Tool Talk
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: lptools on July 04, 2018, 12:27:17 PM
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Hello, All. I took a ride Sunday to get these tools, still sorting & unpacking. The lock for the Gerstner was in a bag in pieces, hope to get it re-assembled. The burn mark looks bad, not sure how deep it is yet, future restoration project!!! Regards, Lou
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Nice find!
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Rude to ask, but I am going to anyway. How deeply did you have to dig to bring that haul home? I see over $1K there.....
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Hello, I paid a fair price for what I had in front of me at the time of the sale. I knew the value of some of the pieces, some were a guess, some turned out better than others, a few were disappointments. These might have been a $1000.00 package years ago if all were new, but not in today's market, there are a lot of used machinist's tools out there.Regards, Lou
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Hello, I paid a fair price for what I had in front of me at the time of the sale. I knew the value of some of the pieces, some were a guess, some turned out better than others, a few were disappointments. These might have been a $1000.00 package years ago if all were new, but not in today's market, there are a lot of used machinist's tools out there.Regards, Lou
Clearly we live in different countries then because in KS. That is still a 1K pile or real damned close. The Gerstner box alone would account for a solid $300, even with the burn! LOL The mics in the box if not Chicom another $300. So ya, we do not live in the same country as far as the price of those tools is concerned.
For the life of me I will never understand why guys are so uptight about sharing what they paid for a pile of tools.
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I for one, if I bought a group of items to resell, I would not say how much I paid for them.
that would be the same if you went to a hardware store and asked how much they paid for the item you were buying.
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Hello, I have shared what I have paid for things before, especially if it was worth a gloat. This one is a toss-up, could go either way, once I am done sorting, and yes, the mics are Chicom. The ad was listed for $500.00, and after some close scrutiny, I was able to get a better deal. I will leave it at that.Regards, Lou
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Wow, That's a nice haul. You very seldom see anything like that on my local CL. and it doesn't last long. You did extremely well at<$500.
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Great deal there. Three things make me excited. A pretty woman, the smell of gasoline and a bunch of tools. Drool, drool.
EvilDr235
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I normally don't say what I paid for something either as most of what I buy, I buy to resell. When I break that rule, I get bit it seems.
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I normally don't say what I paid for something either as most of what I buy, I buy to resell. When I break that rule, I get bit it seems.
Yes, if you do that as a business I understand why you do that. I was speaking of just regular schmucks like me that buy stuff and drag it back to our cave to keep. :grin:
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Gerstner boxes give me a warm fuzzy feeling. They are still made here in Dayton, OH by the same family for something like 100+ years. I have drove past the plant countless time. One of these days I am going to stop and ask for a tour.
https://www.gerstnerusa.com/ (https://www.gerstnerusa.com/)
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Gerstner Tool Chests are in my opinion way over rated for the price they want for them. I understand they got to make a living, but are way out of budget for me to afford. Don't have much room to complain, I own three of them all bought used, the only way I can afford them! I also have a Gerstner clone I built in high school, too!
Ken
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Resell is fine , but I find it harder every month to find someone that knows how or wants to use a tool , let alone machinist tools.
Nice find , good luck on your sales.
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I can never let go of anything I buy, regardless of the potential profit. So it just keeps piling up, and will probably be sold at auction to the next generation of addict hoarder.
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I can never let go of anything I buy, regardless of the potential profit. So it just keeps piling up, and will probably be sold at auction to the next generation of addict hoarder.
I am inclined to be the same way. Every time I sell tools or machines about the best I ever do is break even, or sometimes lose money so I really have stopped selling tools or machines, I opt instead to give the stuff to my nephew.
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I can never let go of anything I buy, regardless of the potential profit. So it just keeps piling up, and will probably be sold at auction to the next generation of addict hoarder.
Every now and then I walk thru the shop and think " this is gonna be one hell of an estate sale someday"
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Hello, Spartan-C. I can't afford the new ones either, and I am always looking for Gerstners in good condition, or ones in poor condition for parts or repair. This one needs a new lock, too many parts missing from the old lock. Regards, Lou
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I do sell some stuff mainly to the company the wife works for or to the employees. I will have to see about the MBC roller full of tools I am going to pick up as soon as the guy calls me to let me know he is home. May keep it or may sell it.
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Hello, Uncle Buck. I work full time as a carpenter, and re-sell as a hobby. I keep more than I sell, and there are a lot of what I call "crossover" tools. A Starrett Combination Square set is a nice tool to have for woodworking. Also machinist clamps, and V-blocks usually end up in the shop cabinet.I also spend time fixing & restoring old tools, there is great satisfaction in bringing them back to life. I think we are all in the same boat, our collections/hordes will end up at auction someday. I hope that future buyers/trades persons, will treat the tools with the same respect that we have. Regards, Lou
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I can never let go of anything I buy, regardless of the potential profit. So it just keeps piling up, and will probably be sold at auction to the next generation of addict hoarder.
Every now and then I walk thru the shop and think " this is gonna be one hell of an estate sale someday"
I half joking refer to my shop as my burial fund for when I go tits up! LOL