vwbus@netbiz.net wrote:
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> As a rule for hand tools I would NEVER buy Snap-On new price to
> performance ratio is poor for even heavy home use, now at an auction
> an entirely different matter, I'd buy Snap-On used in a heartbeat for
> say a price comparable to Craftsman new.  For more exotic stuff

Hi All: Once in awhile when I need something different to do I go over
to Portland (OR.) and snoop around in some of the pawn shops there. Snap
On tools are a big item there. As a rule they are 50% of book in price.
Of course it is hard to tell how much of the stuff is hot and that makes
you a little hesitant, but the shops are supposed to check ID and try to
watch for that when they buy the tools. A couple of years ago I bought a
250 pound Snap-On torque wrench that was less than a year old for half
of book price. I got the original Snap-On sales receipt that they gave
the original owner. He was the guy that sold it to the shop, so I know
it was not stolen.   Todd