Snap-On Student price list
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PAPERMAKER
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So students get to pay what the tools should sell for instead of the ridiculously over inflated prices that other folks pay?
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Canadian Cowboy
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I agree, it just goes to show that if they can sell them for that price for students they could sell to all at that price.
I never had any price breaks when I went through the trade.
The wrench sets are marked up a lot
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I never had any price breaks when I went through the trade.
The wrench sets are marked up a lot
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Canadian Cowboy
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Here is a matco Xmas sale
http://www.matcotools.com/Industria...Origin_and_Discount_Codes_Updated_11-7-07.pdf
Here are some more student pricing Mac tools, Sears etc,
http://www.pcc.edu/programs/auto-collision/documents/tool-vendors.pdf
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http://www.matcotools.com/Industria...Origin_and_Discount_Codes_Updated_11-7-07.pdf
Here are some more student pricing Mac tools, Sears etc,
http://www.pcc.edu/programs/auto-collision/documents/tool-vendors.pdf
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G1GRANDEUR
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yes, you are right.
davesnothere
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Damn.
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Canadian Cowboy
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Don't kid yourself the dealers have a healthy product line mark-up and if you yourself are a dealer you know it all to well.
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lwlobo
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A lot of stuff on there I'd jump on if I had a chance, especially a SL80A with USA stamp for $51 please... 
Street prices (here, ebay, etc) are a lot higher than almost all of those, especially for mainline stuff, sockets, ratchets, wrenches, etc.
Street prices (here, ebay, etc) are a lot higher than almost all of those, especially for mainline stuff, sockets, ratchets, wrenches, etc.
farmall400
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Get an industrial account, you won't have to pay list price either.
RobertMo1988
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why would you throw this out there? just curious...
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To show how much we're over paying.. I thought students only got 50% off of retail : /
jimindm
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Usually it is just a service set, and that is all. Its not like a student could buy everything in the catalog at that kind of a discount. I would bet that you could get a very good discount like that if you purchased several of them a year for several years.
Its called marketing. The company gets them using the tools, and when they go to work some where they keep purchaseing them from a dealer. I know that there is more than one dealer that buys the tools from students that do not make it.
Most of these sales are lump sum payments. Most dealers will deal if you are purchasing out right. Where else are going to finance for nothing. At least they tell you up front, that the price on the tool is what you will pay in weekly payments. Same as your mortgage, buy it out right for 100K, or 340k over 30 years.
Its called marketing. The company gets them using the tools, and when they go to work some where they keep purchaseing them from a dealer. I know that there is more than one dealer that buys the tools from students that do not make it.
Most of these sales are lump sum payments. Most dealers will deal if you are purchasing out right. Where else are going to finance for nothing. At least they tell you up front, that the price on the tool is what you will pay in weekly payments. Same as your mortgage, buy it out right for 100K, or 340k over 30 years.
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Canadian Cowboy
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If you are referring to me posting it Why Not? it is public information readily available for everybody and anybody to read does that answer your curiosity?
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RobertMo1988
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Oh is it readily available for anyone who isnt a student? Where at? and its not like it lasts forever so buy what you can. 7500 will go fast. you cant even buy a fhf80 off of Sep
I am able to buy from the SEP website, and the discount only applies to what is listed in the SEP catalog not the entire Snap On product line. Unless something has changed since I signed up a few months ago; there is a $3k limit on the tool storage offered on the SEP website, I don't recall if there was one for the tools. I've only bought a KRSC46FPJK for $756 and a few hundred in tools. You should be able to see the prices and what is offered without having an account Snap on SEP.
Ingersoll Rand also does student pricing. Ingersoll student list
Ingersoll Rand also does student pricing. Ingersoll student list
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Canadian Cowboy
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Canadian Cowboy
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No, you have to sign in to view your link takes you to a log in page.
https://buy1.snapon.com/SEP/login.aspx?ReturnUrl=/sep/secure/youraccount.aspx
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ah okay, it lets me look without logging into my account... weird.
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Canadian Cowboy
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Did you click on the products you see on the side of the log in page? It takes me to the log in page but if you click on the stuff on the side and then on the image of the product it should come up with pricing.
mvptrukin
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I question the motives of the OP also! Is that all you see in a student program like this is something negative? You already mentioned your jealous that the program wasn't available when you supposedly started in the trade. All these recent anti Snap-on threads all started by members who joined in the last six months--be honest if you can--what is you're real agenda? I applaud any company with a program that helps the next generation of techs start on their tool purchases.
Folks they are a business and here to make a profit. I agree that they are fairly greedy and have a high mark up but I accept that and move on. If i didn't like it and couldn't bring myself to terms with their mark up I would choose to vote against them by shopping else where. I say if you don't like it vote with your dollars and go else where or you can come to terms and choose to pay. They are a business to make money. As long as the majority of their product line is US made I'll stick with them.
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Canadian Cowboy
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I did what you just posted I was able to view the items but there is no public pricing.
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If you click on a specific item it should show the price, because I'm not logged in and it works for me.
RCStocker
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I have a grand son who went to an auto school. It cost way too much and I was not happy about it. Our local community collage has a great auto, aircraft school and he could have gotten a 2 year degree for about 2 thousand dollars. He still ows 16 thousand on student loans. They promised him all kings of things including good jobs when he got out. No one would could talk him out of it. The government gives loans to non accredited schools. They are a business and most of the teachers are form other countries and their teaching credentials do not meet US standards. These schools are the only place they can get a job. ITT is on the top of the list of crappy schools. They can barrow money to buy tools. Snap-on knows this and makes it so they get the students hooked on thier brand. Snap-on tools are top notch but not worth the price. I let my grand son pick out all the tools at his school discount price that he could get. I did not mind spending the thousnads of dollars for his tools. I already had a huge roller box for him. I got it at a mini storage auction for $800. It is a 5 thousand dollar box.
Snap-on really makes good hand tools but their power tools and machinest tools are not all that good and so over pirced i laugh my fat @@@@ off all the way to the bank.
I have 4 sons and 6 grand sons and I have gotten them all tool boxes and filled them with tools. Don't grumble to me about what tools cost. I find them for about 10 cents on the dollar but it has taken 50 years to fill the boxes. Eerytime they come they know they are going home with some new tool. A family that tools together stays together. LOL They cost me about $100 per week and have for years. By the time the young ones get to driving they will have a complet set of tools. There goes my retirement plan. LOL
Snap-on really makes good hand tools but their power tools and machinest tools are not all that good and so over pirced i laugh my fat @@@@ off all the way to the bank.
I have 4 sons and 6 grand sons and I have gotten them all tool boxes and filled them with tools. Don't grumble to me about what tools cost. I find them for about 10 cents on the dollar but it has taken 50 years to fill the boxes. Eerytime they come they know they are going home with some new tool. A family that tools together stays together. LOL They cost me about $100 per week and have for years. By the time the young ones get to driving they will have a complet set of tools. There goes my retirement plan. LOL
glenmore
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You should thank this guy for posting!
It gives you some insight into the pricing structure AND when you come across a student selling on CL, you now know his cost basis.
I have sold a fair amount of new SO in the Classifieds and the most frequent question I got was why was I selling so cheap. Well, I bought them cheap from these students (reAd: ex-students!).
erm...that doesnt change the fact that was stated and thats student pricing is below dealer cost.
You sure about that? The link the OP isnt everything, its a required list provided by that particular school.
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mvptrukin
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So this is some new info that your divulging? It's been discussed many times ---I bet you don't post that info in your ads! Truth in advertising except when your making a buck!
"All CLers and GJ members I bought these Snap-on tools real cheap from former mechanic students BUT I am going to double my money on you"
"All CLers and GJ members I bought these Snap-on tools real cheap from former mechanic students BUT I am going to double my money on you"
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Canadian Cowboy
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You want to know my motives are I will tell you there isn't and wasn't any.
I was searching for a discontinued Snap On work light by item number and just came across it as it was one of the search engine suggestions I open it and there you go student pricing levels,I was surprised to how much discount Students actually get.
You have never heard me wine or complain on this forum about the pricing they charge or any other tool manufacture for that matter.
As a shop owner and prior to I have always bought Snap-On tools and shop equipment and continue too and paid for them proudly.
When I went through the automotive trade I paid full price for my tools and never whined I was 15 when I first started buying Snap-On a socket here a wrench there as I could afford them.
In fact I just bought a Mohawk TP 16,000Lb lift for my shop I didn't whine about their prices either you generally get what you pay for and the after sale service with it.
Profit in not a dirty word as I mark my products as well.
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Let's not forget about the big shiny truck and petro required to get there products to the customer. If it was easy, everyone would do it, I was just talking to my local matco guy the other day and he claimed he puts in around 70 hours a week.
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Canadian Cowboy
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That may be very true I was just very surprised to see that they can buy them at those pricing levels good for them I am all for it.
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Another aspect... And I expect it's not 100% payback.
Murphy4570
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When I went through the auto tech school program, Snappy limited the toolbox selection to a number of Heritage series boxes, and the KRA-2411 Classic 78 being the biggest you could get. Also included was a decent starter set of tools.
Prices were about 50% off retail, maybe more. The caveat was you had to pay the ENTIRE amount up front. No financing. I still have the carbon copy of the check I wrote back in 2007, was $4,700 or so.
You could also purchase tools not on the starter set list afterwards in subsequent semesters, but you still had to pay it all up front. I bought Snappy's PH3050 $500 air hammer kit for $250 that way, last semester of school. Great investment that was.
Prices were about 50% off retail, maybe more. The caveat was you had to pay the ENTIRE amount up front. No financing. I still have the carbon copy of the check I wrote back in 2007, was $4,700 or so.
You could also purchase tools not on the starter set list afterwards in subsequent semesters, but you still had to pay it all up front. I bought Snappy's PH3050 $500 air hammer kit for $250 that way, last semester of school. Great investment that was.
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Canadian Cowboy
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It makes sense for the discount it would impossible for a lot of students to pay up front for the tools.
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