Anti-bargain: Is this for real? Bostitch nailer $400+

[Bushmaster]

http://www.amazon.com/Bostitch-650S4...STAF137MYTMD1H

Bostitch 16 Guage stapler for $412.15...um..am I missing something?

[rjwaldren]

Further down the page...

"What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

61% buy - DeWalt D51431 Heavy-Duty 1-Inch to 2-Inch 16-Gauge 1/2-inch Medium Crown Stapler $131.02
39% buy - DeWalt D51430 Heavy-Duty 1-Inch to 2-Inch 16-Gauge 7/16-inch Medium Crown Stapler $131.44"

So 100% of people buy something else.

[Ed62]

http://www.amazon.com/Bostitch-650S4...STAF137MYTMD1H

Bostitch 16 Guage stapler for $412.15...um..am I missing something?

Somebody's got to pay for all that free shipping you get.

Ed

[Lee4847]

Yes BUT.. it says you save $227!! So you can buy something else with what you saved!!

Or have I been hanging around LOML and starting to think like her.

Lee

[herb fellows]

Further down the page...

"What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

61% buy - DeWalt D51431 Heavy-Duty 1-Inch to 2-Inch 16-Gauge 1/2-inch Medium Crown Stapler $131.02
39% buy - DeWalt D51430 Heavy-Duty 1-Inch to 2-Inch 16-Gauge 7/16-inch Medium Crown Stapler $131.44"

So 100% of people buy something else.

That's hilarious, I didn't pick up on that!

[herb fellows]

http://www.amazon.com/Bostitch-650S4...STAF137MYTMD1H

Bostitch 16 Guage stapler for $412.15...um..am I missing something?

You have to be careful reading these Amazon ads! There was a 'special offer' for $25 off, so it's only.....$387.15! Now, we have a bargain! Maybe we do????!! (read post below!)

[herb fellows]

http://www.amazon.com/Bostitch-650S4...STAF137MYTMD1H

Bostitch 16 Guage stapler for $412.15...um..am I missing something?

Just took a quick google search on it, don't know why but it's 400-500 everywhere??!!

[Salty]

Bostitch tools have always been way overrated and way over priced.
The manufacturer considers their tools superior to all others and that, in their eyes, justifies the prices. They never bought into the price wars that brought the other tools down in price....PC...Senco....Paslode...etc.
Milwaukee tools is still that way to some extent because they target the service industry more than the craftsman, hobbyist or homeowner.

[mater]

Better hurry. Only 2 left in stock.

[Tom Slick]

I don't know about this stapler but when you step into real "Industrial" tools they price jumps up significantly.

OT
you can look in the Ingersoll Rand catalog (for example) a mechanics grade impact wrench might be $250, buy the industrial version and it will be $750. they are made differently with much tougher parts inside. Industrial tools are designed for production assembly line work all day everyday. It is hard to explain that difference to management but in the same conversation they want to know why the regular duty tools we buy are breaking down.

[sbs]

"bargain" != "cheapest alternative"