Vintage Stuff: How much do you think it's worth?

[superautobacs]

I saw this add on my local Craigslist and offered him a price. Got a reply back from him saying it's already sold. Guess how much it apparently got sold for.
Here are the pics from Craigslist:

 

[lbgradwell]

Hmm. It's a brand that I don't have an example of in my collection (& I want one), it's in really good condition and even has the original box. Can't tell from the photo, but might even be NOS...

I'd have paid him C$20-25. You'll probably say it went for more & that's a bit surprising as P&C is not a well-known brand (anymore) as it's long been forgotten...

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

With instructions and a good box. Maybe $40.00 tops.

-BWP

 

[superautobacs]

It's a brand that I've come across a few times at pawn shops here and I do have a single combo. wrench. You're right that the name doesn't really come to surface even in this forum, and so therefore, it shouldn't fetch a high dollar.

Let's just say you'd be surprised at the price it got bought for.

 

[Hiball]

7 bucks. ??

 

[superautobacs]

I thought I was a low-baller for offering $10.

 

[sk farmer]

i have the same plier marked proto. no packaging but very good condition. i am curious to know the price. asked for some info on it a while back but did not get a whole lot. it can be found on alloy artifacts.

 

[superautobacs]

Well, the seller told me it sold for..... [drum rolling] .....








$500.00 US.

 

[lbgradwell]

$500.00 US.

Shite! That's just nuts. I guess some collector just "had to have it"...

 

[superautobacs]

I still can't get to grips with that; that someone would pay that kinda money for something like that. ....did I mention the word "that" too many times there?

I guess to each their own ... whatever floats their boat.

 

[duke5572]

Seller is lying. Unless that thing is about 72" long.

Though I suspect the seller's nose is approximately that size...

 

[fatfillup]

That is crazy.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Well, the seller told me it sold for..... [drum rolling] .....








$500.00 US.

He's pulling your leg.

 

[petty4243]

probably 500 bucks from anigerian scammer... lol....

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

probably 500 bucks from anigerian scammer... lol....

You could be right....... I just bought a tool off craigslist and the seller told me he was contacted by a scammer. He had never heard of the scammers before and how they work. He was told he would be sent a check for $1000 for a item he was trying to sell for $150. All he had to do was send back $500.

Its surprising to me that more people still don't know about the scammers.

-BWP

 

[hguerrero]

ouch...that's sounds like a lot of cash for a lot of nothing...

 

[sk farmer]

since mine is not quite so complete. i will sell mine for slightly less. pm if anyone is interested.......!!!!!!!!!!?????????

 

[Tool Pants]

Here is a vise-grip I bought a few months ago.

 

[superautobacs]

Nice! Even comes with the original receipt! Is there a date on it?

I must ask: did you pay an arm and leg for that?

 

[porschedude996TT]

Here is a vise-grip I bought a few months ago.

Now that is cool. List price $2.45 and sold for 80 cents, and 3 cent tax (3.75% TAX).

Hey whatever happened to the "Cents" Key on my keyboard???

13-FEB-61, when a dollar was a dollar!

 

[Tool Pants]

The Peterson price tag is $2.45 and the Skaggs Drug Center price sticker on the box is $1.89. The Skaggs receipt is for 80 cents plus tax, so I guess it was on sale. Since I have the receipt maybe I should try to take it back....

I found it on ebay when I was looking for USA made vise-grips. $10.51 plus $8.40 to ship.

 

[Major Ramifications]

To the OP, I was thinking it is worth $10. If he really got $500, it was from a scammer. I have had scammers contact me numerous times dealing with Craigslist.

To Tool Pants, you got one heck of a deal. That is one tool that even I wouldn't use, and I am not into tool collecting for the sake of collecting.