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I see a lot of guys find old South Bends and the like for $600-800 up north, so I'm not sure if $2500 for an old South Bend (and most don't seem to come with much tooling) is worth it.
A lot of the price difference depends on the condition of the lathe. Here in the mid-west, you can get them from $750 and up. However anything under about $2k in my area would probably make a better boat anchor than lathe.
Personally, I don't rate most of the small old domestic lathes any higher than I do the modern imports even if its in good shape. When you get to 13" the South Bends start becoming appealing.
When I'm looking for old lathes these are what I'm looking for.
Hardinge HLV
http://www.lathes.co.uk/hardinge/
Monarch 10EE
http://www.lathes.co.uk/monarch/page2.html
Colchester Mascot 1600 (40" or 60")
http://www.lathes.co.uk/colchester/page27.html
American Pacemaker (14" with the 18-speed high speed headstock)
http://www.lathes.co.uk/pacemaker/index.html