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Snap on wrenches 1970 value
- Thread starter Rgrigutis
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The only answer is maybe… on the right day, in the right marketplace.
I know that is not a good answer.
There is tonnage of SAE tools out there on the secondary market.
List them for what you want for them, and see what happens. Someone would really actually need them to pay your price. The rest would bottom feed them out of garage sales and estate sales over time for pennies on the dollar.
And another rub… the people who use SAE every day of their lives… electricians, plumbers, millwrights, iron workers… they probably won’t touch them for those prices because Snap-on tools would get stolen on construction jobs.
So, all I can say is list them and see.
Another point, before I am done… they are DOE… I have a couple sets, but I have never actually used a DOE wrench (other than thin wrenches). They are mostly for hydraulics. The average guy is not using such a thing often if ever.
List them on EBay, and see what happens.
I know that is not a good answer.
There is tonnage of SAE tools out there on the secondary market.
List them for what you want for them, and see what happens. Someone would really actually need them to pay your price. The rest would bottom feed them out of garage sales and estate sales over time for pennies on the dollar.
And another rub… the people who use SAE every day of their lives… electricians, plumbers, millwrights, iron workers… they probably won’t touch them for those prices because Snap-on tools would get stolen on construction jobs.
So, all I can say is list them and see.
Another point, before I am done… they are DOE… I have a couple sets, but I have never actually used a DOE wrench (other than thin wrenches). They are mostly for hydraulics. The average guy is not using such a thing often if ever.
List them on EBay, and see what happens.
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Dave455
Well-known member
You would probably get the best value from someone in the aviation world. SAE is standard, and they appreciate the quality, especially of the older tools.
What you are competing against are all the other SAE tools for sale, that affect the prices for all.
What you are competing against are all the other SAE tools for sale, that affect the prices for all.
KnurledNut
Well-known member
Even though its your own name, the owners marks drop the market value substantially.
we’ll I’ll post them once for 100 and see what happens. Interestingly I’m an A&p and the school I went to made you purchase a snap on basic tool set for 200. I still have most of it. I hollered about it then but it was a pretty good deal I have to aemit. Thanks for the responses
Dave455's advice is dead on. Alot of new a&ps get frustrated using low to mid quality tools- buying good stuff when you're starting is expensive. Used snap on at a decent price is a no brainer for them. I've gotten a lot of new guys hooked on older (Bonnie, plumb,snap on,etc) used tools.