Craftsman speed ratchet

[joel_400]

I've got a guy who says he may have a Craftsman speed ratchet for the wife's collection. What would be a decent, fair, price to offer him for it? I looked on Ebay a bit and didn't realize what they want on there, nor would I pay that! I figure somebody on here will chime in on a price that seems fair for both of us!
Joel

 

[Jim C.]

Depending on condition, nice ones can go for $125 or higher.

Jim C.

 

[joel_400]

Thank you for your input! I just wanted to know a fair price in case he did or did not have something in mind. Try to keep it fair on both ends!
Joel

 

[Jim C.]

The one you’re looking at isn’t mint, but it’s nice, so it might be less, but generally they average about $100. That‘s going from mint condition examples down to user grade examples. The two depicted below are probably in the $125 ++ range for comparison purposes.
Jim C.

 

[joel_400]

That picture was just an example. I have yet to see rhe one I'm talking about. I ran into an old friend of my Uncles while I had a handful of old ratchets and he just started telling me about this " weird Craftsman ratchet" so I found a pic to verify what he's telling me.
Joel

 

[ecotec]

That picture was just an example. I have yet to see rhe one I'm talking about. I ran into an old friend of my Uncles while I had a handful of old ratchets and he just started telling me about this " weird Craftsman ratchet" so I found a pic to verify what he's telling me.
Joel

There are a few variations. I have seen a couple different handle colors.

Mine has the black handle and the copper tone finish on the selector.

I knew nothing about these until I saw them on GJ years ago. Not long after reading about these ratchets, I found one on the last day of an estate sale. A cardboard poster was leaning against the open door of a top box. So I moved the poster to see if anything good was behind the door… 3 days of guys looking for tools… and nobody found it…

I have barely touched it since the day I bought it other than to take the occasional picture of it.