Pricing an older DF500 for sale

[Crazyraceguy]

How does anyone hold onto something like this for that long, never using it?

 

[luvmytoolz]

How does anyone hold onto something like this for that long, never using it?

In the world of collectibles this would be a good and profitable thing, in the power tool world, not so much.

My FIL always planned to take up a bit of woodworking when he retired, unfortunately he died shortly before retiring so my MIL ended up with a shed full of mostly new tools that I organised the selling of for her.

It happens for a multitude of reasons I'm guessing.

 

[onocoffee]

How does anyone hold onto something like this for that long, never using it?

It could also be one of those things where the person bought the tool but never got around to using it. Maybe he thought the Domino was intimidating to use and kept putting it off in favor of the techniques he was comfortable with. And as we all know now: suddenly, 15 years have passed in a flash!

 

[Cheese]

How does anyone hold onto something like this for that long, never using it?

Purchased this Mag drill in 2007 to use on an outdoor fence project...it's yet to bore or drill a hole.

 

[Nbrauer]

Thanks for all the help everyone. Lots of opinions out there! On another note; what's the appeal of a cordless domino? Seems like it's of limited value since you're already tethered to a vacuum that's (presumably) plugged into a wall outlet.

 

[ChuckS]

To be used with a cordless CT Dust Extractor.

Some woodworkers just can't keep their hands off anything cordless, though they're the minority.

I wouldn't want to add any weight to my corded DF500 for sure.

 

[Crazyraceguy]

In the world of collectibles this would be a good and profitable thing, in the power tool world, not so much.

My FIL always planned to take up a bit of woodworking when he retired, unfortunately he died shortly before retiring so my MIL ended up with a shed full of mostly new tools that I organised the selling of for her.

It happens for a multitude of reasons I'm guessing.

Oh, I get it with actual collectibles, but power tools just don't seem to fit that? Maybe (and that's a big maybe) with some limited-edition product, but not everyday stuff.
I might just be my personal perspective, that seems like a pretty expensive item to sit on? (all that time)
That's my curiosity. Why wait so long? Especially marked up, personalized
In your family's case, I assume it wasn't 15+ years?

Purchased this Mag drill in 2007 to use on an outdoor fence project...it's yet to bore or drill a hole.

That's more than a little surprising. I have always had the mentality of "When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail." A mag-drill is not really a typical DIY tool. A lot of guys would soldier-on through, if they had a situation, where it would be beneficial. However, I would think that someone who has one, would use it? (or sell it)
I may end up eating those words.....I have duplicates of several items, that were definitely useful, in my profession.
They were more a function of speed/efficiency, not necessity. They are redundant now, but similar to your situation, they aren't eating anything. Who knows how long I'll hold on to them.

 

[Woodenfish]

I would begin the sale for everything shown at $1000.00 and anybody who buys it would be getting a tremendous deal.

 

[onocoffee]

A mag-drill is not really a typical DIY tool. A lot of guys would soldier-on through, if they had a situation, where it would be beneficial. However, I would think that someone who has one, would use it? (or sell it)

Reminds me of my friends father when we were young. At some point in his life, he worked as a rigger and who knows what else, but this dad had TOOLS. And he was a hardened man. Opened a dry cleaner and rigged the machinery into the building and taking out the plate glass windows to do it. Needed to connect the building to the pole (I'm guessing now 40 years later) for the third phase - puts on a rubber suit, climbs the pole and makes it happen.

One day, we're at my friends house and there's a need to replace a concrete pad. No problem, his dad had a pneumatic jack hammer in the shed. His dad defined D.I.Y.

And there was always a task at hand: "You boys hungry?" Yeah. "Well, chop some wood!" A chunk of roast beef was to follow.

 

[Cheese]

That's more than a little surprising. I have always had the mentality of "When you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail." A mag-drill is not really a typical DIY tool. A lot of guys would soldier-on through, if they had a situation, where it would be beneficial. However, I would think that someone who has one, would use it? (or sell it)

Ya, like everything else in life, the best laid plans of mice and men...
The original plan was to fabricate an all stainless fence for the back yard using wire cloth in 2 different sizes. A smaller mesh for the lower half and a larger mesh for the upper half for increased air circulation.

And then, 2 dogs showed up on our doorstep and priorities got rearranged quickly. The silver lining was that I hadn't purchased the stainless materials yet, only the mag drill.