On ebay right now, with 114 bids so far. She sure is a pretty one.





http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cut-Out-Wrench-IHC-770E-Rare-/221394478541?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item338c23a5cd

Looks delicate also....

Still curious why Frank is getting rid of all these awesome wrenches.

times are changing,  I sold a real nice one on e-bay in 2009,
it sold foe $441.30.   and I was realy satisfied with that price.

is the seller getting old ?

I think the $441 price is more within the normal. I think the fact he's selling some top notch wrenches have big time collectors watching his listings. I could have bought half a dozen over the years for under $500.

Sold for US $1175.

Damn!

>Sold for US $1175.
> I could have bought half a dozen over the years for under $500.

If only......

A few years from now we'll be saying, "Damn, sold for $4000. A few years ago I could have bought one for $1175" Hehe

You have to remember that the seller is a high profile collector (he owns a $15,000 John Deere TR590 cutout). Id bet a steak dinner that if the buyer relisted the same wrench when it arrived he would probably get in the $500-600 range with it. Just my guess. I could be wrong but I'm betting not. I distinctly remember one a couple years back bringing $395.

As nice a wrench it is, I don't think I could spend that price.

The biggest reason he's getting these prices is that people are bidding early, then allowing themselves to get into bidding wars with others. Always ends up being great for the seller, no matter who he is. It just so happens that the quality of his stuff is bringing out people that don't do a lot on ebay (less than 200 feedback) and they haven't learned to either set a price and bid early and once, or bid once late.
To side track a bit....
I actually just did that with a jerk at the auction I went to yesterday, everything I would bid on, he would start bidding. I really think we just liked the same stuff. I bought a red Deere can that I paid enough for, but I guess it was still within value of it, that pissed him off a little, then I wanted the next group of wrenches, he did too. I decided I was going to own them no matter of price because of him. I do, I overpaid, but he got mad and left. Next group of wrenches that included a Huber 301 I got for $1. Sometimes it works to your advantage at a live auction, never seen it work on an internet one though.