jmbfestool
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Ken Nagrod said:
Oi lol I ain't da bad! Cheeky!
Yet another eBay nutcase
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Oi lol I ain't da bad! Cheeky!
Years ago I purchased a lot of stuff on ebay, now not so much. I just use the buy it now feature on new items if I can save a few bucks. Festool on ebay is crazy. Saw a TS 55 for $475 buy it now (used without the guiderail ) end of last year. I wrote back to the seller(pawn shop) with a reasonable offer and the link to a Festool dealer with the correct $500 price. No response. I just saw a bunch of used Systainer I,II ,III's go for 48-55 each plus shipping($5-7 each item).
If I can grab a new Systainer I shipped for $60 who the hell would buy a used one for 50ish??? I know times are tough but if you are looking at "overpriced" plastic boxes $$ can't be that tight for you. ( I use overpriced to make fun of myself because I just purchased about 10 regular and 15 mini's in the last two months)
If I can grab a new Systainer I shipped for $60 who the hell would buy a used one for 50ish??? I know times are tough but if you are looking at "overpriced" plastic boxes $$ can't be that tight for you. ( I use overpriced to make fun of myself because I just purchased about 10 regular and 15 mini's in the last two months)
Honest, fair prices on used Festool products are available (but not readily). After a few false starts on Craigslist chasing tools that the seller didn't actually own I almost gave up.
Then I scored a used ts75(with systainer), two ratchet clamps, two 1400 rails, and one 3000 rail from a pawn shop. Total cost after some serious negotiating was $375.00. Everything was in very good condition. Will need a new splinterguard for one rail, and a blade sharpening.
This a both a gloat and a testimony to the fact that quality used Festools are available. Weed through the sellers who "may want to" or are "thinking about" selling their tools and there are good buys out there. The fradulent Craigslist sellers show their hands pretty quickly and the honest ones listed the tools because they really wanted to sell them.
I don't use e-bay unless local pickup is available. Then the tools can be inspected prior to purchase. This old boy ain't going to pay 85% or more for a tool thats used. A quick phone call to Bob or Sean will have it at my door new with warranty in no time at all.
Then I scored a used ts75(with systainer), two ratchet clamps, two 1400 rails, and one 3000 rail from a pawn shop. Total cost after some serious negotiating was $375.00. Everything was in very good condition. Will need a new splinterguard for one rail, and a blade sharpening.
This a both a gloat and a testimony to the fact that quality used Festools are available. Weed through the sellers who "may want to" or are "thinking about" selling their tools and there are good buys out there. The fradulent Craigslist sellers show their hands pretty quickly and the honest ones listed the tools because they really wanted to sell them.
I don't use e-bay unless local pickup is available. Then the tools can be inspected prior to purchase. This old boy ain't going to pay 85% or more for a tool thats used. A quick phone call to Bob or Sean will have it at my door new with warranty in no time at all.
In most instances what all have said here matches the reality on the Bay. Or should I say, the lack of Reality. Prices are usually whacked out.
Even so, I bought my first Festool — an ROe 150 from an eBay dealer on eBay. It was a lightly used Demo model. Got it for 50% of retail price. In 2007, after lurking on eBay and Craigslist, I found a barely used C-12 drill for 45% of retail. A guy in a distant city bought 5 of them for a cabinet install job, and 2 weeks later sold 4 of them. Since CL is a an entirely local affair, I had to trust the guy enough to send him a check first, and convince him to ship the drill FedEx once the check cleared.
It was a leap of faith, and there were a few days of panting and perspiration, but the drill arrived. And just as described on CL. So there is a Festool God, but he does not smile down upon us often. [smile] [smile]
Even so, I bought my first Festool — an ROe 150 from an eBay dealer on eBay. It was a lightly used Demo model. Got it for 50% of retail price. In 2007, after lurking on eBay and Craigslist, I found a barely used C-12 drill for 45% of retail. A guy in a distant city bought 5 of them for a cabinet install job, and 2 weeks later sold 4 of them. Since CL is a an entirely local affair, I had to trust the guy enough to send him a check first, and convince him to ship the drill FedEx once the check cleared.
It was a leap of faith, and there were a few days of panting and perspiration, but the drill arrived. And just as described on CL. So there is a Festool God, but he does not smile down upon us often. [smile] [smile]
There are a few good deals on Festool. I picked up an LS130. New was too expensive for the limited use I would give it, but it a real nice tool to have. It was used twice with more sandpaper than I could every hope to use for $325. Small discount for the sander but a huge savings with the sandpaper. Ebay is great but people do get stupid on the selling and buying side.
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I saw this just last week, a 2nd hand as new carvex jigsaw sold on ebay for £310 plus £15 shipping, it was the basic model in the old systainer!!!! You can buy that sucka for £305 brand new with free delivery in the new t-loc! Crazy, well it gives me hope maybe ill get £500 for my dewalt 718 [eek] mmm na i aint that lucky...
In trying to peer into the minds of eBay whackos, I asked a friend who sells and buys smoking pipes on eBay. As a sideline to his teaching career.
He explain that some buyers and/or sellers might live in isolated places. So with no stores or major sales outlets nearby, a dollar in their eyes is much different than how you see it. The other issue might be availability. Here in Los Angeles there are regular swapmeets and Galoot gatherings aimed at toolheads. Finding a '30s vintage Stanley No. 4 1/2 smoothing plane entails no major effort.
In part my 2 Festool eBay purchases were influenced by the fact that I would be paying no tax. I live in a tax state.
If I lived in Fargo, North Dakota, geography and weather factor in. Season and climate can add the influence of cabin fever to prices. If you were snowed in, you might make buying decisions based on pure boredom. Because hobby woodworkers are trapped in their shops in winter, in summer they want to get out. So, summer months depress the prices of woodworking tools. Fewer log onto eBay when the sun is shining, and prices are somewhat depressed for the same reason.
That's how my friend, with an eBay Store explained it.
He explain that some buyers and/or sellers might live in isolated places. So with no stores or major sales outlets nearby, a dollar in their eyes is much different than how you see it. The other issue might be availability. Here in Los Angeles there are regular swapmeets and Galoot gatherings aimed at toolheads. Finding a '30s vintage Stanley No. 4 1/2 smoothing plane entails no major effort.
In part my 2 Festool eBay purchases were influenced by the fact that I would be paying no tax. I live in a tax state.
If I lived in Fargo, North Dakota, geography and weather factor in. Season and climate can add the influence of cabin fever to prices. If you were snowed in, you might make buying decisions based on pure boredom. Because hobby woodworkers are trapped in their shops in winter, in summer they want to get out. So, summer months depress the prices of woodworking tools. Fewer log onto eBay when the sun is shining, and prices are somewhat depressed for the same reason.
That's how my friend, with an eBay Store explained it.
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"In trying to peer into the minds of eBay whackos,"
"In part my 2 Festool eBay purchases" [huh]
reads a little funny thats all. [wink]
"In part my 2 Festool eBay purchases" [huh]
reads a little funny thats all. [wink]
eBay can be a crazy place. I know someone who has done quite well selling on eBay.
One of the more extreme sales I recall this person making was taking a couple pictures of a low-end camping package with tent and chairs all setup in a nice display at one of the big box stores - it was on sale for something like $90. Posted the pics on eBay without even owning it. Made the sale to the high bidder for something like $150 + a high preestablished shipping rate that would add to the profit. Then, went back to the big box store, bought the item on sale, shipped it off, and collected the profit directly using PayPal. He also browsed sales bins, Goodwill stores, and rummage sales in upscale neighborhoods for items to resell. Not the most honest form of business and something I couldn't do myself, but his methods did help in putting himself through college.
Latest money making adventure involved picking up a snowblower at the end of someone's driveway that was being thrown out because it "was junk." Brought it home, found that the plug wire was bad, replaced the plug wire, waited for a snowstorm to post it locally on Craigslist, and sold it for $250.
As a previous poster pointed out, there seems to be a buyer for everything, even at slightly higher than market prices.
One of the more extreme sales I recall this person making was taking a couple pictures of a low-end camping package with tent and chairs all setup in a nice display at one of the big box stores - it was on sale for something like $90. Posted the pics on eBay without even owning it. Made the sale to the high bidder for something like $150 + a high preestablished shipping rate that would add to the profit. Then, went back to the big box store, bought the item on sale, shipped it off, and collected the profit directly using PayPal. He also browsed sales bins, Goodwill stores, and rummage sales in upscale neighborhoods for items to resell. Not the most honest form of business and something I couldn't do myself, but his methods did help in putting himself through college.
Latest money making adventure involved picking up a snowblower at the end of someone's driveway that was being thrown out because it "was junk." Brought it home, found that the plug wire was bad, replaced the plug wire, waited for a snowstorm to post it locally on Craigslist, and sold it for $250.
As a previous poster pointed out, there seems to be a buyer for everything, even at slightly higher than market prices.
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