What was he thinking?

[selohssa]

I responded to an ad for used tools. The ad had no pictures because the guy said that he didn't own a digital camera. He said that he was a heavy duty mechanic and was retired. He said that all of his tools were Snap On or MAC and that he spent thousands every year adding to his tools. Sounded good right? I drove over an hour to see them. as you look at the pictures, think about what they should be worth. I posted his asking price at the end.

 

[selohssa]

So what was his asking price? $15000.

 

[jjarrell4]

Well Did you buy it?!


But seriously did you keep a straight face? Or did you try to explain to him?
I'm curious to know what happened..

 

[Moose-LandTran]

I'd offer him $500.

 

[selohssa]

I'd offer him $500.

I was so pissed after driving that far, I wouldn't offer him $50.

 

[billymade]

This seems to be typical of so many "depleted" used tool boxes that I see for sale; so much is missing... is there really that much in there? Again... I think many of these guys have their emotions and memories of a life long career wrapped up in these "for sale" deals; they feel they should be "rewarded" for all the money they spent on the truck after all those years... in reality I don't see a whole lot of tools there!
Makes you wonder if they sold or hocked much of their primarily used tools and this is what is left over...

 

[tonydanzah]

yeah looks like he sold a bunch off before he put the ad up

 

[Danglerb]

Retirement *****, deciding on selling your tools ***** worse, the bottom is finding out how little they are worth.

 

[Sleeper]

I think sometimes people price them like that so they won't really have to sell them but they can tell themselves they tried.

 

[mrshaun]

thats why we have ebay so the old guys can get some money back on their tools. especially the old special tools.....

 

[sk farmer]

or someone told him they would be worth as much or more than he paid for them. he apparently beleived them.

 

[mkdive]

$15k?
<------Still looking at the pictures looking for the gold bars/coins or precious gems?! That would irk me a little bit also driving an hour to a big disappointment.

 

[selohssa]

I think sometimes people price them like that so they won't really have to sell them but they can tell themselves they tried.

The thing with this guy is that he sold his house and can't take the tools with him. He told me that he "NEEDS" to sell these. At $15,000, I think that he will be moving them after all.

 

[selohssa]

Oh wait, sorry. He also said that he would throw in this top box for FREE. not the bottom box and not the tools inside and he also wanted to keep the half inch impact in the other picture.

 

[mkdive]

wats of wuck to him!

 

[mooman]

Tell him to join this site, we'll buy some of this stuff...................

 

[Moose-LandTran]

It is a little disappointing to know that what you spend is so much more than what you're stuff's worth. I'm tempted to put my stuff on eBay, just to see what it "would" get, but i feel it would be a bit of a let down.

 

[JSBriggs]

I guess whats amazing to me is that he was able to make a living with his toolbox so disorganized.

When the name of the game is efficiency, you dont make money searching for tools.

-Jeff

 

[arkangel06]

Yeah I spent over 3g in tools and i know id only get 500 for everything if im lucky

but you should research the going price for this stuff before you start to sell.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Yeah I spent over 3g in tools and i know id only get 500 for everything if im lucky

but you should research the going price for this stuff before you start to sell.

I'll give you $600 for them.

 

[Mickey O]

So what was his asking price? $15000.

Maybe there's a couple of god bars hidden in the box somewhere.

 

[arkangel06]

I'll give you $600 for them.

how about $602

 

[Moose-LandTran]

how about $602

Sure, i'll even stretch to $605.

 

[mkdive]

Im in for $605.5

 

[Moose-LandTran]

Im in for $605.5

Damn you!

 

[arkangel06]

$605.75

or on dice

10+......

 

[Moose-LandTran]

$605.75

or on dice

10+......

$610.

+10 Characters.

 

[arkangel06]

how much do you think shipping to the uk will csot lol

 

[Moose-LandTran]

how much do you think shipping to the uk will csot lol

Don't worry about that, it can be shipped to my step-brother near Toronto, he'll look after it for me.

 

[arkangel06]

Don't worry about that, it can be shipped to my step-brother near Toronto, he'll look after it for me.

sure I'll bring it up to him but it will cost $2390 to deliver

 

[Moose-LandTran]

sure I'll bring it up to him but it will cost $2390 to deliver

Don't worry, i'll get him to collect it.

 

[fatfillup]

I normally try to get the asking price before I go out and look if its a long drive. That way you know if the guy is dreaming or not. But also realize, many of us are trying to get a you **** deal when we buy and are a little guilty of being cheap just like this guy is guilty of being unrealistic.

And besides, the hunt is fun, at least for me.

 

[selohssa]

I normally try to get the asking price before I go out and look if its a long drive. That way you know if the guy is dreaming or not. But also realize, many of us are trying to get a you **** deal when we buy and are a little guilty of being cheap just like this guy is guilty of being unrealistic.

And besides, the hunt is fun, at least for me.

I did get the asking price. I have no problem spending $15,000 if it is a good deal. The problem was that there were no pictures and the guy embelished on what tools he did have.

I agree about trying to find a "you ****" deal. I think that all of us would like at least one of those.

I am not discouraged by this guys tools, I am allready working on another deal.

 

[The Rusty Gear]

Hahaha! I saw that ad on Kijiji Too! Thanks for saving me the time!

 

[Skyline]

Actually, if I was buying those tools, I'd have no problem paying $1,200 to $1,300. At that price they could be sold on eBay for a pretty nice profit. That's not counting the box they were in. But assuming the box was included, I would certainly pay more, (but I always prefer to buy tool collections without the box if I can).

Even if the guy's asking price is nuts, there's no harm in making a proper offer...assuming you actually want some of the stuff. I guess that's the difference in buying to resell, and buying to keep and use. Personally, I don't want mismatched wrench sets and the dirty, beat up tools. But anything Snap-on will sell on eBay. Believe me, there is someone out there just waiting for you to list one of those older wrenches...to match the one they lost from their older set. Every one of those 40+ S-o wrenches would sell for about 35-50% of list on average. Problem is, each one would need a seperate auction, as they are all mismatched.

All you need is an internet savy teen to list them all!