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[Junkman]

If you made a great buy on some new and used SO tools, would you keep the new ones and sell your old ones? If you got a double you **** type of deal, do you have to pass it on? Not going to say what I paid, but it wasn't very much...
13 piece metric deep wall 3/8" drive set - new (113STMMY) -
double flaring tool set - barely used (T554A)
screw extractor set - used (Blue Point 1020)

 

[krusty the clown]

i wouldn't sell either

 

[Moose-LandTran]

i wouldn't sell either

I'm with Krusty on this one. Never too many.

 

[Junkman]

i wouldn't sell either

I'm with Krusty on this one. Never too many.

That is why my garage looks like it does. More keeps going in, and nothing ever seems to make it out.. I just don't need doubles and triples of metric sockets. One set of metric deepwall sockets is definately got to go. I can store the money easier than I can store the tools..

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Okay, you can sell some of that stuff to me..

 

[Junkman]

You live too far away!!!!!!!! Care to guess what I paid for the lot???? I have more in my car that I haven't posted about yet. I spent my weeks allowance in less than an hour.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Well, if you have any spare unusual/specialty Snap-on tools that you need gone, let me know. Always on the lookout for that kind of thing.

 

[bmwpower]

Sell triples. Sometimes it's nice to have 2 sets of sockets or wrenches on certain jobs.

 

[pearltsi]

i need that flaring kit if u sell

 

[J.A.F.E.]

I have pretty much regretted selling every tool (not that I have sold all that many). Not to say I wouldn't in the future but for the time being I'd be very retiscent to sell anything.

Keep it.

 

[fatfillup]

Sell so you can buy more!!!

 

[petty4243]

hmmm to sell or not.... personnaly i tend to have duplicates and triplicates.... beyond that, it is for sale unless there is a special reason for hanging on to it....

 

[wrenchr]

Sell or trade the sockets to me Junk!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Packard V8]

The more-or-less complete set of best stuff in the garage
The good-enough stuff in the basement so I don't have to wade through the snow.
The third best stuff in my storage shop across town so I can do the basics of pulling parts.
The fourth best stuff in the box which goes on trips and to pick 'n pull.

thnx, jack vines

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

If you made a great buy on some new and used SO tools, would you keep the new ones and sell your old ones?

It depends, I can imagine with you, like you said, you've accumulated so much stuff over the years where it's time to thin the herd out a bit.

 

[justinmc]

It depends on how attached you are to your old ones. Say its a set you've been wrenching with for 40 years. Maybe its time to "retire" them and give em to your kid or grandkid or something. Otherwise.. why not sell of your old ones and keep the new ones. Kinda like breaking a bunch of them and having S/O replace them with new stuff.

If not I'll give ya $2 for those S/O deep metrics... hahaha jk.... actually I'd be interested but I've already got a set and a half (working on one piece at a time collecting another full set) of both the deep and shallow chromies. Sigh.. too much snap on is never a bad thing right?

 

[Junkman]

OK guys....... apparently you don't understand. I need help, real serious help to get rid of all this stuff. As I said to my friends today, if I were to show up at my estate sale, I would probably be buying most of this stuff back again. I need to clean out the garage. I have a new MaxJax stuffed into a corner, and one car in a garage that should hold 4. Below is a panoramic view of my garage that I just took. The picture of the cat litter tray filled with wrenches is an example of my excess. I see this stuff, and then I buy it but never do anything more with it. I have more wrenches than I can hold in my two hands. I didn't get the name Junkman for nothing. I keep holding onto the best, but now, even the best is becoming overwhelming.

 

[Junkman]

more of the mess................. If there is ever an award for having the most cluttered garage, I think that I will win it hands down...

 

[Uncle Buck]

You are right Junkman. I hate to say it, but you need to assemble one huge set of all of the best tools in no more than one or two of those roller combo units, then start figuring out how to sell off the excess, if nothing else even here on the board for stuff you could mail. Absolutely you have to much stuff. The only way to fix that is going to involve you mustering up the resolve to correct the situation.

Part of the answer would involve selling stuff, an the other part might involve giving un needed stuff away, donating, selling, and as a last resort just throwing stuff away.

BTW: I have to know, are all those chest/rollcab units stuffed full of tools to capacity? If they are I bow to you sir, the grand master of GJ tools! LOL!

 

[bmwpower]

Start selling. I'm trying to get out from under a pile of car parts and have been selling for the past year or so. Still not done....but nothing like your place....haha

Go through that stuff and keep the good stuff and sell the others. Surely, you don't need all of that stuff, but I can't be sure since I see a lot of boxes there.

 

[justinmc]

Holy cow Junk.... on some levels I think "envy" and others I think "oh my lord". I have ALOT of tools. but nowhere near that amount. I thought I had a bunch of stuff. Especially in my "sell/trade" boxes.. but not even close.

PS.. is that a marantz receiver? I'll help ya start cleaning out

 

[Junkman]

Holy cow Junk.... on some levels I think "envy" and others I think "oh my lord". I have ALOT of tools. but nowhere near that amount. I thought I had a bunch of stuff. Especially in my "sell/trade" boxes.. but not even close.

PS.. is that a marantz receiver? I'll help ya start cleaning out

What picture???? I have no idea what some of this stuff is any longer. I moved it probably 4 times in the last 35+ years.

 

[justinmc]

What picture???? I have no idea what some of this stuff is any longer. I moved it probably 4 times in the last 35+ years.

This one.......

http://garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31774&d=1241661794

On top of the cab with the purolator poster/ad..

 

[bmwpower]

This one.......

http://garagejournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=31774&d=1241661794

On top of the cab with the purolator poster/ad..

Looks like it's behind the pile of stuff so likely it hasn't been turned on in some time... haha

 

[trackwelder]

I could come out and help. Let see one for junk, one to sell, umm one for me.


I have been cleaning, sorting, and selling since last fall. It is tough parting with stuff but after a while its just to much.

 

[Junkman]

That is the old Radio Shack Quadraphonic Surround Sound system from my old office. Probably bought that in 1973 or there about.
One of the problems that I have, is that I don't know how to price some of this stuff. Example... I have a new in the package 6 piece SO 3/8" extension set #206AFX, but I have no idea what it is worth except for what it sells for new on the truck. What will people pay for new for a new set? I just don't know. I don't like ebay any longer for selling, since everyone waits till the last 6 seconds to bid, and I don't know if it is going to sell for the opening bid, or hit the moon in the end. If you put a reserve on it, then people just ignore the auction, and if you start high, that does you no good also...

 

[rsanter]

if you dont need them then keep the best for yourself and sell off the other stuff

bob

 

[petty4243]

I would be interested in those extensions

 

[petty4243]

sorry guys,, just have to say this....."who ya gonna call?".... saw the old caddy and first thought were of ghost busters.... lmao

thank you junkman.... made my day with those pics.... just imagining looking for one specific tool and moving all those boxes around to find the right one....

 

[Junkman]

I would be interested in those extensions

Make me a reasonable offer .........

PS....... drop the Ghostbuster comments.... they really tick off the true ambulance collectors.... LOL

 

[petty4243]

Make me a reasonable offer .........

PS....... drop the Ghostbuster comments.... they really tick off the true ambulance collectors.... LOL

figured as much, that is why i apologized prior...lol..

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

OK guys....... apparently you don't understand. I need help, real serious help to get rid of all this stuff. As I said to my friends today, if I were to show up at my estate sale, I would probably be buying most of this stuff back again. I need to clean out the garage. I have a new MaxJax stuffed into a corner, and one car in a garage that should hold 4. Below is a panoramic view of my garage that I just took. The picture of the cat litter tray filled with wrenches is an example of my excess. I see this stuff, and then I buy it but never do anything more with it. I have more wrenches than I can hold in my two hands. I didn't get the name Junkman for nothing. I keep holding onto the best, but now, even the best is becoming overwhelming.

Wow...time for an intervention! With all that stuff, I would suggest the best way to tackle what to do with it is start with an inventory. I'm sure they're are some garage journal people nearby who would be happy to help.

Inventory everything, as long as it takes...decide what you want to keep and what is expendable. By doing that, you'll know what you have, and you can get everything organized. Then decide on the best route to start selling off the excess...whether it be piece by piece, in lots, or all of it.

Remember, someone is going to have to do that eventually...so it will be you...or a relative at some point in the future. Don't mean to sound morbid, but you know what I mean. I already know I'll have to do that with my mom's house b/c she'll never clean it up herself.

And I thought I had a lot of toolboxes...

 

[justinmc]

Junk... can I get on your will? I mean.. just asking haha. Hmmm Rat Shack from back when Rat Shack was producing decent stuff. A Quad at that! You were high end baby!

Hmmm should I just make a list of the stuff I'm looking for? Hahaha... seriously I'd get a couple of big sheets of plywood and start by laying out all the SAE sockets or wrenches.. match up the sets you have.. cull off the ones you want to keep and bag/tag the rest for GJ sale. Once you sell those do the SAE sockets or wrenches.. then on to ratchets, metric stuff, pliers, etc, etc.

 

[fatfillup]

Junk, maybe we should have the swap meet at your place.

As far as the SO nib extensions, 50 to 60% of truck price.

I've gone to several auctions recently and SO sells well especially full sets and where there is a lot of tools for sale.

To get good money, sort and clean tools. Presentation is everything.

I sell tools as a hobby and when you walk into my showroom, I have 3 boxes full of tools, and am trying to get everything priced. My deal is everything is 50 to 70% off truck price. People like to come in and start opening drawers and looking.

Getting started is the hard part. Do a little each day and you will see progress, then maybe a MAN style garage sale this summer, well advertised and you'll move some stuff.

Good luck.

 

[bmwpower]

He doesn't have to clean them - looks most have never been used.

 

[Uncle Buck]

I am still curious about all the drawers on those boxes Junkman, are most or all of them full of stuff?

 

[GDA]

Junkman needs some local GJ members to drop by and help him clean house of all his extras. Great way to share the tool wealth, free up those $$$ and provide some high quality tools to those that would put them to good use!

To your real question... Any tool that I seem to use less than a couple times a year becomes a candidate for sale when I find/buy an upgrade. I second BMW's notion that all triples are immediate candidates for sale. I only have doubles of a few items in my box (metric and standard combo wrenches and 1/4 drive sockets) and even those only get used in very limited circumstances.

I think with some thinning of the tree you might be able to reclaim some of that garage and it will make your workspace much more satisfying and open.

 

[posaune]

No worries about all of that mess. I'd be happy to spend awhile at your place - I'll just "get rid of" all of that pesky "****" you have lying around. You'll never have to worry about it again!


On a side note, that is a great ambulance. One of my favorite toys as a kid was a Dinky brand model Cadillac of a similar vintage.

 

[Packard V8]

Junkman's problem is not too much stuff, it's too little space and no organization. When I filled my basement shop and a four car garage, I rented storage for two collector cars and another garage for two other cars and my biggest footprint equipment, compressor, sandblaster, hoist, engines on stands, winter storage for lawnmower, rototiller.

There were pluses/minuses. What I have is now usable. Before, I couldn't find half the tools, had no space to work when I did find them. Problem is, the thing I need to work on or the tool I need is always at the other place. Then, there's the hassle of spring/fall hauling back and forth. The next plan is to build a full basement under my four car garage to get some of this back under one roof.

thnx, jack vines

 

[Junkman]

I am still curious about all the drawers on those boxes Junkman, are most or all of them full of stuff?

I wouldn't say "stuffed". The biggest Snap-On box is empty, since it was such a good buy I couldn't resist. It needs a total restoration since it has been painted twice, and each time was worse than the last. The slides need to be cleaned and lubed. It was in a body shop that had a fire, and then they gave it a quick paint job to cover up the smoke damage. I didn't pay much for it, and it is a keeper when it is done. A lot of the mess got started when winter was coming and I had to put everything back in along with the lift. I was in the process of cleaning it out when I had emergency heart surgery. I really need a place under cover for the lift and cars to get all the rest back in order..