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Here’s one you can buy now for under $100 from a moron who doesn’t know the difference between north and south. Maybe worth a purchase for some of us.
Here’s one with a cracked knob for $100 (Buy now).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-STANLEY-NO-71-OPEN-THROAT-ROUTER-PLANE-OCT-29-01/282776761500?hash=item41d6cef49c:g:H0MAAOSwI59aN0Wd
And here’s a Sargent for $100 (buy now).
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sargent-No-62-router-plane-excellent-used-condition-1-2-cutter-like-Stanley-71/142595919468?hash=item2133610e6c:g:GIYAAOSwTQtaFxhb
I bought my router plane about a year ago–it came with 1 cutter and I think I paid about $100. I was frustrated with making poor man’s routers that didn’t seem to hold their set or weren’t perfectly square. I feel more confident using a machined/manufactured product most of the time.