Craftsman Ratcheting Screwdriver 47144 WF U

[stevec5]

What's up with these screwdrivers ? are they better than the other name brands? The folks on ebay are getting upwards of $75 for a used screwdriver.

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[Fedwrench]

Nope, nothing special there. There are certain Craftsman items from their made in the USA period that for some unknown reason, command crazy money on Ebay. It's not that the tool was that outstanding. I think someone here coined the phrase Craftsman mania to explain it. Personally, I've benefitted from Craftsman mania by selling some Craftsman professional series pliers, RHFT flex head ratchets, and some fully polished wrenches at probably five times the Sears list price on Ebay. It was just ridiculous what people paid
If you're looking for a ratcheting screwdriver, avoid the Ebay crazies and get a Williams or Titan ratcheting screwdriver at a much lower price.

 

[RTM]

Dang, I have that one in a box at work. Really nothing spectacular.

 

[Lesserstore]

Those were made in Taiwan and imported by WF, not US made like the seller is claiming. When I looked on ebay to confirm that it was, the NOS one that I took the info from was $130. I have no clue as to why they are this expensive especially since it's not US made Craftsman, and even if it was it would still be high in my book.

 

[Jtels85]

They were going for around $20-40 on eBay no more than a year ago, then they disappeared. I was trying to find one and waited forever for another to pop up. When it did, the seller was asking $99.99 in the original retail packaging and I had a “watch” on it, hoping for a price drop. Someone actually bought it for $99.99 a few days later and therefore, a star was born. Now everyone is asking crazy money for them and getting it.

There’s your reason.

 

[justintendo]

Ive had one of these in my work tools for a long time..they are solid for sure..but are basically a heavier clunkier version of a snap on unit.

 

[qqzj]

Each Craftsman premium ratchet is more than $200. That's like double a snap on. The market for collection settles on Craftsman. Comparable stuff from even better brands are left in dust. Few people care about nos usa husky, used SK wright etc. Used snap on are still expensive but the price can never be higher than new ones

 

[Renegade1LI]

Only worth what people will pay, I just shake my head sometimes and say why.

 

[Jacobson]

Lots of stupid people out there.

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[ztkl40a]

I know this is a few years after the question was asked, but I have that specific screwdriver, and it actually is my favorite screwdriver in my toolbox. Not $100 good, but a nice, solid tool.

First off, it’s a nice big diameter handle, so you can apply a lot of torque much more easily than most screwdriver handles.

It’s a ratcheting screwdriver with a locked setting. I've had other ratcheting screwdrivers without the locked setting, and it's amazing how useful it is, and how little I used the other ratcheting screwdrivers because of the lack of that feature.

And on the shaft, you can see that little bit of knurling. It’s a nice little feature to twist just the shaft for speedier turning when the torque is low.

It also has bit storage in the handle, but honestly, I never used that.

I'm not saying it's the best screwdriver ever made, and certainly not worth $100. But if you ever come across one at a garage sale for a good price, it's worth it.

 

[neophyte]

I know this is a few years after the question was asked, but I have that specific screwdriver, and it actually is my favorite screwdriver in my toolbox. Not $100 good, but a nice, solid tool.

First off, it’s a nice big diameter handle, so you can apply a lot of torque much more easily than most screwdriver handles.

It’s a ratcheting screwdriver with a locked setting. I've had other ratcheting screwdrivers without the locked setting, and it's amazing how useful it is, and how little I used the other ratcheting screwdrivers because of the lack of that feature.

And on the shaft, you can see that little bit of knurling. It’s a nice little feature to twist just the shaft for speedier turning when the torque is low.

It also has bit storage in the handle, but honestly, I never used that.

I'm not saying it's the best screwdriver ever made, and certainly not worth $100. But if you ever come across one at a garage sale for a good price, it's worth it.

There are ratcheting screwdrivers without a locked setting?
(I gigure there probably are, but most of mine whether from Schroeder in Germany, or Wiha, (which use a different mechanism), or the Stanley/Craftsman, etc, one with the Taiwanese mechanism, all have a locked setting, and this even includes the 100 year old Yankee design used for both fixed, and spiral ratcheting screwdrivers.