any Craftsman tool collectors?

[Doc1976]

Are there any Craftsman tool collectors out there? I stumbled upon one that I can not find on the internet. It appears to be a manufacturer mistake, the ID stamping of the Craftsman and Forged in USA logos are on the opposite side of the handle from normal. The Forged is on the top and the craftsman on the socket side. I'm no collector, but I do know that sometimes these odd mistakes are sometimes sought after, and I was just wondering if anyone here may be able to shed some light. Do I have a collectors item or just an old ratchet that proves even the USA made ratchets were not the quality we thought?

 

[clubairth]

Can't see the pictures?

 

[American Locomotive]

GJ and Imgur don't play nice together. See if these links work:

 

[Doc1976]

funny, I can see them from my end. are these any better?

 

[oak_park]

It's cool, I've stumbled upon mis-stampings, double stamping on sockets and wrenches. The ding mark on the handle would take away from some of its value to a collector. Maybe 25 to the right person. Thanks for showing it.

 

[Jtels85]

That’s definitely unique. Hang onto it and like Oak Park said, I also don’t see anyone paying more than $25. I’ve run across Craftsman USA sockets that were stamped on the hex end, not the drive end.

Ya know who really loves errors (mistakes)? Hot Wheels collectors.

 

[Doc1976]

That’s definitely unique. Hang onto it and like Oak Park said, I also don’t see anyone paying more than $25. I’ve run across Craftsman USA sockets that were stamped on the hex end, not the drive end.

Ya know who really loves errors (mistakes)? Hot Wheels collectors.

That's funny, I was posting about this elsewhere and made the comment that if this were a hot wheels car it would be worth thousands.

 

[ezover]

That’s definitely unique. Hang onto it and like Oak Park said, I also don’t see anyone paying more than $25. I’ve run across Craftsman USA sockets that were stamped on the hex end, not the drive end.

Ya know who really loves errors (mistakes)? Hot Wheels collectors.

and card collectors