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Well seems like a good deal. Seems to damn cheap but his feedback is spotless so im intrested. Seems like a heck of a deal and would work for what i need it. Since i only have a 2 car garage i would use it to replace a 5' section of my workbench. any expierence with this box?


thanks


Ty
 
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kartracer55

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No reserve DO IT! Thats waterloos top of the line heavy duty industrial boxes. Thats thier best box.


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looks like I will be bidding on it. I have tons of tools to fill it, there just all hanging or in old kitchen cabinets. Just hard spending money when im moving off to college in 6 months.
 
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frankenfab said:
No experience with Craftsman boxes (mine is Snap-On), but I think the seller messed up the shipping charges. Only $4 shipping, worldwide. Something seems fishy.

BEFORE bidding on it I would ask the seller about the shipping. This way there will be no surprises. For $4 I hope he doesn't think he could just put it in one of those padded envelopes and send it USPS! :lol_hitti
This is a big item and unless you're picking it up the best thing to ship it is to crate it up.
The crate and shipping by common carrier will cost a bit.
 

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That's a $3800 box at the Sears website and still 2-1/2 days to go-Don't mean to burst your bubble,but I'll guess it sells at about $1600.Auctions on Flea-bay seem to take off in the last few hours-try contacting him for a "Buy It Now" price before it takes off-if it's less than $1600, I'd go for it. I'm anxious to see what happens with the shipping-

George
 

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Something smells here.....before you bid, I'd ask about the shipping. Sometimes a clue to scammers is the information they put in the shipping description. This ad lists USPS Parcel Post....USPS won't ship an item this large and heavy. Same with the "Worldwide" shipping option. Scammers like finding accounts with great feedback and then "take over" them. They also post previously auctioned merchandise using the pictures and description from another sale. They typically do this with high-end items to make it worth their while.

When I see an ad that doen't ring true, I always ask the seller some specific questions that only a person who actually knows the merchandise is capable of answering. If the response is vague and shows a lack of grasp in the English language, I don't bid. (Not that non-English speakers can't be legit....but in this case you have a well-written ad and frequently the scammers will respond with mis-spellings and poor grammar....giving you a clue that they aren't the same person who wrote the original ad.)

If it were me, I'd ask for specific shipping cost to my zip code, ask why they are selling it, how much they paid for it, how much it weighs and maybe a phone number that you can do a reverse-lookup on. All of these things can cause a scammer to not respond or give bogus answers that you might be able to detect.

If it checks out, this is a great toolbox and I would be surprised if it went cheap. Sorry if I sounds like a wet-blanket....but I've come across quite a few deals that weren't. Fortunately, I haven't gotten tricked....yet.
 
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