First estate sale
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Weps
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depending on what you need and like, i think you did really well. the ratchets and bar alone would have been a fair deal with the box and drill a bonus. you may be able to use the drill chuck elsewhere. i'm not a big fan of small tool boxes, but you could probably clean that up and unload for at least 15.00 or so.
Yeah, I didn't have a 3/8" flex so I wanted one. The 1/2" breaker bar I already own but it's China, so I was planning on tossing it. The 1/2" ratchet was more a "cool to have", as well as the drill.
I like the box, but will probably try to sell it.
I like the box, but will probably try to sell it.
Weps
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having extra 1/2 ratchets has come in handy for me, especially to use as a beater. same for a breaker. (i accidentally bent one of my better ones - and now it's a custom offset. 
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old power tools are cool to have! i bought 1960's porter cable bayonet/jig saw at an auction about ten years ago for $30.00 or so and have been hooked on them ever since.
yard sales, estate sales, and auctions have provided a large percentage of my tools. i'd encourage everyone to look into them.
)old power tools are cool to have! i bought 1960's porter cable bayonet/jig saw at an auction about ten years ago for $30.00 or so and have been hooked on them ever since.
yard sales, estate sales, and auctions have provided a large percentage of my tools. i'd encourage everyone to look into them.
kc-steve
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XLNT buy Pipster! That toolbox should have been $30 by itself. 
And I have one of those drills that I bought new in 1985 or so. Still works great.
Steve
And I have one of those drills that I bought new in 1985 or so. Still works great.
Steve
having extra 1/2 ratchets has come in handy for me, especially to use as a beater. same for a breaker. (i accidentally bent one of my better ones - and now it's a custom offset.
old power tools are cool to have! i bought 1960's porter cable bayonet/jig saw at an auction about ten years ago for $30.00 or so and have been hooked on them ever since.
yard sales, estate sales, and auctions have provided a large percentage of my tools. i'd encourage everyone to look into them.
I plan on going back tomorrow, they had some older USA Craftsman power tools and some older Bosch stuff made in Europe. It's funny though, you could see this guy had pretty much all US stuff and his last few years he started buying a lot of HF stuff. Sign of the times.
Lots of real high end stuff too, big band saws, planers, table saws, presses, you name it this guy had it under his house. Almost looks like he built the house around his shops (I think I counted 4 generators alone!). I'm just glad I can continue using his tools, they are definitely finding a good home.
Here just take a look at it:
http://s1131.photobucket.com/albums/m547/catseye3/?start=all
woody 73
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I think you did fantastic!!! I should do so good.
str8axle55
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Looks like a good score to me.
JeremyManning
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I like the drill press
treasureseeker
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If you decide to buy and sell some, there is quite a lot that sells. I use to make the mistake of buying items that looked like a collectable tool but turned out to be worthless. For a while I couldn’t layoff the big old hand drills they call a brace drill on eBay. There are valuable ones like ones used by bell telephone but most are common.
Looked to be a 10 year old HF model!
I can definitely see how you could buy the wrong things. I mostly want stuff for me, so that is limiting me to what I buy.
Also, ironically, this guy had a 30 gallon Kobalt compressor for his shop, nothing too crazy. I expected some 300 gallon monstrosity after seeing the rest of his place! Looked like he used almost all electric power tools for his woodworking.
Lump
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Nice buy, Pipsters!
OK I went back and got some more stuff, spent $40 today. All labeled made in USA.
- Craftsman hedger
- Craftsman 16" 2.0 hp chainsaw w/ gas and chain lube container (my first chainsaw) Doesn't start but pulls fine, so will need to disassemble
- 10 Amp "Traveller" battery charger
- Roll of towels (I know, I know, but I still got 'em)
- Two no-name-brand but stamped USA large c-clips, light, feels like aluminum
- Two Stanley razor blade holders w/ razor blades (blades also made in USA)
- Old green but painted yellow SK flat head screwdriver
- Easco 1/4" nutdriver
- Craftsman magnetic screwdriver bit driver
- Swanson speed square
- Older Snap-On N71 1/2" ratchet
- Craftsman "V" 1/2" 6" extension
- Stewart-Thomas courtesy of US Army compression tester kit, circa 1983, comes with 10mm, 14mm, 18mm, and 7/8" adapters. I think my car uses 14mm, not sure what the other ones are for
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Kirbot
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In case you didn't already know...
Kennedy makes some of the very best toolboxes you can buy.
If you were to buy a new one like the one you have, it would probably set you back close to $100
Not a bad haul!
Kennedy makes some of the very best toolboxes you can buy.
If you were to buy a new one like the one you have, it would probably set you back close to $100
Not a bad haul!
idoitproject
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The stainless steel sink would be nice.
I went back once, so a total of two trips, and the second time was a lot easier. It felt weird at first seeing people picking thru someones stuff. Almost disrespectful. The guy handling it was the guys friend and also the Real Estate agent in charge of selling the property. That being the case I think some of the prices were still really high. You have to watch yourself, as most times you can buy the stuff cheaper in store than some of the stuff I was asking about. They wanted $300 for two Craftsman griplatch BB 26" middle units.
FredB
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I have been to more than a couple, my problem is with the ads for estate sales, "tools" can mean a complete wood shop or RUSTY BROKEN dime store hammers and screwdrivers.
justanengineer
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I prefer estate sales to yard sales, usually higher quality stuff, but then again, I prefer estate auctions to estate sales, and even better yet, shop/industrial auctions to estate auctions.
You did decently, but I would hold out a bit more. More for less $$$. At private sales people are usually seriously high on prices - dont be afraid to dicker hard. My advice, whenever you see something youd like, before looking at price, ask yourself what a ridiculously good deal is and dont buy for anything more. If people want to truly get rid of things, they will sell, or they will have to deal with keeping it. Around towns where you can hit several each Saturday morning, a single tool bought at a fantastic deal per weekend adds up if you go consistently. My shop is living proof of that (99% of it), and I have a ton of fun adding to it every single weekend.
You did decently, but I would hold out a bit more. More for less $$$. At private sales people are usually seriously high on prices - dont be afraid to dicker hard. My advice, whenever you see something youd like, before looking at price, ask yourself what a ridiculously good deal is and dont buy for anything more. If people want to truly get rid of things, they will sell, or they will have to deal with keeping it. Around towns where you can hit several each Saturday morning, a single tool bought at a fantastic deal per weekend adds up if you go consistently. My shop is living proof of that (99% of it), and I have a ton of fun adding to it every single weekend.
eborcim
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not too shabby!
mkirkpatrick
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I like the home made cart in pic 81, was that what they wanted 300.00 for? It looks like it was made with intermediate boxes. If that is what they wanted 300.00 for they are a little bit pricy. Are they willing to deal or are they pretty set on the prices? Around here some of the estate sales will do like half off of everything after 1 pm of the last day of the sale.
I miss the old estate auctions,
I miss the old estate auctions,
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No just the two black boxes, nothing else.
mkirkpatrick
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wow, I would have walked away from that too, not much of a deal there.