$400 bucks hammer....on ebay....

[baubau]

I always check ebay for vintage quality hammers...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...0688538242&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT

this is lovely....this hammer must have be diamond plated..

 

[mrholeshot]

I would have sold it for 5 dollars, lol

 

[mkdive]

Holy ****! Must be some strong cool-aid!

 

[padronanniversary]

what makes it so special ?

 

[jhelrey]

He started it at $10.00. Bet he was not expecting that!

 

[toxicz28]

Umm WOW! I don't know what to say.

 

[SCscoutguy]

Wow there must be something about that hammer that we don't know.

 

[ImportTuner]

what makes it so special ?

That's what I want to know ..

 

[mrholeshot]

Only 2 guys in the bidding over 30 dollars. One guy prob put 500 dollars on auto and the other guy is making him pay. It stopped being about the hammer at 30 dollars.

 

[Shadowdog500]

Here is another for $128 with 11 hours to go.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Auto...QptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools#ht_500wt_1182

Must be something about these hammers that we don't know about.

Chris

 

[billymade]

I have one similar to that without a handle!

 

[mrbreezeet1]

I would have sold it for 5 dollars, lol

I know!! I would have too. I might have not even gave 5 dollars for it.....LOL
OMG, and there is 33 bids, and up to $406.00.
For me, looking at the pictures, it don't look like anything special.
That's the trouble sometimes. You don't know what something is worth.
Wonder how many, if any, things I sold for a few bucks, and the people turned around and got big bucks for them?

Thanks, Tony

 

[hofferwood]

My old tack hammer must be worth a bazillion, I'm gonna RETIRE---oops too late!
Chuck

 

[baubau]

Proto auto body hammers are very high quality, great steel, great handle, feels good in your hand...

but these hammers usually sell for $40 to $70...there seems nothing special...steel and wood by Proto....maybe it was used to fix car used in the Green Hornet movie?...

 

[mrholeshot]

It's painfully obvious I don't do bodywork, lol

 

[Vettman]

It must be made of unobtainium

 

[JoeMopar]

Someone will get a lesson in E-Bayconomics 101!

 

[toolmaker1]

That's the super duper special hammer made of depleated uranium. I think Bull must need it to fill his tool board

 

[rsanter]

note to self
start looking fot proto body hammers at the swap meet

bob

 

[mrholeshot]

note to self
start looking fot proto body hammers at the swap meet

bob

No ****, They will end up like Enron stock, lol

 

[Hiball]

Heres your chance to get Rich via our Classifieds. (PS.. Ive already sent him a link to this thread.. LOL)

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=82931&highlight=Proto+1428

Oh Why did he Grind the End.....LOL

 

[mrbreezeet1]

note to self
start looking fot proto body hammers at the swap meet

bob

Yeah, &1, I was thinking the same thing a bit ago.
Thanks Tony

 

[padronanniversary]

makes you wonder if the guy will pay

 

[crewchief888]

just goes to show ya

theres a sucker born every minute.

as bugs bunny once said "what a maroon"

 

[bigdummy30]

i got one just like that in my kit from Harbor Freight

 

[fringeofinsanity]

Totally speechless.

 

[neverenoughtools]

Maybe it has a hollow handle full of drugs ??

 

[welderwink]

Yea this will teach the guy a lesson to not set autobid to a stupid high level. this is funny.

 

[padronanniversary]

the sad thing is the buyer only has feedback of 3. The prior bidder has over 800+ Its going to **** when the new guy does not pay and walks away from his/her ebay account.

 

[oldtools]

what makes it so special ?

It has "USA" on it.

 

[Major Ramifications]

the sad thing is the buyer only has feedback of 3. The prior bidder has over 800+ Its going to **** when the new guy does not pay and walks away from his/her ebay account.

Then the seller would just send a secon chance offer to the second highest bidder. He loses a couple of dollars, but no big deal.

 

[premierplayer]

Government hammer, used on the Space Shuttle.

 

[eborcim]

One or many of the shill bidders are gonna drop out before it ends and leave somebody hangin'

 

[davesnothere]

Thanks for the heads up hiball.
Gonna try and get a piece of that ebay action with mine.
And let it be known, I was not the one who filed down the one end, it came in a lot of hammers that way.

 

[pep]

It must be made of unobtainium

eBaynium.

 

[creativecars]

Wow, I have lots of body hammers, will have to see if I have some $400 ones. Lets see 1proto hammer or a 13 drawer box and new hammer that works just as well.

 

[fordbroncodave]

i bet 1 guy was originally bidding and accidently submitted a $500 bid instead of $50.

if he is a very well known ebay user with good stats he probably set up a dummy account and bid against it so it doesn't hurt his good account

 

[bigdummy30]

Why is everyone assuming there is shill bidding going on??...or is that just the normal reaction when something goes above what they would pay??

If that's the case almost every auction I lost had shill bidding

 

[Bull]

That's the super duper special hammer made of depleated uranium. I think Bull must need it to fill his tool board

Once the Blackhawk insanity is over, I do have a set of nine or ten vintage Proto tool boards to fill. I don't believe there is one for hammers, which is good, because the slot for this particular hammer would never be filled at these prices!

 

[Bigpigdave]

There was a whole group of these Proto hammers from the same seller. They are in almost "like-new" condition. These Proto hammers are some of the nicest metal working hammers that were ever made. I imagine someone bought these for their collectible value and is betting on future value increases, if they don't go up in value they still bought a very, very fine tool.
JMHO, Dave