vwbus@netbiz.net wrote: > > > As a rule for hand tools I would NEVER buy Snap-On new price to > performance ratio is poor for even heavy home use, now at an auction > an entirely different matter, I'd buy Snap-On used in a heartbeat for > say a price comparable to Craftsman new. For more exotic stuff
Hi All: Once in awhile when I need something different to do I go over to Portland (OR.) and snoop around in some of the pawn shops there. Snap On tools are a big item there. As a rule they are 50% of book in price. Of course it is hard to tell how much of the stuff is hot and that makes you a little hesitant, but the shops are supposed to check ID and try to watch for that when they buy the tools. A couple of years ago I bought a 250 pound Snap-On torque wrench that was less than a year old for half of book price. I got the original Snap-On sales receipt that they gave the original owner. He was the guy that sold it to the shop, so I know it was not stolen. Todd
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