"Cuezilla" wrote in message
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I need some help on pricing a lathe. I have a neighbor with a lathe I
would like to buy. It is a South Bend 9" with a 4 1/2 foot bed. model
A. The numbers are 52034nar10. It will come with a three jaw chuck and
a minimum of tooling. He bought it new in 1964 and it was just a hobby
lathe for him. I plan on paying him exactly what it is worth, I don't
need a good deal. They are friends, in their 80's and could use the
money and I could use the lathe. What would be a fair deal from one
person to another not a dealer price. Thank you

Condition and tooling make a big difference, as these sales records
harvested from Ebay show:

South Bend Lathe Model A,4-1/2'Gap Bed,9-1/2" $1,350.00 (res.not met)
07-2000
Southbend 9" x 28" Model A $1,250.00 04-2001
9" South Bend Lathe 3 FT Bed $1,180.00 (res.not met) 12-2000
SOUTH BEND MODEL A , 3.5 FOOT BED $1,500.00 (buy it now) 11-2001
SOUTH BEND METAL LATHE 4 1/2 FT BED Model A $750 11-2000
Model A South Bend Lathe 9" Swing, 4 1/2' Bed, 36" Centers $860.00
05-2001
Southbend Lathe, Model A, 9" swing, 36" bed $561.00 10-2001
9" South Bend Bench Lathe 4-1/2ft. bed, $466.00 11-2001
South Bend 9 inch metal lathe $577.99 02-2002
SOUTHBEND MODEL A LATHE $2,225.00 05-2002
South Bend 9" Metal Lathe $1,212.97 06-2002
9x32 inch SouthBend Lathe $661.00 12-2002
SOUTH BEND MODEL "A" LATHE 24" CENTER $1,250.00 07-2003

Based on these, I agree that $1000 would be a reasonable number for a
lightly used machine with basic tooling. Ebay is of course a big market
compared to your local town, but then again Ebay's buyers often are going to
pay significant shipping fees. Also, I think South Bend equipment gets a
premium compared to other U.S. manufacturers due to name recognition.

Carl Joplin