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Re: OT: what's with all the Craftsman wrenches on eBay?

To: Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: OT: what's with all the Craftsman wrenches on eBay?
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 10 May 2002 09:02:58 -0700
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
References: <15579.50331.186065.658096@12-248-41-177.client.attbi.com>
Skip Montanaro wrote:
> 
> I need a new 1/2" ratchet.  I dropped by sears.com and checked out what they
> had.  Oddly enough, Sears sells on eBay.  I figured I'd bop on over and see
> if anyone else had Craftsman ratchets for sale.  Omigod!  I couldn't believe
> all the Craftsman wrenches for sale.  In all cases where I visited an
> auction and clicked "view seller's other auctions" I always found ten or
> more other auctions running for Craftsman wrenches.  Most of the stuff I saw
> was advertised as brand new (or like new).  Am I missing something?  Where
> are all these dot com auctioneers scrounging up all these Craftsman tools?
> Clearly they aren't wandering down to their local Sears and paying retail.


Maybe, they are going to garage sales in retirement communities and buying tool 
sets from widows at a fraction of their value!

Joe

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