Pretty good day that got threatened by some light drizzle that was not in anyone's forecast.
Only one early sale (7:30) but it was he main event and the main frustration; I was competing against two "re-seller Pros" (Low ball wonders too) for every box that came out.
Three of us digging and they took the "Grab most of it and sort later" tactics. THEN as they tossed stiff back in literally on top of my hands as I continued to dig (and made some good finds), I swore at one of them for that ****, and I'm going to be much more aggressive/defensive the next time they try that garbage. I'm lucky to still have all my fingers... If they go too much further and actually injure me, the may find them selves under arrest for assault & battery. (Can you tell I'm pissed?
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In any case, despite then getting the lions share, I did OK.
CL440, and 420 (Champ Dearment), Porto, No name (left Laser retc n gone?), Proto Circlip pliers, P.T. Co Piers, and decent but no name needle nose, KD brake shoe tool, Mini Pry bat, no name wood chisel, Irwin adn Mac drivers, and a Fuller Brush, wire brush!
Chain saw file, Proto, Mahews, Craftsman, and Old Forge punches, Air gauge, mag top bit driver extension mag top stick, secl centering drill bit tool SF worlds fair ice pic (almost certainly a copy) 3 brass auto punches all working..., Craftsman mini Try square, Cain Capet cutting knife (always wanted one of these) Schrade Unckle Henry pocket knife barely used never been sharpened, V-Tech knife, 3 prong plug and a HUGE chuck key. The Fiskars Pruners have the rolling grip for the fingers. This one is right handed; I got one last year that was left handed.so now I can do double fisted pruning!
Mostly craftsman and mostly Metric! (The pros were not grabbing so maybe without the Sears warranty so handy, they don't sell as well?
)The 5 up front were the only SAE. The ratchet wrench is 14MM Blue point, one CM and one Easco (RHFT) 1/4" ratchets, an rebuild kit for something (was still on the box and bag) and 2 4" adjustables - Diamoloy, and Crescent - almost missed the Metric Allan's. -Almost gfogot the bag, NOS Craftsman 5 pc metric set from 10-14 mm.
Sockets! Lower right are all craftsman from the deeps downm, al but the front row metric, cornwell inpacts above that, then 2 Snap-on with 2 extensions, and Mac (impacts to the left), Williams, SK on top with the extension, a socket for a sensor or brake switch, 3 thorsen, Indestro extwnsion adn both SAE adnMM sockets, Proto/Plvmb, then three wrenches, I misse in the other pic, Craftsman and Proto.
Klein Swedish made hacksaw, with a 45deg mounting position for the blade, and extra blades in the main frame tube, Lead Hammer, an "ABC" bodt hammer, (I wonder if some Asian co. took that from Anybody But China?
), and a lighter version < 2 lbs?) of the hewing hatchet by AmericanAx? - Glassport PA.? (American AX Co, turn of the century company! 1889-1921? )
And lastly for this stop, a B&D bit driver set, Dog leash screw that will go into camping as another high wind, soft soil stake, a 24" long SO speeder! and a True Craft breaker that I literally had in my hand and one of the pros tried to pull it from me. He lost...
It wasn't the tool so much as the principle...
The young lady giving me a price had just had a long discussion with one of the pros, about prices, he tried to bulldoze her down adn she stuck up for her price! He'd gotten a steal of a deal from her grandmother earlier an tried to use that to get her down, and she told him basically "take it or leave it - My grandmother gave you way too low a price I'm not budging!"
My Price? She asked $32, I countered $30 and she said $31, We both laughed saying "its a garage sale!" and I gave her the $31.
Later sales next:
