"SteveB" wrote in message
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"DonkeyHody" wrote

Pawnshops buys ain't no bargains anymore.

Trick is to know what you are looking at. I bought a Remington 552
Speedmaster (rifle) Monte Carlo grade for $90. Value, a lot more.

I got a Tad pool cue for $30. Sold it for $1130.

I got a $2,500 welder for $300. Still have it.

Deals can be had, you just have to know what you're looking at.

But, by and large, 99.9% overprice thoroughly used goods.

Steve

I have gotten some good deals on slightly used tools.
I have two Porter Cable routers I bought at different times, both were like
new. The first one they were asking about 80% of new, plus it had $100 worth
the carbide cutters in the case with it. I offered them$125 for it and got
it. It was all worth around $300 retail, and like I said, it was pristine,
like new. The other was a big PC router, the model number I can't recall
right now, but they were asking $175 for it. Over a two week time I would
stop by every few days and offer $125 for it, and get refused! Last trip in
I set it on the counter along with a Craftsman 16 gauge brad nailer that
needed some work, but was like new, and offered $150 for them and got it.
the router sells new for over $300. The nailer needed a couple of fifty cent
screws and works fine.
But for the most part deals are hard to come by. When I am in the market for
something I hit all the pawn shops in town about once a week. Rarely I find
a deal, but once in a while something comes by. Also don't let the asking
prices run you off. It seems to me that pawn shops are used to haggling over
the price a bit, so there is usually some room for negotiation in the price.
Greg