Thread: Tool prices going down?

Hi TSD. I agree. For some time I was on the lookout for a Stanley #5 but the prices for virtually anything were beyond my self imposed limit. I eventually picked up one privately but still check ebay reguarly (always looking for a bargain). What were once selling for around $100 are now going for $70 or less. Even #7's are selling for slightly less.

TSD,

It may be a sign of the times, the cost of living is going skywards, people are slightly concerned about possibly this or that happening globally.

So it seems people are either not spending on new toys, or selling there Toys to pay for the cost of living.
I see a lot of what we would buy, will go up an down in waves over time they all do.

I recently have picked up a few new toys of EBay an one New Door stop, don’t ask.
For less than they were a few years back.

So just roll with it.

Cheers Matt.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

TSD,

It may be a sign of the times, the cost of living is going skywards, people are slightly concerned about possibly this or that happening globally.

So it seems people are either not spending on new toys, or selling there Toys to pay for the cost of living.
I see a lot of what we would buy, will go up an down in waves over time they all do.

I recently have picked up a few new toys of EBay an one New Door stop, don’t ask.
For less than they were a few years back.

So just roll with it.

Cheers Matt.

Very true. Prices for everything is getting very concerning. The blatant gouging by companies is unrelenting.

Or perhaps a sign of the declining influence on the market of us babyboomers.

Originally Posted by The Spin Doctor

Tool prices going down?

Saw your heading, SD, and thought "how ridiculous". Prices certainly are not going down at Carbatec or Festool.

Then I realised that we were in the ANTIQUE AND COLLECTABLE TOOLS sub-Forum!

Time will tell.