Pawn Shop Tool Buying: Distractions,, strategies and techniques to get a good deal. What about you?

[@LilasTools]

Love this video Doc, you know the good pawn shop tactics! A lot of the time for me if it’s not behind glass or has a price on it it’s usually 25 cents to a dollar per item, the more I buy the better deal I get. Usually same price for 5 items as it for $15! Some of the only old rough tools you will see a price on here are Ridgid pipe wrenches, combination wrenches over 1-1/4 and sledgehammers. 👍

[@kottke25]

Great advise! Reminds of when my dad and I would smuggle in a booze flask into rock concerts. The bouncer would be overwhelmed by decoys such as eyeglasses/case, nasal spray, metal belt buckles and maybe even a dime-store sacrificial switch blade (knowing it would be confiscated). Worked everytime. Decoys are key.

[@commodoreredrum7882]

Doc, these are great real world knowledge videos you are making for everybody. To the point and very practical. Thank you for what you do.

[@peglegthered]

What a score on the snap on ratcheting screwdriver. That colorway looks great.

[@andrewscott8892]

"you clean it off and it's just Sk..." Lmao that was funny just because you already know how some people's reaction will be. I've noticed, especially from gun and gear reviews, that many people are looking for you to validate the thing they have already purchased instead of gathering info before the purchase

[@andreah6175]

That would make sense to me, as a vintage art glass collector there are things without hallmarks or has lost stickers and it is a tedious and time consuming task reseraching so someone who buys whole house estates with a lot of inventory may not have gotten around to the research yet until a potential buyer shows interest.

[@andrewscott8892]

@@andreah6175 I didnt mean validate their item as real or not, I meant validate their decision to purchase said item, and I think it's more with modern tools

[@tomthompson7400]

Those snap on duck bills are amazing , and the color of the ratchet screwdriver is great , well done.

[@felixf5211]

I'm envious of the pawn shop availability. We don't have much of that here for hand tools. We do have a tool thrift store. At first, they _had_ fantastic pricing. Once in a while a real gem would pop up. Got half of my Starrett tools there. Now they check ebay and we all know what that means. Haven't been there in over a year.

[@dombond6515]

I've been getting really lucky on offerup and craiglist! I bought the mini 1/4 snap on flex ratchet on offer up 50 bucks. Originally the guy wanted 100 then marked down to 80 i offered 50 and he jumped. Brand new never had a socket on it. I thought it was a great deal. I also grabbed a vintage top box snap on for 70 bucks decent shape. The trick that I've found is everyone thinks they will get top dollar but if it's been posted for a few weeks the price really drops. There was another large ratchet guy wanted 100 I offered 80 then 90 because it was still a good deal. No dice. Recently about 2 or 3 weeks later he messaged me and said he would take 80 but I bought 1 already. So it's good to ask be patient and keep looking. Offer up craiglist yard sales pawn shop. My local pawn shop will charge extremely high prices for snap on. Near retail even if it's used.

[@paedahe4975]

It pays to be shrewd. Good job Doc.

[@jeremydawkins8399]

Maybe it is just my area but I have given up going to pawn stores. When i used to go the tools they had were always priced around 80 to 90% of what they cost new. I have much better luck on ebay or marketplace.

[@MidwestToolReview]

Absolutely a great vid, and you explained the process so well!!! I felt like I couldn’t have explained to do’s and dont’s any better. I’d love to learn your techniques how to get good deals on tools behind the glass!!!

[@bird718]

the black screwdrivers a williams, same company as snap-on differnt brand name, same exact tool differnt color handle. the racheting is a snap-on and i have the same one in a different color but i paid the truck like $90 or more for it way back when that thing came out. willaims also sells the same screwdriver in different colors and your green is probly that.

[@sixtygrit9944]

Good video. Enjoyed the laid back commentary.

[@mikebaker3662]

Fewer pawnshops in the Houston area have loose tool bins. Some great tips !

[@johnlyons1552]

I've had good results with buying several of the really full tool boxes at a time, larger volumes of the loose tools or throwing in something that takes up a bunch of space that's been there a while like older corded power tools. I either fix the power tools to use or part and scrap them out.

[@johnbadal7319]

Great advice doc! I may have a new addiction after this.

[@thatdude8247]

I was looking around a pawn shop some years back and they had a rotating lazy Susan hardware things full of sockets... They had proto, Mac, snap on and all kinds of name brand tools...$.50 each....I think I got like $40 of them and some of them was not so common sized...25/32, 13/16 and filled in a lot of my gaps in sets I had.

[@chadhardwick9214]

Always good times treasure hunting

[@robbabcock_]

Don't hate the playa' hate the game!😂👍

[@freackenawesome]

I have better luck buying at estate sales or fea markets than at most of the pawnshops in my area. Not to mention the people are a lot nicer there than a majority of the people they hire at my local pawn shop. My last trip I had the clerk fighting my over 60 cents when I asked if he could include tax in the price he gave me!

[@deedeeramone34]

It sounds like you were the one worried about 60¢

[@2121contreras]

Doc's hustle

[@remfj40]

Good advise

[@Mack_Dingo]

You ever go to flea markets?

[@lastbesttool]

No. I run into very few and only when I'm traveling which means I'm not alone. But for some reason we can stop at every single antique show and store no matter what.

[@Sillyworld82]

Estate sales 💯

[@YouTubeHandlesAreDumb]

What kind of magnifying glass is that?