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Anyone else just watch 2 used veritas planes on eBay go for almost full retail? I mean if you wait for free shipping the price difference would have been so small buying these used ones is silly to me.
Just a comment.
Now I guess if you were buying them regardless saving 10-15 dollars is always nice but for that I would normally just buy new.
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05-22-2017, 09:10 AM
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It seems hard to understand, agreed. I think the explanation is buyers in countries with exaggerated tariffs, or other such, find used more economical. At least that is the story for LN tools. But stupid is always a viable reason, too.
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Lee Valley has limited payment options. Ebay offers more like MO, check, PayPal. Maybe someone has a ppal balance they need to spend.
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Count me as a weird guy. I like my tools to already be scratched up, even if they're premium tools. I do buy "used" almost all the time, sometimes at high prices. I just don't like being the guy to scratch up a brand-new tool. Also, using Paypal dollars is most convenient for me; I tell my spouse that my old tool sales fund more old tool purchases.
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(05-22-2017, 06:21 PM)C. in Indy Wrote: Count me as a weird guy. I like my tools to already be scratched up, even if they're premium tools. I do buy "used" almost all the time, sometimes at high prices. I just don't like being the guy to scratch up a brand-new tool. Also, using Paypal dollars is most convenient for me; I tell my spouse that my old tool sales fund more old tool purchases.
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Good reasons.
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using paypal is definitely a good reason. I like old tools that have been used, because of the connection to the former owner. Not sure I could feel that way about something as new as a LV. OTOH, we all go looking for the pristine tools that never got used.
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never thought of some of those reasons, all good points. i'm guilty of doing the paypal buy and sell game with my wife as well
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Yup, I see it all the time.
I only buy LN and LV planes anymore. That's why I just buy new.
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Almost full retail is still less than retail. Some folks just want to save money, no matter how little they might save.
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(05-22-2017, 06:21 PM)C. in Indy Wrote: Count me as a weird guy. I like my tools to already be scratched up, even if they're premium tools. I do buy "used" almost all the time, sometimes at high prices. I just don't like being the guy to scratch up a brand-new tool. Also, using Paypal dollars is most convenient for me; I tell my spouse that my old tool sales fund more old tool purchases.
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I feel EXACTLY the same way. The shiny new tools in my shop always get passed by as I reach for the rusty/repaired tools. I just hate to be the guy who rubs all the red off the pop. As for the tools that are broken in-- well, they get used and abused like a rented mule.
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