So as many of you do, I scour Craigslist daily several times a day just on the off chance I'd find something of interest. Well yesterday turned out to be my day.
I found a Craftsman box listed within an hour away. It looked a little rough but it was hard to tell from the pictures. Now given I found the ad two hours after it was listed I was sure it would be gone but I sent a text asking if the guy still had it. To my surprise he did and I met him a few hours later and bought it. It was rough as I expected, but was in a lot better shape for being in a body shop. He told me he bought it from a friend who got a bigger box and it was probably 5 or so years old. Needless to say I still thought it was older given the weight of the pieces and smoothness of the friction glides. So I got a 17 drawer flip top, three piece box all for a $100. Not bad I think to myself and drive it home.
Fast forward to this afternoon and to the even better part. I ended up just locking it in my truck bed over night thinking is just deal with getting it out today. So I unload it, stack, and begin to look for part numbers. To my surprise as I take out the bottom box I find in all caps "MADE IN THE USA" and a date stamp of 08-99. I was grinning big at this point.
I never thought I'd find a decent deal on a used box left alone USA Craftsman box. The plan now is to strip it of all the stickers, clean it good, and a decent polish or wax.
I found a Craftsman box listed within an hour away. It looked a little rough but it was hard to tell from the pictures. Now given I found the ad two hours after it was listed I was sure it would be gone but I sent a text asking if the guy still had it. To my surprise he did and I met him a few hours later and bought it. It was rough as I expected, but was in a lot better shape for being in a body shop. He told me he bought it from a friend who got a bigger box and it was probably 5 or so years old. Needless to say I still thought it was older given the weight of the pieces and smoothness of the friction glides. So I got a 17 drawer flip top, three piece box all for a $100. Not bad I think to myself and drive it home.
Fast forward to this afternoon and to the even better part. I ended up just locking it in my truck bed over night thinking is just deal with getting it out today. So I unload it, stack, and begin to look for part numbers. To my surprise as I take out the bottom box I find in all caps "MADE IN THE USA" and a date stamp of 08-99. I was grinning big at this point.
I never thought I'd find a decent deal on a used box left alone USA Craftsman box. The plan now is to strip it of all the stickers, clean it good, and a decent polish or wax.
