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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Northwoods on May 19, 2019, 11:26:58 PM

Title: Saturday in Lawrence KS
Post by: Northwoods on May 19, 2019, 11:26:58 PM
Went to a poorly-organized (make your own pile and the guy will shoot you a price) moving/estate sale and did OK.

Hit the carport right away and grabbed a like new No. 18 C-man bevel gauge, an old 1/4" Oxwall rat set complete with their little yellow handled flex driver, a Bonney T-35 3/8" ratchet in fine shape, a nice little S-K Tools 3 x 15 green box like new, and (drumroll, please) Snap-on socket set in 9/32.  It has the box with embossed name (might have been green at one time) the funny little M-70 ratchet, the long and short extension, the T-spinner with swivel grip, and 8 sockets (including screwdriver bit).  No sliding T or ignition handle. All pieces are still shiny new.  Coded 35-36-37.

Hoping I had enough cash, I took my pile to the honcho.  He said it looked like a $5 pile, and I agreed.
Title: Re: Saturday in Lawrence KS
Post by: Yadda on May 20, 2019, 07:10:11 AM
<shaking head> I never see deals like that, or I am always too late.....  Great buy!  I 'll let others comment on the sounds of whooshing air in your general vicinity.  :grin:
Title: Re: Saturday in Lawrence KS
Post by: Northwoods on May 20, 2019, 08:55:48 AM
I paid my money and went to the front porch and sat and looked.  Guy came up and used the term Holy Grail.
I found one of the oooooold black 9/32 boxes once.  Not embossed.  Decal on the inside.  $2 on second day of estate sale.
You just never know.
Title: Re: Saturday in Lawrence KS
Post by: Plyerman on May 20, 2019, 09:57:27 PM
Five bucks?!  :embarrassed:

....very gentlemanly of you to not try talking him down any... :grin:
Title: Re: Saturday in Lawrence KS
Post by: bonneyman on May 24, 2019, 05:41:55 PM
How loud was the sonic boom from you pulling out your wallet? lol