here's what we get on cl here

[emeraldcoupe]

these people can't be serious when they post this stuff.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/tls/4173553909.html


8k for rusted garbage

 

[Fordman7795]

LOL, i dont even know what else to say

 

[d.mcfarland]

But it's a steal!!!

 

[woody 73]

Sigh...I keep telling my brother that all that salt air is killing his brains in Florida.

 

[zkling]

Taken from ad
"If you are a mechanic then you know what these are worth. $8000.00 is a steal. All must go so there will be no parting out.........Help keep these tools in service....Make me an offer."

I'm not a mechanic, yet I know they are not worth anything near $8K
$8000 is a steal? Seriously, I wonder if they typed that with a straight face.
I wonder if the PO was in aviation maintenance or the like.

I wouldn't call it rusted junk, there looks to be some good stuff in there, but $8K is just, ignorant or fishing. Eh, every craigslist has their dreamers. I see some good deals on there as well.

 

[Banjorear]

Maybe he misplaced the decimal point. At $80.00, I'm all over that like white on rice.

 

[rsanter]

That's a good deal.....for the seller

Bob

 

[RedneckWelder]

It's the way it is with anything these days...people want gold plated prices for their old beat up junk yet if you're selling something for a reasonable price these same people will make a rediculously lowball offer.

Back when I was shopping for an engine driven welder I would find similar ads all day long on CL here...it would be for a 5-10 y.o. basic 225-250amp engine driven stick welder for either new cost or $1000-2000 above new cost...Miller and Lincoln will both sell you a new 225 Bobcat or Ranger for around the $3200 mark all day long...yet these crack smoking cats wanted $3500-5000 for a beat up old welder.

 

[JoeSnapOn]

Who puts a cheater bar in tool box draw?

 

[trogo]

That guy is dreaming. Around here there are lots of the same overpriced stuff that never sells. Here's one, but at least it has some decent stuff.

http://knoxville.craigslist.org/tls/4150079399.html

 

[jd_1138]

I'd say a realistic price would be $200. Maybe worth $300, but not in today's economy. And if nothing was rusty -- maybe $350 tops.

 

[jeffmoss26]

"All of the tools are Craftsman" yeah, sure...if you don't look at the screwdriver drawer.

 

[Catamount]

He's organized, that's for sure.

 

[Zrexxer]

$8000 is a steal? Seriously, I wonder if they typed that with a straight face.

He didn't say who was stealing from whom...

 

[cinco]

If he dropped any two numbers from that price it'd be a good deal.

 

[TAMPAGT07]

"If you are a mechanic then you know what these are worth. $8000.00 is a steal."

Yes.... We are mechanics and we know what they are worth, that's why a true mechanic would never respond to this... Unreal...

 

[nine4gmc]

If he dropped any two numbers from that price it'd be a good deal.

 

[Major Ramifications]

If they have to tell you it's a steal, then it usually isn't.
It looks like an ex wife or ex girlfriend is trying to sell the stuff he left behind and she owes somebody $8,000.

 

[TAMPAGT07]

Hey emeraldcoupe, drive over to Brooksville and give him a good ole' Tampa bitchslap... I don't feel like driving up to Brooksville right now...

 

[-Brent-]

Even if you bought the equivalent of what's in this ad from Snap-On, brand new, it wouldn't cost 8k. It might not even be 3k.

 

[emeraldcoupe]

Hey emeraldcoupe, drive over to Brooksville and give him a good ole' Tampa bitchslap... I don't feel like driving up to Brooksville right now...

 

[1950mercury]

At least it was orginized. Around here there is just a bunch of junk thrown in drawers.

There is a "pro set" on now and its all hf...i huess they do have a pro line

 

[Danglerb]

Getting old, retiring, its a *****, let the guy dream for awhile.

 

[Virgil Cain]

Seems like the guy decided to take up smoking crack in his retirement.

 

[nicksnothereman]

these people can't be serious when they post this stuff.

http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/tls/4173553909.html


8k for rusted garbage

Probably needs 8k for something bro.

 

[1/2 Cup]

That almost constitutes a WTF moment!

 

[neonnblack]

He did do a really good job cutting out the foam.

 

[JasonCAT]

Who puts a cheater bar in tool box draw?

No one, but one or two weirdos may put them in a drawER.

 

[Zrexxer]

No one, but one or two weirdos may put them in a drawER.

 

[NHBandit]

No one, but one or two weirdos may put them in a drawER.

Hey does that mean the craigslist ad I saw the other day for a "Chester draws" was wrong ? Luckily there was a picture or I would still be wondering WTF the guy was selling...

 

[bgoodwin]

I don't see why you're all down on these vintage tools with the awesome patina. He just didn't describe them correctly. With the right wording they are worth twice that.

 

[1982fxr]

that's about the most outrageous tool ad I have seen!

 

[lisiecki1]

See babe? I put them on craigslist, just like you said. I don't know why I can't sell them. I'm trying real, real hard.

Sounds legit.

 

[DRhodes]

I wouldn't give him $50

 

[beatcad]

heres another local "steel"

http://baltimore.craigslist.org/tls/4199907492.html

 

[ibedayank]

for those that say you can get snapon 56inch boxes or bigger for $500

http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4202109340.html
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4183624502.html
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4166625930.html
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4193306439.html
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4204751595.html

 

[fatfillup]

I sent an email for pics of the other drawers. lets see if he responds.

 

[sparky5982]

Yeah, that's not what the toolbox of a 40 year mechanic looks like.

 

[sector9]

I love the pawn shops posting their tools at their higher-than-retail prices on CL. Like this one that just popped up
http://lubbock.craigslist.org/tld/4177486456.html
$150 for a $145 HF compressor!!! What a deal!

 

[JasonCAT]

for those that say you can get snapon 56inch boxes or bigger for $500

http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4202109340.html
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4183624502.html
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4166625930.html
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4193306439.html
http://nashville.craigslist.org/tls/4204751595.html

I know that pain! The cheapest roll cab I've seen from ANY truck brand that I've EVER seen on my local CL was $1500. But, yeah...guys on here always talking about snatching up boxes for a few hundred. Truck brand service carts are more than that here.