Craigslist has multiple planers, Los Angeles area

[Mark Gibney]

Browsing the local craigslist here in LA I see there is an inordinate number of heavy duty planers for sale -

15" General Intl helical head $2,900
22" Powermatic helical head $6,000
16" Oliver helical head $3,800
20" Grizzly single phase $2,200
15" Grizzly $950
24" American Woodworking Machine Co $899 (extreme project!)
36" Oliver $6,000
15" Transpower helical head $1,400
20" Craftsman $1,200
18" Crescent $1,995
20" Grizzly $2,800
24" Oliver 299-D $3,000

I don't know what's going on, and I'm not in the market for a planer, but that number of planer for sale at one time is not something I remember seeing before.
Thought it may be of interest to someone.

cheers, Mark

[James Jayko]

A 36" Oliver planer???

Got if I had the space...220...3 phase power...

[Rick Potter]

Slider table saws are getting more commonly seen also.

[Patrick Kane]

Depending on the condition, both of those Olivers are good prices. People usually bid up the 299s at auction. Im sure they are great planers, but i question spending $6,000+ on a used machine that could be approaching its 90th birthday. I bid on a few over the years, because it's one of the more compact 24" industrial machines. Also, one of the few 24" industrial machines that came with a 5hp cutterhead motor versus 7.5hp+.

I havent paid as much attention to the used markets recently, but i hope your experience is a sign of things returning back to 'normal' on the used market.

[Bill Dufour]

Link to the American planer for 899. Age is 1898-1925 when American merged with Yates.
Bill D.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/tls/d/canoga-park-belt-drive-24-thickness/7583668156.html

same as this one sorta:
https://hgrinc.com/productDetail/Woodworking/Used-Yates-American-Yates-American-No.-1-12-Wood-Planer/01231710005/

[Tom M King]

Not CL, but it's a good thing I don't have anywhere to put this one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/363959430767

[Jonathan Jung]

Tom, that powermatic has been on eBay for a year or two. I think the owner thinks it's like a porsche barn find or something.