A sign of the times....Cash For Tools.

[Ponce]

Cash For Tools..........when there is no future why hang on to the past?........these people are selling that which will bring them money in the future........as long as you have a screwdriver you will be able to do more than the guy who doesn't have one..........they are selling their future and that of their childrens.

http://whatreallyhappened.com/IMAGES/cashfortools.jpg

[Cobalt]

I wonder if a rash of burglaries pops up with crooks knowing they can liquidate tools fast to out of towners that most likely won't have to go through checks like the local pawn shops

[Ponce]

Well Cobalt, the pawn shop here in town is right next to where I go to eat once in a while and I do see many walking in with tools........no jobs around here anyway.

[midnight rambler]

From my observations, there's no money is used tools, either trying to unload them or re-sell them. If someone is doing 'cash for tools' you can bet they are paying about a penny on the dollar.

And frankly, who buys quality tools anymore? Anyone with quality tools, e.g. Matco, SnapOn, Klein, etc. isn't going to give them away for a fraction of their replacement cost, they know better.

I have a pair of Klein channel lock type pliers with dielectric grips I used near daily for 30 years - they are badass and won't bend like the original Channellock brand pliers when you bear down on them. There's no way in hell I would ever sell such a tool for a mere fraction of it's replacement cost.

[BillBoard]

Ponce,

I too was shocked people were selling their tools. A craftsman would never sell his tools, unless he really was in trouble. So I started doing a bit of research, it turns out from my observations and talking with people selling tools, those quality tools being sold are the property of retiring or dead baby boomers. And their kids have no use for them, since they all seem to have gone to "college" and received a Liberal Arts degree.

I guess they didn't heed the warning:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztVaqZajq-I

[muffin]

What a shame. I dunno where I'd be without the husband's tools. I think that even if I were single, I'd have a set of tools around.

My grandpa had a shop full of woodworking tools and other various tools. Lots of nice stuff. He's going on 90 y/o and decided that he just really didn't need or use them anymore. As soon as he offered them to his 3 boys, they were gone in days. Glad they are staying with the family. And I know they will use the shit out of them.

Now, I have to get dibs on his coin collection he's had for a loooong time.... ;D

[mick silver]

i buy used tools all the time ... just make sure they are in good working order

[woodman]

From my observations, there's no money is used tools, either trying to unload them or re-sell them. If someone is doing 'cash for tools' you can bet they are paying about a penny on the dollar.

And frankly, who buys quality tools anymore? Anyone with quality tools, e.g. Matco, SnapOn, Klein, etc. isn't going to give them away for a fraction of their replacement cost, they know better.

I have a pair of Klein channel lock type pliers with dielectric grips I used near daily for 30 years - they are badass and won't bend like the original Channellock brand pliers when you bear down on them. There's no way in hell I would ever sell such a tool for a mere fraction of it's replacement cost.


The first thing I look for at a garage or yard sale is tools. If I find something old and well made, I will buy it often at a mere fraction of what it is worth. Many of these tools are every bit as good as when they were first made and will stay that good for as long as you own them and then some. I got a huge vise, so heavy I could barely lift it, for $5 at a yard sale. It might fetch $5 at the scrap yard! When I find things old and made in the US, I buy them.