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r_olson_06

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I had a large Plomb collector reach out to me looking to divest a large portion of his collection. After working with the collector for about a month looking over the tools and negotiating on price we can to an agreement. Part of the agreement was to get many of these tools back into circulation so other Plomb collectors can build their sets and enjoy the tools.

The Plan:
My wife and I would fly to California from South Dakota on a 2am PST flight on Saturday. Once we reached California we would rent a truck and pick up wood to build (3) shipping crates. This took all day Saturday.
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On Sunday we unloaded all the tools chests with the Plomb tools he was selling and started to pack them in the crates. This took all day Sunday packing the 3 crates.
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We bought 30 5 gallon pails and several totes.
The pails and totes were loaded into the crate and screwed down to prevent movement.
Lastly the tool boards were stacked on top.
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On Monday we labeled the crates and took a red eye home making it back at midnight.
On Tuesday the semi showed up and loaded the crates on an LTL shipment.
 
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r_olson_06 said:
The Plan:
My wife and I would fly to California...
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BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh yeah. Sure.

Here's how this would go in my house...

Big fake smile on my face, hands behind my back.
"Honey, I have a big surprise!"
Suspicious look on her face already.
"Are those two airline tickets?"
"Yup!"
"Where are we going?"
"California!"
"Really?"
"Really."
She starts to believe me, warming up to the idea.
"What are we going to see? Hollywood?"
"Um, not exactly."
"Venice Beach?"
"Well..."
"Griffith Observatory?"
"I'm sure we'll have some time to sneak in one or two of those. Probably. Maybe."
Silent pause.
"What are you not telling me?"
Collecting my thoughts.
"Oh, it's no big deal. We just have to take care of something while we're there. First."
The stare.
"What kind of something?"
I'm in too deep to back out now.
"We're going to rent a truck..."
"And?"
"We're going to buy some wood."
"Wood."
I'm already dead and I know I'm already dead and I'm just playing out the script, which is her script now.
"Uh-huh. Some plywood and 2 x 4's and such."
"What for?"
"We're going to make some crates."
"Crates."
"Uh-huh."
"For what?"
Wincing.
"Ummm..., errr..., for the 6,500 lbs of vintage tools you're going to help me spend the weekend packing up to ship back home to our house."

Five minutes later, in front of the computer, my pillow and blanket on the couch in the background, the American Airlines refund center screen the only source of light in the cold, dark room.
"&^%$ rackemefrackem @#$%^ grumblemumble."
 
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So let me get this straight. You went thru a month of negotiations to come to a purchase agreement then a massive effort into getting them shipped to you just so you can resell them.

🤔

Got it 🤗
 
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Private Lugnutz said:
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh yeah. Sure.

Here's how this would go in my house...

Big fake smile on my face, hands behind my back.
"Honey, I have a big surprise!"
Suspicious look on her face already.
"Are those two airline tickets?"
"Yup!"
"Where are we going?"
"California!"
"Really?"
"Really."
She starts to believe me, warming up to the idea.
"What are we going to see? Hollywood?"
"Um, not exactly."
"Venice Beach?"
"Well..."
"Griffith Observatory?"
"I'm sure we'll have some time to sneak in one or two of those. Probably. Maybe."
Silent pause.
"What are you not telling me?"
Collecting my thoughts.
"Oh, it's no big deal. We just have to take care of something while we're there. First."
The stare.
"What kind of something?"
I'm in too deep to back out now.
"We're going to rent a truck..."
"And?"
"We're going to buy some wood."
"Wood."
I'm already dead and I know I'm already dead and I'm just playing out the script, which is her script now.
"Uh-huh. Some plywood and 2 x 4's and such."
"What for?"
"We're going to make some crates."
"Crates."
"Uh-huh."
"For what?"
Wincing.
"Ummm..., errr..., for the 6,500 lbs of vintage tools you're going to help me spend the weekend packing up to ship back home to our house."

Five minutes later, in front of the computer, my pillow and blanket on the couch in the background, the American Airlines refund center screen the only source of light in the cold, dark room.
"&^%$ rackemefrackem @#$%^ grumblemumble."
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I was laughing so hard at this. My wife found it funny as well and helped fully in the efforts. Here is a picture of us with the seller after everything was crated.
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r_olson_06

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LXCam said:
So let me get this straight. You went thru a month of negotiations to come to a purchase agreement then a massive effort into getting them shipped to you just so you can resell them.

🤔

Got it 🤗
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I will keep any that fills holes in my set. I rarely keep duplicates unless for trades with other collectors. It is good to have other collectors get the opportunity to enjoy them as well.
 
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Private Lugnutz said:
The true judge of a man is which wrenches go in the crate and which go in the luggage! :)

I'm sure this load is going to help you fill some of your gaps, Roy. Congrats.
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For sure. I had a postage scale with me and loaded a checked bag as full as I could. It was tough choosing which ones to bring and which ones to crate. There is definitely some rare ones in the crate. One I remember is a pre R series lugnut pin handle wrench.
 
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Private Lugnutz said:
BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Oh yeah. Sure.

Here's how this would go in my house...

Big fake smile on my face, hands behind my back.
"Honey, I have a big surprise!"
Suspicious look on her face already.
"Are those two airline tickets?"
"Yup!"
"Where are we going?"
"California!"
"Really?"
"Really."
She starts to believe me, warming up to the idea.
"What are we going to see? Hollywood?"
"Um, not exactly."
"Venice Beach?"
"Well..."
"Griffith Observatory?"
"I'm sure we'll have some time to sneak in one or two of those. Probably. Maybe."
Silent pause.
"What are you not telling me?"
Collecting my thoughts.
"Oh, it's no big deal. We just have to take care of something while we're there. First."
The stare.
"What kind of something?"
I'm in too deep to back out now.
"We're going to rent a truck..."
"And?"
"We're going to buy some wood."
"Wood."
I'm already dead and I know I'm already dead and I'm just playing out the script, which is her script now.
"Uh-huh. Some plywood and 2 x 4's and such."
"What for?"
"We're going to make some crates."
"Crates."
"Uh-huh."
"For what?"
Wincing.
"Ummm..., errr..., for the 6,500 lbs of vintage tools you're going to help me spend the weekend packing up to ship back home to our house."

Five minutes later, in front of the computer, my pillow and blanket on the couch in the background, the American Airlines refund center screen the only source of light in the cold, dark room.
"&^%$ rackemefrackem @#$%^ grumblemumble."
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In my case, more like building my own private pine box to ride to the afterlife...
 
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