When I see what you guys have available on ebay on a regular basis, I wonder why anyone would want to buy new planes.
I've been clipping things off of ebay UK lately thanks to the shipping program, but the shipper sure sucks!! They claim that most of the stuff I've ordered has been at my zip code post office for 6 days and offer no contact point to ask why the packages are not being delivered. Ebay works the same way, the only way I can get customer service is to file a claim against the seller, which would be unfair to them since ebay is the one who arranged the shipping.
At any rate, I've knocked off a record 4 1/2 for 20 quid (something you couldn't come close to finding here) and a nice cast panel plane that is made with nice design, and a gaggle of various branded #4 size planes of english makes to compare to the stanley. If I wasn't loaded up on planes in general, I'd snag a miter plane and a bunch of other stuff, but it would end up being duplicates of what I have (which I guess could be said for the panel plane and the smoother).