Reply by poopiekat

Brett: I try to take the high road when negotiating for tools at sales conducted by the late woodworker’s family. They often have no clue of a tool’s value. I’d prefer to assist them in properly valuing these tools, rather than make a quick hit and run. However, if an item has been clearly priced, I really have no qualms about buying it for that price. It IS their estimation of its worth. I hate to see these slime-balls beat up on the hapless widows, aggressively offering a fraction of the tools’ worth. And then there are situations like the new-looking McCulloch Eager Beaver chainsaw… the woman said it won’t start and so $3. Got it home and realized that the rope knot had unraveled and spun the rope up inside the recoil. 10 minutes later, I had a new chainsaw. There’s plenty of deals if you want to go out and look for them, no need to chisel trusting homeowners out of their woodworking treasures with aggressive low-balling.

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