Craigslist has multiple planers, Los Angeles area

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

A 36" Oliver planer???

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

Slider table saws are getting more commonly seen also.

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.

Link to the American planer for 899. Age is 1898-1925 when American merged with Yates.
Bill D.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sf...583668156.html

same as this one sorta:
https://hgrinc.com/productDetail/Woo...r/01231710005/

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

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

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.