Fair price for this jointer?

[Eagan]

By "readily available", I meant that most stores had more than 10 of these and they sat for weeks at the $100 price. I really didn't want two, but the manager talked me into it just to get rid of them.

I agree, a lot of times clearance prices can be hard to find, but this was a rare exception.

My primary point, though, was that the seller may well have only $100 invested - so he may be more negotiable than expected. There is a seller around here that apparently bought several at the $100 price and has been trying to unload them. He started at $250 around the time they went on clearance, now he is down to $125 and apparently is still not selling them.

Too bad nothing around here was one of the "most stores" or I wouldn't be looking for one of these now (grin)

I was hours too late with contacting him.

[jdon]

+1 on fair (not unreasonable) price - unlike this one:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/tls/3002308847.html

Sometimes I wish there were a way to find out what things listed on CL actually end up selling for...

[toolguy1000]

+1 on fair (not unreasonable) price - unlike this one:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/tls/3002308847.html

Sometimes I wish there were a way to find out what things listed on CL actually end up selling for...

$500 for that ancient jointer! i sold one for $50 and was glad to get it. either deludional or fishing for a sucker.

[tommyt654]

I'd offer a C-note and see what happens,Like Woodturner I as well as others here bought several of those. I got mine for $56 and resold 2 of them to make mine free. I only resold them assembled because there's nothing to the assembly,you put on the legs and fire it up. I also purchased and still have a Ridgid that I bought new in the box from HD for $96 2 yrs ago when they were in their Ridgid tool fiasco, Now they are selling them still at the old price of $300+. Hold out for a better deals unless you need one right away and I would look at older 8 inchers before a 6 anyday. They can be had for about what he's asking for his 6 if you are willing to wait and can refurb one.

[jnesmith]

Offer him $200 or less and tell him he can keep that POC mobile base. I had a mobile base just like that one under my router table for awhile and whenever I moved it, it bounced around like a car with bad shocks.

I have several tools on HTC mobile bases, and they all work just fine. I wonder if you got a bad one, or if you possibly assembled it incorrectly.