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In case you are by the price for some reason tempted this thing called a Stanely 204 is not a plane you want to try and learn to use. I have one, and it sorta works but you will probably never get it adjusted right.
If the auctions are being difficult, you can try looking at something like this https://www.amazon.com/Silverline-Hand-Plane-No-blade/dp/B000LFTOE2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1470345169&sr=8-1&keywords=Silverline+planes , this is the model Paul fettles in his blog, recommends as a new starter and uses in the chess board videos. When you get it treat it like an old plane that needs to be restored and you should get a decent plane out of it.