15 Year Old's Snap On/Mac Collection

[JoeyMitch]

Here is my collection of Snap On and Mac tools. All of this cost me less than $100 at garage sales and flea markets!!!!

http://joestoolbox.webs.com/apps/photos/photo?photoid=169845563

 

[kazlx]

Nice job. Just don't loan them out

 

[atwageman]

Excellent! Well done.

 

[OHMS LAW]

I know I'm gonna get grief, but how many 3/8 ratchets do u need?

 

[beerdog]

As many as one can get a good deal on.

 

[JoeyMitch]

I know I'm gonna get grief, but how many 3/8 ratchets do u need?

Last time I counted, I had 19 lol.

 

[Turbo_Prop]

Good job kid.

 

[OHMS LAW]

Awesome, I'm just jealous

 

[woody 73]

Holy Batman when I your age I had maybe a stack of playboys, baseball cards,comic books a few craftsman tools and maybe a date for the week...Looks like a killer tool collection good job!

 

[e-tek]

Great start! I still have my first Craftsman set and box, which I bought at 14 yo from working at the flea market.

What are you going to be using them on?

 

[AZ_Catskinner]

You are doing good there. I wish I'd been smart enough to invest more in tools as a teenager than I did in beer and partying!!

 

[sr71]

Good start Joey ....I started collecting when I was 14 or 15 as well. If you need a tool..buy it ...you'll need it again. Can't say I got too hung up on snap on or mac but I do have a pile of well used tools. Garage sales is a great way to collect

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

Nice. Better if you could post pics here rather than direct us to a website, though.

 

[slip knot]

Thats a pretty good start on the Snappy addiction. good job!

 

[96snma]

19? you dont need that many as there are probably several duplicates. Why dont you try and sell some of the ones that you did really well on at a profit. That way you can afford new or more.

 

[85camaro]

All that for less than a hundred bucks? How come I can't ever find any idiots?

 

[Patrick123]

Wish I would have started buying used tools at your age - good job

 

[OHMS LAW]

Don't ever get married.

 

[JoeyMitch]

19? you dont need that many as there are probably several duplicates. Why dont you try and sell some of the ones that you did really well on at a profit. That way you can afford new or more.

I'm actually fifteen but how can you pass up a $1 Snap On wrench or socket

 

[Big-Foot]

I think he was talking about your 19 ratchets... Keep scooping up those deals son.. Good job!!!!

 

[JoeyMitch]

Oh ok 19 ratchets!!! I get it. I work in a saltwater environment so I use the cheap ones when I could possibly drop it in the water

 

[CWP1616L]

You're off to a good start. Hopefully you'll realize at a young age that cheap tools are a waste of time and money; a lot of 50 year olds don't even understand that.

 

[Laker]

Keep it up kid, they will never depreciate, and are a good hedge against inflation.

 

[JoeyMitch]

Thanks guys!! I think I'm an addict

 

[jchetty]

Great job. Now you are making me wonder if I missed any deals by driving by garage sales

Don't be afraid to use them. Just clean them afterwards. I won't even lay mine on concrete or any surface other than a towel or cardboard. Don't subject them to excessive abuse. Thant includes lending them out

 

[JoeyMitch]

Great job. Now you are making me wonder if I missed any deals by driving by garage sales

Funny you say that. On our way home from the dump, I saw a sign that said garage sale TOOLS TOOLS TOOLS!!! Thought if we should stop but said they're probably gone since it was 1pm and started at 7am. Got home, checked Craigslist, and sure enough the address with the tool sign had an ad with all Snap On tools and a BIG toolbox. Now I am kicking myself so hard!!!!!

 

[frankush]

Sell what you don't need and make a profit. More money to spend on new finds. Before you know it, you'll have more stuff than you have the room to store it in.

 

[hifi_hokie]

Buy as much as you can before you start spending it on whisky and women.

From there, it's all downhill.

 

[wornoutoldman]

Are you MickeyO's long lost son?

 

[Southern]

Nice start, but you really should sell some of those duplicates. Use the money to buy more good deals on tools of which you don't already have 10.

 

[JoeyMitch]

Yeah I think I'm going to sell some wrenches and sockets because I have duplicates or they're not from a set. Just gotta put 'em on eBay. If I have time lol

 

[03protege]

I am green with envy, amazing deals there.

 

[sberry]

Keep it up kid, they will never depreciate, and are a good hedge against inflation.

Right down to a dollar.

At a dollar a tool they dont. New they do.

 

[Laker]

Right down to a dollar.

At a dollar a tool they dont. New they do.

Of course... His used $100 stash will only appreciate

 

[JoeyMitch]

When my parents ask why I buy so many tools I say: "I'm doing what my financial teacher said for me to do; increasing my net worth" lol

 

[yjWrangler]

$100? Seems a little too good to be true.

 

[JoeyMitch]

$100? Seems a little too good to be true.

Dead serious. The most expensive thing there is that red wrench set that I paid $15 for.