ebay seller on crack

[thesilverone]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRAFTSMAN-V...371?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b83e8f63

CRAFTSMAN VINTAGE RATCHET-OIL HOLE 1/2" DRIVE 15" LONG HANDLE #-V-44976

Bid history: 0 bids
Starting bid: US $250.00

 

[nw2571]

But come on... it's vintage! Says so right in the listing!

My guess.... either he or a buddy of his has others listed and he's trying to inflate the market?

 

[Hootbro]

I have seen that earlier also. I think he has a couple he is trying to move at that price.

To his credit, he is correct in that they are now a rare item in the sense they do not offer a 15" 1/2" drive fixed head ratchet anymore, but $250 is out there.

I was actually looking for a long handled 1/2 drive ratchet on ebay when I stumbled on these same listings. I found a bought a new Proto Professional for $45 from another seller and am happy with that.

 

[DanCo]

CRAFTSMAN VINTAGE RATCHET-OIL HOLE 1/2" DRIVE 15" LONG HANDLE #-V-44976

THIS WAS EITHER REBUILT OR NEVER USED--I HAVE HAD ONE OF THESE SINCE 1976 AND USED IT A LOT SO I THINK THIS ONE IS REBUILT!!!

I OWN 2 AND THAT IS OF 3 I HAVE EVER SEEN AND ONE SOLD FOR $150.00 ON EBAY SO FAST I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WENT PAST ME!!!!

THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE RARE ONE-THE ONE I'M KEEPING HAS ONLY PATENT# 1967-NO MODEL.

IF YOU WANT ONE OF THESE HERE YOU GO!!!

also if you know more about these please tell me--i still believe i can lean something everyday-share you knowledge please. actual yalue????

 

[fordbroncodave]

from my knowledge that ratchet is worth well over $100 but probably not to the $250 mark yet. maybe if it still had stickers or some sort of packaging.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

heck for $250 might as well just go and buy a brand new Snap On ratchet.

 

[thesilverone]

some info here:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=79936

wrenchr tried selling one on here. i dont know if he sold it or not:

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80359&highlight=craftsman

 

[Tool Pants]

I bought this one at the flea market 5 months ago for $20. Older than the ebay one because it does not have a quick-release. Can someone spot what is "wrong" with it?

 

[pipsters]

heck for $250 might as well just go and buy a brand new Snap On ratchet.

I don't think anyone would pay $250 for the above ratchet but that is beyond the point of the sale. Why spend $50,000 on a restored 64 1/2 Mustang? Because you can't just out and buy one. Their value is related to how rare and in demand they are.

 

[byoungblood]

I bought this one at the flea market 5 months ago for $20. Older than the ebay one because it does not have a quick-release. Can someone spot what is "wrong" with it?

Looks like it was rebuilt with the wrong selector switch perhaps. I've seen that type on some of the Easco built Napa ratchets, can't recall seeing one on a Craftsman.

 

[Tool Pants]

I believe it had a V-selector originally, that was replaced by a crescent selector. It has the "wiper" marks that a V-selector makes, which I show with a blue sharpie. It would not have been a long lever, because a long lever does not make the wiper marks.

Sears never had a normal ratchet with a crescent selector. The crescent selector was used by Sears on the flex head and torque wrenches. But I have seen a crescent selector on a normal non Sears ratchet. I think it was a Napa, as you say. Easco did produce ratchets for Sears and Napa.

 

[TheGrooveking]

Looks like it was rebuilt with the wrong selector switch perhaps. I've seen that type on some of the Easco built Napa ratchets, can't recall seeing one on a Craftsman.

What's wrong with it is that the selector is 180 degrees out, meaning somebody reassembled it with it upside down, the longer part of the raised rib on the sleector should be facing the handle of the ratchet.

TheGrooveking

 

[hairtrigger]

Maybe that wrench was used to kill Bin Laden or something. USA all the way

 

[Tool Pants]

The crescent selector on my long hangle is installed correctly. I will not fit if you tried to install it 180 degrees the other way. This is because the selector is keyed on the bottom. The pawl is also keyed. Because they are keyed they only fit together one way.

While I said Sears never had a normal ratchet with a crescent selector, I can make one by swapping parts.

 

[byoungblood]

There is a pawn shop nearby that has one of the Napa branded Easco flex head ratchets with that type of selector. That's why I recognized it.

I was going to pick it up except they wanted about $10 for it and wouldn't budge on the price.