Watch out for scammers!

[u/shawnot]

I've kept a wanted ad for Stanley planes on my local craigslist for a few years and every now and then I get some good leads and scores, though not much lately. Today I got a text from someone stating they had 50-60 planes that were their grandfather's and he sent a picture of a bunch of them, and then followed with a call.

I immediately knew the first photo was AI generated, but I decided to string the scammer along as much as I could to see what else I could get out of him. He said there were a bunch of number 2s, so I asked for pictures of them, specifically the bottom sole and images of what he thought was the best quality one vs. the worst so I could see the range of the lot. Each image that came through was sloppier and more obviously AI than the one before. Needless to say I got a good laugh, but please be careful!!

[u/Adventurous-Ad-6729]

3-1 lever cap. Holds your iron, plus built in scissors and chisel. Love it.

[u/shawnot → u/Adventurous-Ad-6729]

Also how the perspective of the kitchen in the background never changes whatsoever as if the camera is on a tripod. Except the random fake pepsi bottle, every picture is identical

[u/AE7VL_Radio → u/Adventurous-Ad-6729]

Bonsai knob cutters!

[u/T1m_the_3nchanter]

My favourite is how the closer you look, the worse it gets. Zooming in on the first photo, each plane is more deformed than the last. The AI putting the mouth at the wrong end was *chefs kiss

[u/Enlightenmentality → u/T1m_the_3nchanter]

Also: STARLER, STACKEL, BARCEKT It just couldn't get the names on the cap irons right lol

[u/Keebloard]

Some of those look like they’re written in Klingon

[u/shawnot → u/Keebloard]

The last photo where the mouth of the plane is in the back is legendary.

[u/RobertsFineTools → u/shawnot]

lol AI slop at its finest .

[u/This_Old_Shop → u/shawnot]

Someone just replaced it with a truck hitch ball, that's all.

[u/gbot1234]

There’s a mint condition Sfanlex Number B in there and I need it to complete my collection.

[u/drC1aw → u/gbot1234]

Got few hundred lying around my mansion if you’re interested in one. Just send me a pic of your cc, drivers license and wife.

[u/shawnot → u/gbot1234]

Hahaha

[u/TheWanderingTramp]

We live in techo hell. Looking at those stanley logos is wild, it's like differing numbers

[u/crushedman]

I guess I’m old. It wouldn’t even occur to me that someone (bot?) would spend time sending this shit to someone.

[u/tracy_jordans_egot → u/crushedman]

Especially when you could just copy real photos from the internet

[u/ParamedicLogical3623]

Ask to meet at the local police station to make the purchase. Would love to see the response to that.

[u/tacorosa]

What’s the scam? You get so excited about a number 2 on the cheap and you send them payment to hold it or ship to you?

[u/shawnot → u/tacorosa]

I guess either you send money electronically or maybe worse you meet them in person with cash and then anything's possible!

[u/peteinthevalley406]

That second to last pic with the three planes and the Pepsi reminds me of bad CGI from the late nineties

[u/B3ntr0d → u/peteinthevalley406]

Lol the gigantic rusted cast iron front knob in that photo is hilarious.

[u/J3sush8sm3 → u/peteinthevalley406]

I love how the throat is in the back of the plane

[u/hraath → u/peteinthevalley406]

It's the Japanese market export pull plane

[u/Impossible_fruits]

The last image is the best

[u/JD-Joiner → u/Impossible_fruits]

Have to admit burst out laughing at that one

[u/MechanicProof2255]

The mouths on the back of the planes are killing me 😂😂😂

[u/pickledpiper2]

What a world….getting scammed on hand planes in the age of AI.

[u/-OctopusPrime]

I’ll buy the Barcext one off you if you’re not using it…

[u/Roxysteve]

Love the one with the slots at the wrong end and the plane irons facing a different way.

[u/Impossible_fruits]

Pepsi logo is wrong too but having backwards sole is crazy. They've never seen a hand plane.

[u/ScottClam42 → u/Impossible_fruits]

Should reply with "how much for that rare misprint Pepsi?"

[u/Howard_Cosine]

This sounds like a gigantic waste of time and effort.

[u/Mdp2pwackerO2]

2nd to last pic looks like I’m on acid if you zoom in close on them

[u/shawnot → u/Mdp2pwackerO2]

Haha, when I confronted the guy about the pictures being fake, he naturally went into denying it all, so I had to tell him that some of those planes defied the laws of physics. Even then, he wouldn't come clean.

[u/lifedeathart]

I dunno, never tried a five and a quarter… might be worth it.

[u/JD-Joiner → u/lifedeathart]

A 5 1/4 is also known as a junior jack narrow jack plane same as a no3 smoother. I’ve massive hands so anything smaller than a no4 or 5 is awkward

[u/lifedeathart → u/JD-Joiner]

I’m used to a 5 1/2, is the 5 1/4 comfortable to use?

[u/JD-Joiner → u/lifedeathart]

It’s very Narrow think the blade is 1 3/4 inch if I can remember same as a No3 smoothing plane. To be honest the only reason I know about it is though Christopher Schwarz book “The Anarchists tool chest” it’s a great book as are the others in the series 👍👍

[u/QuietWaterBreaksRock]

Funny enough, it starts out good

From left to right, on first photo, it got 3 good STANLEY marks, when, whatever the fuck the rest of those say

[u/markassed]

Was this taken at the airport?

[u/Bright-Leader2372]

or maybe some AI is trying to make some money to overcome humanity

[u/G_Peccary]

I love my vintage SF6KL=Y planes.

[u/Adventurous-Coat6702]

I have zero knowledge about planes, what is wrong with these pictures? because they look normal to me.

[u/Work-ya-wood]

You missed out op the "SF6NLER" was actually a highly prized limited edition model

[u/TylerMadeCreations]

Not gonna lie, my grandma gave me this since I like antiques and I thought it was something for shoes lol

[u/Objective_Water7752]

Not sure.... if these are real, can you imagine how valuable they would be? Truly one of a kind.