This is just plain crazy
http://cgi.ebay.com/John-Deere-14-P...ryZ29527QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/John-Deere-14-P...ryZ29527QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Ebay Auction Out Of Control
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bigjon
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Are these genuine bidders?
I have set of John Deere open ended spanners I should sell.
Junkman
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You will see it re listed next week, or there will be a lot of bid retractions in the end...
jwith68
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Never underestimate the power of Junk Deere's marketing department to make people do stoopid things with their money.
Uncle Buck
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They look like Wright, or Bonney wrenches to me. Insane!
SocketDeviler
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Anytime we have something that sells for that much but shouldn't it's because the winning bidder's account was hijacked or their "kid did it."
eschoendorff
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I'd bet taht those are Bonney wrenches...
If you were to go to a JD dealership today and buy wrenches, they'd be made in Taiwan or China IIRC.
Damn, I know that JD stuff is popular but that's crazy!!! There has to be something fishy going on.
BTW, I was kicking myself because I saw a similar JD set (10-12 piece?) set a while back for $60 but I didn't have any money on me. When I went back they said it was a mistake and jacked up the price to like $99, which was out of my budget. I thought it was just me so I sent my wife in the next day and they said the same thing. I'm still pissed off at those bastards so I won't go back to that particular pawn shop.
I believe those are Bonney wrenches.
BTW, I was kicking myself because I saw a similar JD set (10-12 piece?) set a while back for $60 but I didn't have any money on me. When I went back they said it was a mistake and jacked up the price to like $99, which was out of my budget. I thought it was just me so I sent my wife in the next day and they said the same thing. I'm still pissed off at those bastards so I won't go back to that particular pawn shop.
I believe those are Bonney wrenches.
billymade
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Look like Bonney to me; some of my older Matco wrenches look like Bonney too!
eschoendorff
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That's fine. You still have your money... they can eat their inventory.
Then again, some dumb ******* will probably pay that just because of the John Deere name....
Brandon_Lutz
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When did the John Deere name become so famous in pop culture is what I want to know. I see people running around all the time now with JD belt buckles, hats, shirts, license plates, et?. And these are all people that you know have never seen a John Deere tractor, plow, cultivator, sub soiler, etc in person.
Heck I grew up on the farm, and the only John Deere thing you saw besides the actual equipment was the hat the local dealer gave us when we purchased stuff, or when they sent us the annual Christmas "Thank You" package.
Now I see JD stuff EVERYWHERE.
Heck I grew up on the farm, and the only John Deere thing you saw besides the actual equipment was the hat the local dealer gave us when we purchased stuff, or when they sent us the annual Christmas "Thank You" package.
Now I see JD stuff EVERYWHERE.
eschoendorff
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I noticed that the JD marketing machine really kicked into high gear sometime in the 1990s.... or maybe it had always been there and I just wasn't paying attention...
John Deere bidders are just as crazy and Harley and Snap On bidders
That is a set made by Utica - Bonney in the late 70 - early 80's and in good shape go high. Expect this set to be placed as part of a display-parade tractor or pickup all era correct instead of being used.
I have seen the new made in Taiwan ones with some buyers without knowledge of the what was made here or there go over what I can buy new Snap On for off the website.
That is a set made by Utica - Bonney in the late 70 - early 80's and in good shape go high. Expect this set to be placed as part of a display-parade tractor or pickup all era correct instead of being used.
I have seen the new made in Taiwan ones with some buyers without knowledge of the what was made here or there go over what I can buy new Snap On for off the website.
cruiser808
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This reminds me of the recent Snap-on hard handle screwdriver auctions I've been bidding on. I've as much chance of winning one of these as a one-legged man in an *** kicking contest.
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