Lost Auctions

[curbnaround]

Anyone loose out on an auction that you really wanted because a of high bid and then kick yourself for not going for it?

Here is the description of one that just ended. It was an online surplus auction I was trying to slide in the last bid with 158.00 but someone slid in just before me with a high bid of 250.00. I didn't know what to do and just froze...

Kicking myself now but just wanted to share.


THIS AUCTION IS FOR 40+ POUNDS OF BROKEN OR MODIFIED SNAP-ON TOOLS. THERE ARE WRENCHES, SCREW DRIVERS, RACHETS, SOCKETS, RACHET DRIVERS AND A PLETHERA OF OTHER TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED OR BROKEHN.

 

[alex71]

what good would that stuff have done you anyway? Its not as though you would have been able to warranty it.

 

[rjohnson]

Just think about how Snap-on would have $h!t if you sent that lot back to them!

 

[Bull]

I hope this thread does not get ugly.

 

[chadster1]

Anyone loose out on an auction that you really wanted because a of high bid and then kick yourself for not going for it?

Here is the description of one that just ended. It was an online surplus auction I was trying to slide in the last bid with 158.00 but someone slid in just before me with a high bid of 250.00. I didn't know what to do and just froze...

Kicking myself now but just wanted to share.


THIS AUCTION IS FOR 40+ POUNDS OF BROKEN OR MODIFIED SNAP-ON TOOLS. THERE ARE WRENCHES, SCREW DRIVERS, RACHETS, SOCKETS, RACHET DRIVERS AND A PLETHERA OF OTHER TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN MODIFIED OR BROKEHN.

Looks like someone stole some tools from the warranty center.

 

[porschedude996TT]

Looks like someone stole some tools from the warranty center.

They may have picked thru the trash at the warranty center. It could happen...

 

[norry]

Makes me wonder about the lots of "broken Craftsman tools, 50 pounds" that used to show up on Ebay every so often. Wonder if someone was diverting tools that had been turned in on warranty?

 

[Packard V8]

Yes, it seems suspicious.

No, bid your max and walk away. You have no way of knowing how high the other bidder(s) would have gone.

Maybe, you're better off without a bunch of tools of doubtful provenance.

thnx, jack vines

 

[Eds_tls]

Makes me wonder about the lots of "broken Craftsman tools, 50 pounds" that used to show up on Ebay every so often. Wonder if someone was diverting tools that had been turned in on warranty?

When I worked at Sears Hardware, all the warrentied tools were tossed in a big plastic garbage can under the front counter. Once a week the load was sent to a Sears facility to be scrapped.

It was always lighter than it should have been

 

[curbnaround]

This was a Boeing online surplus auction so it was legit.

I am in need of some ratchets so I figured with six or seven I could rebuild or part some to make a few good ones. Also there was alot of drivers that could of been rebuilt or parted to make a few good ones. Some of the wrenches looked like they had been grounded down but still usable.

I am bidding on a small kennedy box also.

 

[HankMurphy]

Set your maximum bid and stick to it. OK, if your max is 158.00 and the winning bid is 158.01, I can see some remorse. But deals come along all the time.

In terms of rebuilding those ratchets...caveat emptor. My guess is that you would need a gut kit for all of them. Let's do the math...if you sell SL710s for $40, and you have to invest $10 each for parts to repair them, you'd have to sell nine to make any money on the deal.

If you could have inspected them personally before the sale, that would be a different matter, but I'm thinking your $158 bid was risky. Others may have different opinions. But there's another deal every week if you keep watching.

Good luck,

 

[Danglerb]

I know a couple shops that buy enough off the truck they could warranty their grandmother, but I would not bid if I wasn't willing to use anything still usable, and only warranty broken in service items.

My rough eyeball estimate is 20 screwdrivers, 13 pliers or cutters, at least 4 ratchets, maybe a dozen T handle things, and a good 100+ wrenches. $3 each for Snapon, regardless, kinda hard to pass up.

I would have popped for a $301 bid, maybe $351, depends on postage etc.

Big lesson here, bid in the last seconds, or use a snipe service to bid. More wins, fewer regrets.

 

[sickytwisted]

What really ***** about losing an auction is that its always only another few dollars. At least for me. Even on ebay. The wining bid is always just above mine and i think "shoot, i could have ate another dollar fifty for that!"

 

[Here2Learn]

On eBay bidding, take time to research the items, then decide on your highest bid price. Put in that bid as late as possible before it ends. If you lose, convince yourself that it went higher than you were willing to pay. Thinking that you could have gone higher is too late after the auction is over.

I must admit that when I do lose, I am very pleased when the bidding goes way over what I was willing to bid. Nothing comfots me more than being able to say, "That's too high! You all can have it, for that price!".

sickytwisted, if you only lose to one other bid, his bid is only increased enough to outbid you by one increment. The other bidder could have bid $1,000,000.

 

[dieseldodge01]

On eBay bidding, take time to research the items, then decide on your highest bid price. Put in that bid as late as possible before it ends. If you lose, convince yourself that it went higher than you were willing to pay. Thinking that you could have gone higher is too late after the auction is over.

I must admit that when I do lose, I am very pleased when the bidding goes way over what I was willing to bid. Nothing comfots me more than being able to say, "That's too high! You all can have it, for that price!".

sickytwisted, if you only lose to one other bid, his bid is only increased enough to outbid you by one increment. The other bidder could have bid $1,000,000.

That happened to me on a ratchet I wanted, I bid my max, the others just blew me out of the water. I think they were nuts, but maybe they had more money than me

 

[tw33k2514]

Use sniping software. my bids get put in with 5 seconds to go, and I rarely lose. The theory is no one will have time to raise their maximum bid after they see my bid come in.

 

[sickytwisted]

sickytwisted, if you only lose to one other bid, his bid is only increased enough to outbid you by one increment. The other bidder could have bid $1,000,000.

I know that but even so, I alway think that I was just a few dollars away. Theres no way of knowing for sure. I'm over it anyway. I bid my max an there. I've gotten lucky a few times. Now i don't really care if I win or not. some of those auctions get so high that I think the person should have bought the stuff new at those prices.

 

[1stwarrior95]

Just curious why they couldn't be warrantied? I understand the modified tools not being warrantied, but the broken ones should be accepted?

I use Ebay countdown sometimes if I'm where I can, but alot of the time I just put it what I'm willing to give for said item and call it good.

 

[Danglerb]

I suspect the world changes at trying to warranty more than half a dozen broken items on the same visit, turns to WTF at about two dozen, and 100+ or the second or so batch of two dozen and you are going to find out just how much the truck guy likes you or not.

 

[1stwarrior95]

That's probably true, but a lifetime warranty is a lifetime warranty and should be honored.
It shouldn't matter if the tools were bought new, used, or broken used.

 

[sickytwisted]

I suspect the world changes at trying to warranty more than half a dozen broken items on the same visit, turns to WTF at about two dozen, and 100+ or the second or so batch of two dozen and you are going to find out just how much the truck guy likes you or not.

Why would the truck guy care? Is there profit coming out of his pocket for warrantying a product which he is representing and distributing? I don't understand. Can anyone elaborate?

That's probably true, but a lifetime warranty is a lifetime warranty and should be honored.
It shouldn't matter if the tools were bought new, used, or broken used.

...and that is why i used to love sears back when I was young. They never asked a GD thing. I always just went to the counter with my return as well as the replacement and DONE!

 

[caper]

That's probably true, but a lifetime warranty is a lifetime warranty and should be honored.
It shouldn't matter if the tools were bought new, used, or broken used.

Snap on states tools are only warrantied to the original purchaser.It's one of the first lines of the warranty policy.

 

[sickytwisted]

Snap on states tools are only warrantied to the original purchaser.It's one of the first lines of the warranty policy.

ok, but how do they know? I just had my snap on guy warranty a ratchet for me which I never bought from any "official" source for snap on tools. I live in so cal and I can drive through certain parts of the San Gabriel valley (and NO BS) Come across a few different snap on trucks. What record would any of them have of my buying or not buying anything from one of them, their webstite or anywhere else? Where's chadster? That guy would know! Somebody shoot that vato a pm and ask him to please set the record straight!

 

[krusty the clown]

i have been buying snap on tools for 30 years, from lots of different dealers. i have never been asked to prove that i was the original purchaser, i even told dealers that i bought it used and it was still warranteed. i'd guess that was written to stop non regular customers (ebay sellers) from warranteing used tools for thier auctions.

 

[1stwarrior95]

i'd guess that was written to stop non regular customers (ebay sellers) from warranteing used tools for thier auctions.

Or guys that buy/sell on forums like this....

I'd guess it was written as an "out" for SO. Just like about any warranty out there these days.

If they acually held true to that part of the warranty I'd guess their prices would come down to a reasonable sum because the value of their tools would drop like a lead balloon!

 

[trythis]

I would guess Snap on prices reflect that warranty expectation of the users of SO tools. I can't imagine being a regular snap on customer and having a dealer second guess me after forking over so much cash for so long. At the prices, and the "there is a difference" you really couldn't expect SO dealers to refuse. Certainly it would be different if a dealer comes upon a guy they never saw before asking for 86 replacement screwdrivers and thirty pliers and 15 ratchets. I think the Sears people would flinch at that too.

 

[Rocket1]

Even if you won that Auction can you imagine how much shipping would have been? I just won an auction for a new tool lot. I really felt a I got a great deal until I realized how much shipping was. Its not quite the deal I thought... I always check shopping but for some reason I didn't this time.

As for the warranty discussion I wouldn't feel right trying to have broken tools I purchased replaced. I might talk to the dealer about something I bought used but I would make it clear I bought it used and I broke it. I would leave it up to them if they want to relace it or not. I wouldn't be mad if they decided not to warranty it.