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I recently bought a SAE and metric ratcheting box set from my local tool guy. The strange thing is that on the box of the metric set it says blue point, but the wrenches all say snap-on on them. I’m almost hesitant to use these because it may be collectable. Has anyone seen oddities like this?
 

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Se/ll it on ebay for $45,000 Doesn't seem unreasonable at all.
 
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IIRC, those used to be Blue Points but they switched them over to SO a couple years ago. I've seen them labeled both. Chadster can probably confirm better than I can. Good ratchets, in three years I only warrantied a handful of them, almost all 17/18mm ones that were being used on suspension stuff where they probably shouldn't :)
 
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They probably just stopped rebadging Kastar to Blue Point and called them Snap on.:lol:
Did the price go up when the name switched from Blue Point to Snap on for the same wrench?
 
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put them on ebay at double the price claiming they are a rare factory mistake.
if some sucker buys them then your rich
if not them open them and use them
you cant loose either way

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yea, I really like the ratcheting box wrenches, because they are USA made, are very strong and i get 2 diffrent sizes on one wrench. call me old school but I like them better then the ratcheting combination wrenches.
 
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I can't believe someone would still pay NEW-off-the-tool-truck prices for these. They have very little used resale on eBay...due to the fact that the've been made TOTALLY obsolete by more modern ratcheting wrenches. I've sold a quite a few of these sets on eBay over the years; I'm happy if I get $40 for a 6 or 7 Pc set. The thickness around the ratcheting end makes them about 1/10 as useful as the modern style ones.
 
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the tool man that I bought them from had to order them. as for selling them, I have no plans at all. I just wanted new wrenches that I could use forever and I could hand down to my sons when they start wrenching on cars too.
 
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Just curious what did those wrenches set you back? I have a old set of them made by JC Penny that I still use from time to time.
 
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the metric set "RBM604C" was $116.55. $179 less than the metric combination ratcheting set "OEXRM710".
 
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ishiboo said:
What's wrong with the Kastar's? They're simple but they seem pretty solid, and I've never had an issue with one.
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-Too short
-Riveted construction makes them uncomfortable
-Fat [similar to the chinese GW]
-Not enough teeth to the ratcheting mechanism
-Expensive

about covers it.
 
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Skin said:
-Too short
-Riveted construction makes them uncomfortable
-Fat [similar to the chinese GW]
-Not enough teeth to the ratcheting mechanism
-Expensive

about covers it.
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- Isn't the Snap-On riveted as well?
- I suppose
- That's what makes them cheap?
- Not here... a double-ended runs under 7 bucks. A single-ended ratcheting GW is 10-18 bucks alone?
 
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ishiboo said:
- Isn't the Snap-On riveted as well?
- I suppose
- That's what makes them cheap?
- Not here... a double-ended runs under 7 bucks. A single-ended ratcheting GW is 10-18 bucks alone?
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All those kastar's are riveted.

If you cant find a 7-10pc set of GW for $30-$35 you arent looking very hard ;).
 
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Skyline said:
I can't believe someone would still pay NEW-off-the-tool-truck prices for these. They have very little used resale on eBay...due to the fact that the've been made TOTALLY obsolete by more modern ratcheting wrenches. I've sold a quite a few of these sets on eBay over the years; I'm happy if I get $40 for a 6 or 7 Pc set. The thickness around the ratcheting end makes them about 1/10 as useful as the modern style ones.
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agreed... Ive got a couple sets of these sitting in my toolbox collecting dust. I'm holding on to them for the "I might need these one day" situation. In case NJhandyguy sees this post.... you can pry these outta my cold dead hand too! :thumbup:

Dan
 
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ishiboo said:
What's wrong with the Kastar's? They're simple but they seem pretty solid, and I've never had an issue with one.
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A friend has a set and very rarely uses them. I wouldn't use them either for the same reason I don't use a set of Crescent ratcheting wrenches, that I bought. They have to be turned over to reverse. I don't care for that feature.
 
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Those are handy when you have a long threaded bolt or rod that a socket can't reach and a regular wrench would just be too slow going. Where do you think the gearwrench brand got it's inspiration from? You can slip a cheater pipe on those and you won't break em. I'll put my old SO ones up against GW any day of the week.
 
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I still use the laminated type, and prefer them to the more modern Gearwrench type for most jobs. I just bought a new Proto set for work a couple of weeks ago - while not as pretty as the newer type, they'll survive anything I can throw at them.
 
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Some people just like what they like. ;)

I have several loose wrenches of this type, and although they don't see a lot of use, they are still tough *** wrenches IMO. As wornoutoldman stated, I've slid cheaters on mine as well with no hesitation, where a GW would most likely spill it's guts.
 
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