A guy and his dad are "liquidating" their tool and personal belongings off an old farm(out of state move impending) south of town and I went out Thursday night to see what they had. The dad siad all the tools in the shop were his son's and they were all for sale. His meager stash he was keeping. I went out and went immediately ga-ga over the Blue Point Snap On MAC V-series Craftsaman etc. and made several big piles that I felt were certainly worth less than $100(some were in "abused" condition for sure). Then the son announces that he needs half of retail price for everything and I pretty much wasted an hour of my time......until I asked about the really old Craftsman Drill Press he had in the back of the shop... He said it worked and had like 12 speeds to it. When I cautiously asked what he wanted for it, he said,"Ten dollars". He didn't want to get rid of his Curtis dual motor air compressor either(can't blame him), but he had an old 16 gal Monkey Wards he'd put a bigger dual stage compressor pump on, and a newer Craftsman oil-less one with a 30 gallon tank. His pitch was to make one good compressor out of the two. When I asked what he wanted for both, he said ,"$35". The Dad had a 14 hp Honda liquid cooled engine(wrapped around a Craftsman riding lawn mover that needed repair) and wanted $40 for all of it.
My wife was getting "the look", so I simply took the $45 worth and then found a few more old tools they wanted to get rid of for another $10 and left. Photos here in a day or two.
This guy has like 6 acetylene torches and I think a return visit closer to departure day will yield some better buys......stay tuned....
DM&FS
