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Stanley No. 3 bench plane prices

What Stanley No. 3 bench planes actually sell for, from 151 recorded sales and 9 listings for sale now.

Sold prices

Median sold
$110
Most sell for
$89–$135
Sales on record
151
For sale now
9
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For sale now (9)

4 of these 9 are priced under what this tool usually sells for.

Compared with 151 recorded sales: “typical” is the middle half of sale prices; the percentage is against the median. Condition and completeness vary — check the listing.

Stanley No. 3 by type

Stanley-pattern bench planes are dated by type study. Sales where the listing gave enough detail to place the type are broken out here.

TypeSalesMedian sold
Type 25too few
Type 41too few
Type 96too few
Type 103too few
Type 1123$100
Type 125too few
Type 1314$120
Type 145too few
Type 156too few
Type 1640$100
Type 174too few
Type 184too few
Type 1920$125
Where 151 recorded sales landed. The band spans the middle half; the line is the median.
1 sale3 sales2 sales6 sales2 sales27 sales8 sales21 sales7 sales11 sales17 sales10 sales7 sales6 sales7 sales7 sales3 sales1 sale1 sale2 sales1 sale1 salemedian $110$100$250270
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$110151$1108
Marketplaces—$48.9362
Forum classifieds—$501

These are different markets, not a contradiction. Dealers list restored, checked tools and price accordingly; marketplaces carry everything from collector-grade down to parts. Compare within a row, not across the table.

Asking prices

Median asking
$50
Most ask
$38.39–$75
Listings
71

Asking prices run higher than sold prices. Sellers post hopefully, and unsold listings linger; treat the sold figures above as the real signal.

About Stanley No. 3 bench planes

Stanley is an American toolmaker based in New Britain, Connecticut, and its hand tool lines dominated the trade from the late 19th century through the mid 20th. The Bailey-pattern bench planes shown here, from the small No. 2 smoother up through the No. 5 1/2 jack, are the core of that output, alongside block planes, combination and plow planes, braces, router planes, rules and gauges. Value tracks model scarcity and completeness: small castings like the No. 2 and full combination planes with their cutters bring more than common No. 4 and No. 5 sizes, Sweetheart-era marks on irons and saw plates add a premium, and items still boxed, such as a No. 49 auger bit gauge, outrank worn users with pitting, cracks or replaced parts.

The 151 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (129), Ted Dawson Antique Tools (13), Jim Bode Tools (6) and 1 other source, and run from 2020 to 2026; 24 closed in the last twelve months.

Recorded sales

The 24 most recent of 151 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Fine Type 11 STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Tools2026-10-12$125
Excellenet WWII Era Stanley no. 3 Small Smooth PlaneHyperkitten2026-10-06$65
Fine STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2026-10-03$89
Early STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2026-09-07$89
Excellent Pre-WWII Stanley no. 3 Small Smooth PlaneHyperkitten2026-08-25$70
Early STANLEY No. 3C Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2026-07-08$89
Near Mint in Box STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Tools2026-06-29$175
Near Mint in Box STANLEY No. 3C Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2026-06-21$175
Near Mint in Box STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2026-06-20$145
Early STANLEY No. 3 Smooth Plane Type 11Jim Bode Value Guide2026-05-20$89
Fine Sweetheart STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Tools2026-05-02$125
Extra Fine STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Tools2026-04-30$125
Stanley no. 3 Small Smooth PlaneHyperkitten2026-04-26$60
Extra Fine STANLEY No. 3 Smooth Plane in Original BoxJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$149
Fine STANLEY No. 3C Plane Near Mint in BoxJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$185
AlLL ORIGINAL COVETED TYPE 11 STANLEY NO. 3 SMOOTH PLANETed Dawson Antique Tools2026-03-04$95
Premium STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2026-01-16$150
FINE STANLEY SWEETHEART NO. 3 SMOOTH PLANE - ORANGE FROG SIDESTed Dawson Antique Tools2025-12-22$135
Premium STANLEY SWEETHEART No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2025-12-20$115
Fine Type 11 STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2025-12-07$125
Extra Fine STANLEY No. 3C Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2025-11-11$89
FINE STANLEY SWEETHEART NO. 3 SMOOTH PLANE - TYPE 13 WITH DECAL!Ted Dawson Antique Tools2025-10-21$135
Fine STANLEY No. 3 Smooth PlaneJim Bode Value Guide2025-10-17$89
Excellent User Type 11 STANLEY No. 3 Smooth Plane with Hock Iron UpgradeJim Bode Value Guide2025-10-15$89

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Updated 2026-10-13.