Does This Belong To You?

[hguerrero]

Not mine, but still interesting. Vintage Snap-on is pricey. Will it sell?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Old-Sna...aultDomain_0&hash=item20b3dae26c#ht_500wt_930

 

[mrholeshot]

That set will sell. Very nice set in very nice shape. the box can be restored. The clear on the tools is easy to remove. Very Very nice!!

 

[Packard V8]

Guess something that rare will sell, even when advertised with fuzzy, dark cell phone photos. Yes, it's maybe convenient, but no, it doesn't show the level of detail most collectors would want to see to put up serious bucks. To the collector, condition is everything and one would think the seller would use a real camera to show his stuff in the best possible photographs.

EDIT - Fergit it. As I wuz born and reared near McCalla, Alabama, that Barry is from there excuses/explains everything, including the logic of the text -

If you do not bid early I will reason that you are not interested.

And if the winning bid is a snipe, does that mean he doesn't get it because he didn't have an earlier bid?

jack vines

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

Another thing...for people with sufficient money, sets are just plain worth a lot; if you bought this stuff one piece at a time here and there, like a person with normal funding and/or a woman who might not understand buying this instead of paying the motgage, you might well NEVER find all the bits in similar date range.
And the box...conventional boxes tend to survive, but this vertical one is likely pretty useless for anything much different than the original set, so it is likely quite rare.

 

[chadster1]

I would not mind having an old set like that but $800 is more than I am willing to spend for something just to look at.

 

[mcdtommy23]

I think I have that same set. will try to post pictures tonight.

 

[mrshaun]

that would be something you display on the truck now and then to let techs see the history behind some of our tools.

 

[treasureseeker]

In the past the vintage Snap-on I have listed on EBay has had little interest compared to modern Snap On so I doubt it sells.

 

[SCscoutguy]

In the past the vintage Snap-on I have listed on EBay has had little interest compared to modern Snap On so I doubt it sells.

I was about to say the same thing. I have seen several of those sets just like that only sell for a few hundred dollars on ebay. I don't think there is any way he gets $800.

 

[JamieK]

What is the tool in the second picture? It looks like you could "clock" the socket to a certain position but I don't know.

 

[mrshaun]

i would spend about 200 on one like that. But 800 is a bit for something you would not use.

 

[yogitech]

that would be something you display on the truck now and then to let techs see the history behind some of our tools.

Thats what I did... I sold a 1920 snap on "milwaukee" curved breaker bar to my dealer. He now has it displayed above his computer station. Pretty cool!!

 

[shotgunfatcat]

No, its not mine.

 

[Bruce Lancaster]

"What is the tool in the second picture?" It's a sort of early and primitive ratchet adaptor: Attach to whatever handle and socket combo you need, turn it a little, then lift up to disengage the castellations and push down to reset for the next few degrees.

http://www.collectingsnapon.com/socket_sets/1-2inchdrive/HalfRatchet.html

 

[woody 73]

A very nice set of tools I hope the next owner will appreciate it...

 

[hguerrero]

if he/she sells it for anywhere near $800, I'll post any and all vintage snap-on i have on ebay.

 

[Lump]

To me the biggest issue is the fact that the cabinet has been repainted. Original graphics are the coolest feature of all, and difficult to replace/restore. Hanging on your wall, it would just look like an old green metal medicine cabinet or something. Don't get me wrong...it's very cool. But IF it still had good original graphics on the outside of the door, it would be worth five times TO ME, of what I would pay for it now. For MY personal needs, this is about $200 worth of cabinet and tools.

 

[hguerrero]

six hours left....0 bids...if i collected snap on...i'd buy it.

 

[shovel]

A lot of the antique dealers in my area spray their tools with a spray-bomb clear to keep them from rusting. I fussed at an old man that was hosing down some old Bailey hand planes with a can of Krylon clear. He said he was protecting the patina. Told him to wrap it in an oil cloth, but he looked at me like I was nuts. I guess the clear can be removed easy enough, but it still turns me off. Too much money for me for this set, but then again, I'm a cheapskate.

 

[Art From De Leon]

I would not mind having an old set like that but $800 is more than I am willing to spend for something just to look at.

Now, you spent more than that on your Polaris, and about all you got to do was to look at it.

 

[thesilverone]

c'mon guys bid early and often

 

[archfish]

that would be something you display on the truck now and then to let techs see the history behind some of our tools.

While instructing them to keep their hands in their pockets

 

[barney rubble]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140459216386



The price is getting better.

 

[hguerrero]

watching it out of curiosity...

 

[Lump]

Me too. I would like a set like that to hang on the wall, but not at that kind of money, and not with the cabinet repainted (poorly).

 

[kythri]

Me too. I would like a set like that to hang on the wall, but not at that kind of money, and not with the cabinet repainted (poorly).

I reason that you're not interested...

 

[snapmom]

 

[chad s]

The setup at the new house looks great!

 

[Lump]

Wow, SnapMom! Just WOW!

 

[hguerrero]

thats impressive. did you acquire them as a set or did you collect it?

 

[snapmom]

These were purchased as incomplete sets, had to find the tools that fit the period of the box, the box on the left is like 23, then like 25 then like 26

 

[Lump]

That's amazing. I have a 23 Hupmobile, which I still drive from time to time. And those tools are the correct vintage for it. Cool!

 

[hguerrero]

guess it didn't sell

 

[jjarrell4]

These were purchased as incomplete sets, had to find the tools that fit the period of the box, the box on the left is like 23, then like 25 then like 26

Are those Audel's technical manuals?

 

[Lump]

That one of the left is, I'm pretty sure. I have two copies of that myself, plus quite a lot of really old automotive manuals. So if any of you need advice for adjusting a cone clutch, or repairing an antique vaccuum-tank fuel pump system, etc, let me know! HA.