance he'll tell you his bottom line without you asking. $800 is not way out of line but consider it an asking price and go look, listen, examine, ask questions. So, worst case I've laid out would be $500 (asking) and best case would be 1050 (again asking). The special purpose tools are worth about $100 to a max of $150 in good condition.I think yours are going to be on the low end. There are 3 or 4 of them for sale now and I'd bet I could get one of them for well under the asking price. Abused ones can be regularly found in my area (mid Atlantic) for $200-$300 asking price. I may be cheap, but Mark V's go from $200 to $600, depending on condition and what comes with them. $650 would be as high as I would consider going based on what I've seen and I'd be more comfortable at $500.Īfter examining the tools carefully, my opening offer would not exceed $500 and I wouldn't be quick to raise the offer, even if everything looked decent (but I probably would eventually raise the offer). Other than that the equipment looks okay but I think $800 is a bit high.

There's a difference in what they do and what they're worth. It appears the planer you're referring to is a jointer.

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