I think he has this lot priced a bit high, but he might take $4800
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAILROAD-BR...038420?hash=item2810b5bfd4:g:EjIAAOxy9ERSRKa3
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAILROAD-BR...038420?hash=item2810b5bfd4:g:EjIAAOxy9ERSRKa3
$5895 or make offer. LOL
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Richard Cranium
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Not sure if you could get him down that far, But good luck..lol
454ragtop
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Have to laugh, if this idiot could find another to give him $5895 for this, he should pay the shipping, drive them across the country himself, whatever it takes.
MissileBear
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7 people are watching the auction. Oy.
In the words of my wife, whenever you see a crazy auction with watchers: "They are watching because they have the same junk, and want to see if any idiots buy it, so they can list theirs!"
MissileBear
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Funny you mention that...about 3 minutes after I posted, I started thinking "I wonder how much I could get on Ebay for that flea market box-o-tools I picked up a few months ago....."
thehorse13
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I have to admit, one of the simple pleasures in life that I enjoy is watching crazy people try to sell their stuff on Ebay. The reasoning they provide for setting the price is the best free entertainment on Earth.
PelicanPines
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I would give him $50 for the trunk... at a yard sale... if he threw in the Chisel...
Provincial
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Typical Oregon yard sale price.
Roberts210
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He just picked it up at an estate sale for $100 over the weekend.
jeeper46
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You have to admit, what those old-timers could build with that box of hand tools was amazing.
toolmiser
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Watching is free, how many have grabbed their wallets?
Not that the stuff is anywhere near that valuable in its current condition, but if you were to buy it all brand new (USA made), all that stuff may be a $3k or so in value.
Not that's worth that now. He's probably asking 15x too much.
Some of these kunckleheads think their stuff is gold plated. I saw a bunch of signs for a mancave/garage sale. Get there, and the prices are all ebay prices. And not "sold" prices either. His prices are the same as the prices for items that never sell because they're too pricey.
He had a 1980's Honda 50cc minibike. He wanted $1,500 for it. It didn't even start up without a shot of starting fluid into the carb. Huge dent in the tank, holes in the seat.
Not that's worth that now. He's probably asking 15x too much.
Some of these kunckleheads think their stuff is gold plated. I saw a bunch of signs for a mancave/garage sale. Get there, and the prices are all ebay prices. And not "sold" prices either. His prices are the same as the prices for items that never sell because they're too pricey.
He had a 1980's Honda 50cc minibike. He wanted $1,500 for it. It didn't even start up without a shot of starting fluid into the carb. Huge dent in the tank, holes in the seat.
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Private Lugnutz
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Before we start painting with too wide of a vintage Osborn brush here, I will simply note that there are vintage collectible tool-sets valued close to this range.
WWII tool-sets, for example, including a Corps of Engineers carpenter's kit in its original box, have fetched upwards of $1,500. And the bigger Signal Corps tool-sets such as the TE-9 in their original cases fetch much more. But they all have excellent provenance. Original markings and/or documents (often a contents label still inside the box that is dated and marked by the service, branch or corps) that can be verified by photographs, figures, and nomenclature lists in published manuals proving its authenticity and its vintage.
Moving into the civilian world, a very similar situation exists for Bell System tools and kits, which are almost as well documented.
The problem with this set isn't so much the condition of the tools as much as there is no provenance of any kind. Which RR? Which RR tool-set? And where is the documentation that substantiates its name and contents? There is no way to know if any of these tools were original to the chest or of the entire set is original to a railroad company.
WWII tool-sets, for example, including a Corps of Engineers carpenter's kit in its original box, have fetched upwards of $1,500. And the bigger Signal Corps tool-sets such as the TE-9 in their original cases fetch much more. But they all have excellent provenance. Original markings and/or documents (often a contents label still inside the box that is dated and marked by the service, branch or corps) that can be verified by photographs, figures, and nomenclature lists in published manuals proving its authenticity and its vintage.
Moving into the civilian world, a very similar situation exists for Bell System tools and kits, which are almost as well documented.
The problem with this set isn't so much the condition of the tools as much as there is no provenance of any kind. Which RR? Which RR tool-set? And where is the documentation that substantiates its name and contents? There is no way to know if any of these tools were original to the chest or of the entire set is original to a railroad company.
Also a problem with this is most of it is miss matched items. Hedge clippers wool shears and the ice tongs pop right out as not belonging.
It just looks like a bunch of random items that filled up a chest over many decades.
Private Lugnutz
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Thanks for pointing that out, Marty. I didn't look closely. If he's just trying to fob off a bunch of old tools as something it's not I am sorry I wasted even this much time commenting.
Private Lugnutz
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I picked this box up this weekend. This thing is made of heavy gauge steel and I love the simple clasp and swivel handle. The "NYNH&HRR" stamping on the bottom stands for New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad. It was established in 1872 and went defunct in 1968. I was planning on using it. Maybe I'll throw some heavy duty 1960's vintage tools in here and list in on eBait instead! 
Tynee
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I'll give him this: It's a much more interesting collection of tools than what people list on CL for $250 around here. I cannot wrap my brain around why people re-post the same ad with one photo of an 8 year old plastic tool box from Wal-Mart full of tools from Dollar Tree every other day for MONTHS. It's a beffudlement to me...
This one is my current favorite in my area:
http://lexington.craigslist.org/tls/5904597843.html
This one is my current favorite in my area:
http://lexington.craigslist.org/tls/5904597843.html
MissileBear
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Do the plastic flowers come with the table though...that could be a make or break type situation.