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I have bought a Rapier 043 over ebay.uk some time ago. It’s a copy of the Record version, and from what I gathered before buying it was decent enough. I guess my advice is to make sure the accessories are complete for what you need (cutters, thumbscrews, shoe, rods, etc), mine only has two cutters and while it’s good enough to make a groove for box or drawer bottoms, I wish it came with the narrower cutters to make a snug fit to thinner plywoods. It’s no big issue though and there are workarounds. Eventually the condition of the plane is what sealed the deal, and yes being in SE Asia I do pay more for shipping from UK, but for a small item it’s not so bad.