I am looking to pick up some used tools I found on ther internet but I'm not sure what to offer. They are Snap On brand, and the guy says he has ~ $1500 in receipts.
Include 1/4 in. drive, 3/8 in drive soft grip 80 tooth ratchets. a set of Soft grip screwdrivers. 3/8 drive allen bits: standard 3/8 drive long ball allens: standard 3/8 drive torx bits: click style torque wrench 50-250 foot lbs.
What do used tools sell for? 50% of new? Less? More?
Snap On are high end tools but part of the original cost is for the free replacement that they offer if you break it. If everything is in good or better condition then 50% is OK. Bottom line: They're worth what you're willing to pay and the seller is willing to accept.
That's too high. Regardless of what folks think of Snap-on.
A fairly complete Craftsman set of 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" ratchets/ sockets can be bought from Sears for $200.
Add $50 for the 3/8" allens, and $50 for the torx. Add an additional $100 for a torque wrench, $200 for a really nice digital torque wrench.
You should be able to buy the basics brand new for under $500, including the lifetime replacement warranty.
+1 on the above.
One question I would ask is how old and how used? Still, offer <50%... Another choice would be NAPA, their hand tools are made by Danaher, they also have a lifetime guarantee.
Danaher tools include. Napa. Craftsman. Matco. and a few others i forgot...
Okay, thanks for the input, that's what I was thinking on the value. I'm trying to work a trade and avoid too much cash out of pocket, but these things are hard to work out to everyone's satisfaction.
That was a Danaher plant 3 miles from my house that shut down and auctioned off the big equipment like mills. They closed that one but moved the production and almost all the jobs to their Springdale, AR, USA plant. So, you're buying American.
I also agree on the 1/3rd-ish. And I've heard of warranty issues with Snap-on. The Boards on teh 1ntr4w3bs, y0 are full of horror stories.
I suspect the seller is adding up the price as if he'd bought the tools individually, rather than in sets like he probably bought them in the first place. I'd do some research on the price of similar Snap-On tools for sale, either on eBay, Craigslist, or you could look in the classified section of the forums on the Garage Journal board. 1/3 - 1/2 of new price is a reasonable range for them depending on condition.
This will probably degenerate into a whole thing about how Snap-On is overpriced and you can get other brand tools cheaper, but 1) that wasn't the question asked, and 2) they are nice tools. I have a Snap-On roller cabinet and tool set and I like them very much.
+1 again on the Craftsman stuff. That's where I would go at least.
WilD wrote:What do used tools sell for? 50% of new? Less? More?
Depends on how badly the seller needs to make a house payment.
I've usually found that someone selling tools is almost to the point of breaking up the furniture to heat the house. They will either hold out for their price, or jump at cash in hand. Usually it is cash in hand.
go on ebay, in the tools category, and on the left had side you can search for sold items, that will give you a good idea of what the current market value of the tools is.
Personally though, if he wants 1500, i'd offer him 750, infact, i'd show up with cash in hand and haggle with him about it? Or have a russian or itallian haggle, for you, they do seem to be the best at it.
Andrew
stuart in mn wrote:I suspect the seller is adding up the price as if he'd bought the tools individually, rather than in sets like he probably bought them in the first place. I'd do some research on the price of similar Snap-On tools for sale, either on eBay, Craigslist, or you could look in the classified section of the forums on the Garage Journal board. 1/3 - 1/2 of new price is a reasonable range for them depending on condition.
Last time I looked at Snap-on sets, there was little to no discount for buying sets vs. individual.
For any commonly available tool, I wouldn't pay any more for a used Snap-on than for a new Craftsman. I do have some Snap-on stuff, but only a few things they offer that nobody else does. otherwise, Craftsman (even the lesser new stuff) is good enough for the DIY wrenching I do.
stuart in mn wrote:This will probably degenerate into a whole thing about how Snap-On is overpriced and you can get other brand tools cheaper, but 1) that wasn't the question asked, and 2) they are nice tools. I have a Snap-On roller cabinet and tool set and I like them very much.
True.
They are nice tools. In fact, I'd even say that I consider them better than the Craftsmen.
I was more keyed into the OP's perspective that he:
1- didn't have similar tools
2- didn't know the value of the Snap-ons
3- referred to them only as "used tools"
4- and seemed to be looking for a value.
I realize I may have been over-analyzing, but given those observations, new Craftsmen for 50% less than what he might get the used Snap-ons for seemed like a reasonable suggestion.
I don't believe Snap-on tools in general are overpriced. But they are HIGHER priced than the Craftsmen, and offer a lesser replacement warranty.
