Here is one cheap Oily. See if it is relisted. Seller has two. No bids.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Amer-Tool-Fdry-Co-Small-Block-Plane-Ref-006-/230751376043?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b9da92ab

Here are 4 imminently useable block planes for $25, shipping included.
yours Scott 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-4-STANLEY-BLOCK-PLANES-ALL-IN-GREAT-CONDITION-/310382045064?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4844362788

Quote from: OilyRascal on February 29, 2012, 06:30:48 AM
I picked the plane up for good reasons; it was in reasonably good shape, I liked it, and I thought it would prove practical for me working with miniature log houses.  Admittedly, I wouldn't have picked it up had I known it was not made in the USA.  But that's a rant/discussion for another day.

I bought a Ford 555 backhoe that had been "rode hard and put up wet" a few years ago.  It was hardly near the best of the best, even if it had been in the best of condition.  I was told from the onset to "throw it, bad investment" because of major engine problems.  I heard it all "It's nothing more than scrap", "Ford can't make a backhoe", "you can't fix a heavy equipment engine without heavy equipment", "overhauling a ford backhoe isn't like a truck motor", "you may have thousands in just lines to replace after engine", "you don't even have a shop big enough", blah blah. 

I worked on that backhoe for 2 years in the weather and dirt, by myself, when everybody around me thought it was a bad idea.  I now have a backhoe that I can rely for use around the house and farm.  Its not "THE BEST", but I love it just the same...............and I've had EACH and EVERY ONE of those folks call me on some occasion since to borrow my perfectly functioning heavy metal scrap.

Point is - I'm not very quick to give up on or throw anything.  Its a problem for me, ask my wife.  Come look at the projects in line; Farmall restore in process, Sawmill motor rebuild (and what man needs a 20' sawmill cutting 36" diam. logs at home?), Gravely, 87 Big Red restore, and a ole dodge truck waiting in line.

Hey, your describing someone else I know :) Betcha cant guess who

Quote from: scottg on February 29, 2012, 05:37:31 PM
Here are 4 imminently useable block planes for $25, shipping included.
yours Scott 

That's a really good price for four really good planes!

Quote from: Branson on March 01, 2012, 07:48:08 AM

Quote from: scottg on February 29, 2012, 05:37:31 PM
Here are 4 imminently useable block planes for $25, shipping included.
yours Scott 

That's a really good price for four really good planes!

Yes its not bad. I liked it because they are all different and all Stanleys.
The 220 is a good little knock around construction/simple cabinetmaking  plane. Sturdy and oh-so portable.
The 103 is one of my favorite "pocket planes".  Just 5" long and disappears right in your palm. For easing an edge or a quick trim with something nobody else can hardly even see you work it,
  this is a gem.
  The 101 is the least useable as is, but offers custom possibilities galore. I have customized these little planes into all manner of better tools over the years. Kind of known for it in some circles.
The 118 is a peach. Its "boy proof" meaning you can't break it dropping it onto a concrete floor. It has low angle to handle worse-than-usual grain.
  This is the go-to construction site plane used by all the top professional carpenters I know, who are really in-the-know.
  yours Scott 

Who got em??  Was it one of us?
  They closed for 30, shipped.
Somebody got a stash!
yours Scott

I've already come to appreciate the 118 I got recently.  It's a great little worker, and so is the Sargent version.
I've got three or four of the little 101s (even got one in aluminum), and, yeah, well, but... I still like them, and
once in a while they're the only thing for the job.  But then, the only old tool I don't use is a Neolithic stone ax.

Yep, somebody got a nice price for a nice set of working tools.

Never seen the 118 before, certainly not in the UK. When working on site always worried about dropping my 60 1/2 onto a concrete floor - I'll have to look out for one of these....

Quote from: Billman49 on March 04, 2012, 04:27:53 AM
Never seen the 118 before, certainly not in the UK. When working on site always worried about dropping my 60 1/2 onto a concrete floor - I'll have to look out for one of these....

I've seen a couple show up on eBay since I got mine.

I'm already bidding, but has to be cheap as postage to the UK can more than double the price...