You should of seen me trying to sell the majority of my tools. Over the years I had built up quite a few sets, just got tired of collecting up what I thought I needed from the shop SnapOn box for the weekend work, only to forget something. It wasn't much of a problem way back in the early 70's when I had keys to the shop and shop was only 2 miles away as the crow fly's.
But the John Deere dealer I work for in the 80's was much bigger of a shop and had alarms and such, still was only a 10 minute drive away. And since I lived the closest I didn't want to be the one getting the call at stupid am o'clock if the alarm goes off like my buddy had to do for the Alfa/Ferrari dealer he worked at.
I had all the price books for SnapOn, Sears Catalogs, Proto, etc. And one of my first Microsoft Excel projects was to inventory the main lot that I needed to get rid of on one of my first Mac computers. It came to just over 20 grand, printed out all the sheets and laid out all the loose stuff that wouldn't fit in the SnapOn box for someone too do a quick inventory check, even eventually sweetened the deal with <ahem> brand new Craftsman 'Returns' to the tune of $480.00. heh I did it in one shot too, you should of seen how long that receipt was. Didn't faze the sales clerk either.
No Internet back then had to advertise it in the Buy & Sell $1.00 rag but it was about the time used tool stores were making a appearance and I got plenty of time wasters come over offering $100 to haul it all away, even think one store sent over his partner or minions just to bust my chops. I let it go for awhile and re-ran the Ad, BINGO! Nice guy comes by looks over the inventory sheet, didn't really check too much, I pull out the Sears receipt, (it was 'bout a yard long) which I had those tools in it's own spot on the floor. Pays me the ad price no haggle then he looks at me as to how he's going to get the SnapOn boxes into his van. I open the drawer with the SnapOn metal shims to release the drawer slider locks, and show him how to remove each drawer with the contents intact, put empty box in van, put drawers back in box and lock'em up. Off he goes!
It's a crap shoot I tell ya, PK21 #2 with the 440 6bbl ad was only up for 3 days and I get a call, guy comes in the dead of night, looks it over I guess to check the numbers, hears it run, BANG! SOLD. The 6bbl setup was in the trunk and I suggested he get a flatbed to tow it as the stub frame was completely cracked/broken and from the amount of miles he said where he was from, well lets just say I told him it'll be a struggle. He slapped a tag on it and I never heard a word.
Comic Book collectors are real ball busters I tell ya too. (got a funny story 'bout dat)
