Why Pay More For Less?

[NugeConstruction]

Snap-on TMR739 which (a) has 39 teeth and (b) just sold on eBay for $50.50:

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Snap-on TMR860 which (a) has 60 teeth and (b) sells brand new for $38.50:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?store=snapon-store&item_ID=75833&group_ID=107

 

[Diesel-Mech]

When it comes to ebay and people using common sense all bets are off.

 

[nate379]

Says $20.02 brand new price for me. I used to have a few of those little finger ratchets and after 10 years of never used them I gave them away.

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

The only GOOD reason I can think of, is someone who has all the other ratchets from that year/series, and is trying to complete a tool kit.

 

[voidifused]

Or some one who has no access besides Flee bay to get snap on tools from, a friend in NWT could not find a dealer and they would not ship to him via there web site for what ever reason.
Or some people are just Dumb.

 

[Fedwrench]

I agree, why pay more for something so small that might not get used that much.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...me=Tools&cName=Mechanics+Tools&sName=Ratchets

 

[GT89mustang]

I bought mine for $2 off a buddy (craftsman), have yet to find a use for it.

 

[Uncle Buck]

Says $20.02 brand new price for me. I used to have a few of those little finger ratchets and after 10 years of never used them I gave them away.

The only GOOD reason I can think of, is someone who has all the other ratchets from that year/series, and is trying to complete a tool kit.

I agree, why pay more for something so small that might not get used that much.

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...me=Tools&cName=Mechanics+Tools&sName=Ratchets

I bought mine for $2 off a buddy (craftsman), have yet to find a use for it.

You guys have to be kiddin! That is one of the best close quarters ratchets I have ever had! None of you guys do much under dash work do you?

 

[ImportTuner]

Some people have no common sense .. that's why eBay thrives ..

 

[35mastr]

Those are great to start bolts in real tight spots that you cant get a reular ratchet in.Start the bolt,Run it all the way in with that.Then final torue with regular ratchet or ratchet wrench.

 

[goodfellow]

You guys have to be kiddin! That is one of the best close quarters ratchets I have ever had! None of you guys do much under dash work do you?

I have them, and I can appreciate those ratchets when I'm on my back, upside down, and brackets under the dash are diggin' into my forearm. In those situations that 1/4" sure feels right!!!

 

[wantedabiggergarage]

You guys have to be kiddin! That is one of the best close quarters ratchets I have ever had! None of you guys do much under dash work do you?

While they may be great for under dash work, I prefer to use an extension and my Craftsman with the spinner on the front, OR, to SPEND LESS, and buy this tools elsewhere. (remember the original question was why pay more then this is new)

 

[Uncle Buck]

While they may be great for under dash work, I prefer to use an extension and my Craftsman with the spinner on the front, OR, to SPEND LESS, and buy this tools elsewhere. (remember the original question was why pay more then this is new)

I was responding to those that do not understand the value of this kind of ratchet, my response had zero to do with brand or price, but rather the type these fellows were speaking of.

As to under dash, that was just one example of any of a jillion places these little fellows can reach more conveniently than a ratchet. I guess you just had to be there.

 

[oldtools]

I bought a 3 pieces set for $3 from HF and use it several times. Quite useful. I doubt my thumb is strong enough even to break the HF one so an SO one is unneccessary.

 

[Uncle Buck]

I bought a 3 pieces set for $3 from HF and use it several times. Quite useful. I doubt my thumb is strong enough even to break the HF one so an SO one is unneccessary.

Agreed, I bought a set just to get the 3/8" and 1/2" sizes. I figured the same as you about breakage.

 

[krusty the clown]

i have the sk version. while i don't use it often there are time where nothing else will do.

as far as the op question..........it's ebay and it's snap on, nothing new.

 

[Merkava_4]

Some people with eBay accounts have no access to the SO website - that's all I can figure.

 

[Fedwrench]

Having spent a fair amout of time contorted under a dash, I find that the torque afforded by a thumbwheel ratchet not to really exceed what I generate with my thumb and index finger. That said, my favorite tiny ratchet is this one: http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...1&group_ID=107&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

That's just my opinion and your results may vary. Once again it's a matter of personal preference and technique. To each his own,

 

[Uncle Buck]

Having spent a fair amout of time contorted under a dash, I find that the torque afforded by a thumbwheel ratchet not to really exceed what I generate with my thumb and index finger. That said, my favorite tiny ratchet is this one: http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...1&group_ID=107&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

That's just my opinion and your results may vary. Once again it's a matter of personal preference and technique. To each his own,

I have that one too, I find uses for both of them myself!

 

[NugeConstruction]

Or some one who has no access besides Flee bay to get snap on tools from, a friend in NWT could not find a dealer and they would not ship to him via there web site for what ever reason.

Having spent a fair amout of time contorted under a dash, I find that the torque afforded by a thumbwheel ratchet not to really exceed what I generate with my thumb and index finger. That said, my favorite tiny ratchet is this one: http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...1&group_ID=107&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog

Interestingly, Fedwrench's fav little 1/4" ratchet, the 3 1/16" long TK860*, recently sold on eBay for about a ten spot less than truck price (and closer to a fiver less with shipping)...

(*) Which ratchet is also endorsed by Uncle Buck.

...AND with its two 'Question and Answer' postings having concerned the cost of shipping to Canada** and England!

(**) Perhaps by a friend of yours, voidifused?

And something funny to me about this whole thread is that I very recently bought a T860, in accord with stocking up some on the round-headed ratchets that various here on the Board expressed being quite fond of...

...and when I got it, I was quite surprised at how small it was (it looked so much bigger in the pictures!) and did a bit of a double take when I later saw again the price I had paid for it.

But now that I have gone to the Snap-on site and seen that Fed 'n Buck's mini ratchet is a full 1 7/16" shorter than my own,

I TOO MIGHT HAVE PAID MORE FOR LESS!!!

 

[TheToolMan]

We have people at my work do this kind of stuff all day long. In the repair business when working with gov't and the pharma industries whey will pay way more for a repair then they would for a brand new unit. They need to get approvals and do so much paperwork on a new piece of equipmwnt that it is actually cheaper to pay douple the price for a repair than buy a new one.