I stop at shops just for fun. I have a few shops that I know have good
prices when they have stuff I want. Others that have lots of tools but
not good prices. I have gotten enough good tools at half price or less
that looking is worth my time. Of course I never need anything. I have
more tools than my Dad ever had and he has been around 80 years. Some
fish, some hunt with guns, I hunt for tools and even use some of the
tools.

Kevin Craig wrote:

In article , nuk wrote:

I've kind of wondered about this myself... I've seen some stuff there
that was good tools, but pretty well used and not so well maintained, if
you know what I mean, w/ an almost new price on it.

You mean the stuff that looks like it's been lifted out of the back of
a contractor's truck, by a laborer looking to score his meth for the
day? Just the bare tool, no accessories? Dinged, dented, scuffed, and
covered in paint/grease/drywall dust? That kind of stuff?

Either that, or the cheapest of cheap tools: B&D jigsaws that shouldn't
sell for more than $15 at Wal Mart, 9" bandsaws that can be had at
discount stores for $40, $30 Skil brand saws, etc.

Yeah, that's what I typically see here in the land of SuperChain
SuperPawn SuperStores. Always priced at or sometimes above retail.
That's what you get when pricing is set by someone browsing catalogs at
headquarters.

Real mom-'n'-pop style pawn shops occasionally have something of
interest. And they're willing to deal, more often than not. Quite
unlike the commissioned "pawn specialists" at your typical
SuperChainSuperPawnSuperStore. I seek out Mom (or Pop) whenever I go
cruffling (a gun term), or tooling.

Kevin