craftsman stainless steel wrench set

[jusridin]

Got these at auction today! I love them! Any info is appreciated , they are marked v and are in amazing shape!

I paid alot for them but I haven't seen these before.

 

[1967lemans]

I do believe that they were made from the early 70s-mid 80's. I think it was some kind of special collectors edition or somthing.

 

[billymade]

Very RARE! Sell them on eBay and make a TON of dough!

Here is a thread about them in the past:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/...=craftsman+stainless+steel+wrenches&showall=1

 

[jusridin]

Thanks billy! Great thread! Got me just a tad excited now!

 

[Mickey O]

The set is worth $25, being a nice guy I'll give you $40 for them.

 

[jusridin]

Mickey you are too nice....

Lol, add a zero

 

[Mickey O]

Mickey you are too nice....

Lol, add a zero

I will add two zeros, $40.00 and one decimal point as a bonus.

 

[jusridin]

Way too kind

 

[Bart Simpson]

I think you may find this auction from a few weeks ago of interest.
Mint set in original packaging.
$418.51 + $12 S&H

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&item=170862316155&nma=true&rt=nc&si=UFyKl5AphrB0d9uRFrrtIFmbbk4%253D&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

 

[jusridin]

Now that's helpful, thanks bart!

 

[chris6278]

Dam those look nice. I want them!

 

[osborn.ozzy]

is it just me or do the box ends look worn out?

 

[nine4gmc]

nuts, those are so badass!!!

 

[jusridin]

is it just me or do the box ends look worn out?

In the pics they do look worn due to the angle and sloped curves, they don't look like they have ever seen a nut though

 

[Outlawmws]

Great Score!

 

[RedFordTruck]

How much did you pay for em?

 

[jusridin]

How much did you pay for em?

More than I have ever paid for a set of wrenches.

thanks outlaw! Always good to get an ataboy from you.

 

[Mickey O]

By reading this you have agreed to give that wrench set to Mickey along with a chocolate shake.*










* legally binding contract.

 

[jusridin]

Your persistent lol,
I do need to recoup my funds and a slight handling fee, but seriously I have had a few beers with them and I need to sell them asap. ( I like their company way too much)

 

[NC-Fordguy]

Never seen those before.

Thanks for sharing and nice pic

 

[wrenchr]

Those bring back memories!!!

 

[jusridin]

Those bring back memories!!!

The original ss poster, wish mine had the box like yours did

 

[4x4gearhead]

Neat set of wrenches, I wonder why they have such a funny shape to them.

 

[jusridin]

I am curious of that myself?
They feel great in the hand, other than that I am not sure?

 

[jusridin]

One day left on auction, don't think im going to do as well as wrenchr

 

[softailgarage]

DUDE, just saw a set like that on ebay, BIG BUCKS, over $1,000

 

[softailgarage]

I take that back, sorry. I could have sworn I saw the same type set somewhere for around 1200.00

 

[nine4gmc]

One day left on auction, don't think im going to do as well as wrenchr

usually the price shoots up in the last few seconds but prices are relative to feedback as well, you have 100% positive but only 4 as a seller. keep building your rep as a seller and you will get better prices for your items.

that being said, I hope you get $1000 or more, I wish I could buy them. Nice set man!

 

[billymade]

$200 isn't anything to sneeze at; here is hoping for a high winning bid! Good luck!

 

[Outlawmws]

usually the price shoots up in the last few seconds but prices are relative to feedback as well, you have 100% positive but only 4 as a seller. keep building your rep as a seller and you will get better prices for your items.

that being said, I hope you get $1000 or more, I wish I could buy them. Nice set man!

 

[jusridin]

Thanks guys, I naturally want them to do well, I appreciate the comments, I am not patient when it comes to ebay

 

[jusridin]

Going nuts! 50 minutes to go, I can't stand it!

 

[Tomg303]

Just watched last 10 secs of the auction. It jumped fast

 

[billymade]

Wow! Impressive! Congrats!

 

[jusridin]

Holy ****!
Thought they were going under 300!
Whoop!

 

[lwlobo]

That will restock a tool fund. For the record, it looks like the wrenches sold for $380 + 18 shipping. Do you mind sharing what you paid, now that they're sold?

*In his best Antiques Roadshow voice* "In a retail setting, I'd value this set right around $400. It's a great set, thanks for bringing them in."

 

[billymade]

Now for the fantasy... just think if you found a NOS case of these things in a barn somewhere! LOL! Even more then Snapon or Hazet; who collects this stuff? Who cares! Congrats! LOL! Awesome!

 

[jusridin]

Let's just say I doubled my investment lol, I found them at a local auction. Some guy bid me up big time in the last five minutes

 

[flyn_brian]

I had a set like that over twenty seven years ago. When my uncle knew that I had became a state certified auto mechanic he gave them to me for Christmas. He said that he bought them for working on magnetic imaging machines. I worked at a body shop / auto dealer when they were stolen. All I can say is that was a sweet find and you'll probably never see another set like them

 

[mtwaterguy]

I had a set like that over twenty seven years ago. When my uncle knew that I had became a state certified auto mechanic he gave them to me for Christmas. He said that he bought them for working on magnetic imaging machines. I worked at a body shop / auto dealer when they were stolen. All I can say is that was a sweet find and you'll probably never see another set like them

If you'd like to see a set, I could always send you a pic of one of mine.