Craftsman ratchet help.

[Nik]

Anyone know what the heck this ratchet is called?

Nik

 

[nissan_crawler]

expensive...

 

[PowderKeg]

Usually called a speeder ratchet.

 

[bchee]

don't know the exact name, but they're not worth very much. I'll give you $10 for it

 

[Nik]

That's good to know as I'm looking to buy one. A fellow motorhead posted it on another site and I've decided I HAVE to have one. If someone is selling one, hit me up..............

Nik

don't know the exact name, but they're not worth very much. I'll give you $10 for it

 

[bchee]

oops, well, in that case good luck. There are 3 active auctions on ebay. Cheapest one starts at $75.
One has a BIN for $140, another for $125

 

[Diesel-Mech]

I haven't seen one go for less than $60 yet.

 

[cruiser808]

don't know the exact name, but they're not worth very much. I'll give you $10 for it

 

[Blacknwhitepit]

Here is some old info.

An old link

Here is a posting of the 1960 Craftsman Catalog, It states in the Catalog that it is a new tool. Oddly enough, there is no mention of it in the 1964 Catalog!

HERBRAND made one Similar to it.

ALLOY ARTIFACTS HERBRAND

HERE'S MINE! - Link to Thread

-BWP

 

[Uncle Buck]

Ya know it is interesting, it seems some of those Crafty speeders had blue handles, and others had black handles.

 

[DragPack69]

I agree w/ bchee, not worth what ebay is asking, I`ll up it to $15

John

 

[Tool Pants]

I call it an egg beater.

Problem is one recently sold on ebay for $155.25.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=330299173530

But if you look at the bid history there were just 2 dicks that jacked the price up that high.

So now everyone on ebay with an egg beater Craftsman ratchet thinks they should get at least $155.25, because the last one on ebay sold for that.

 

[caper]

Actually UB I think they're all blue but they look black in the pics,the blue gets really dark with age and use,mine looks black but its actually blue but you have to look really close.

 

[jdcompman]

$4.98 That's only 4000% appreciation

 

[J.A.F.E.]

$4.98 That's only 4000% appreciation

According to the CPI inflation calculator

http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl

$4.98 1960 is worth $35.74 2008

 

[old salvage]

But if you look at the bid history there were just 2 dicks that jacked the price up that high.
So now everyone on ebay with an egg beater Craftsman ratchet thinks they should get at least $155.25, because the last one on ebay sold for that.

 

[DragPack69]

Yea $35 to $50 I can handle, I`m not into letting someone get rich over a ratchet,
I`ll keep looking.Just one more reason I won`t do fleabay.

John

 

[Brad54]

The first time I ever saw one was at the Webster swap meet in Floriduh. The guy had several tables full of tools, and that one was on the ratchet pile. I picked up a bunch of different tools--sockets, extensions, Vise grips, C-clamps--and that ratchet. Went up to pay, and said "How much for the ratchet." The guy looks at me and says "Oh, that's not for sale."
????
"What do you mean 'it's not for sale'?"
"I just put it out there, but it's not for sale."
"Oh. I thought this was a swap meet, where people brought stuff they wanted to sell. Guess not." I set down my pile of tools and walked away.

Nothing pisses me off more than some tool bringing something to a swap meet and then saying "Oh, it's not for sale." THEN LEAVE IT HOME!

Since then, I've seen them on ebay, and as others have said, the prices border on loony. I can't see spending that much money on a conversation piece for the tool box. It's interesting, but I really can't see a situation where I would use it. Maybe there are a couple of practical applications, but certainly not enough to justify spending a Franklin or more on one.

-Brad