tool gloat

[eezlock]

Been looking for a good deal on a belt sander....well finally found one today at local pawn shop. Found a Porter Cable 352VS belt sander like new,
they had it marked for $79.00...talked them down to $65.00 + tax
not to bad considering Lowes price $229.00 HD price $169.00. I guess it never hurts to shop at pawn shops sometime...huh? eezlock

[Pappy]

Rarely do I find a deal like that at a pawn shop. Mostly wore out junk that they want near new prices for. But I keep looking...

[eezlock]

tool gloat

Pappy, they also had some PC brad nailers, Dewalt laser levels, Milwaukee
hammerdrills...all looked to be in really good shape for pawn shop stuff.
Some were nearly new condition.

[BigguyZ]

Well eez, I need to visit your town. I'm with Pappy- the pawn shops around here for the large part want near-new prices for crap...

[LCHIEN]

Well eez, I need to visit your town. I'm with Pappy- the pawn shops around here for the large part want near-new prices for crap...

exactly the same here. I don't waste time on pawn shops anymore.

[eezlock]

pawn shops

Well eez, I need to visit your town. I'm with Pappy- the pawn shops around here for the large part want near-new prices for crap...

BigguyZ, here in Charlotte,N.C. some decent pawn shops. I found a couple of
used Porter-Cable routers for $69 or $79 the other day, wasn't really in the market for them at the time ,but they were in really good condition if someone needed a good router ( neither were plunge type) eezlock

[DUD]

I have found several bargains in Memphis, when I get to go, I go just before the end of the month. There is full time gambling at Tunica, also Dog racing in West Memphis. There are always tools, and by the end of the month they will usually dicker. Bill

[LCHIEN]

I have found several bargains in Memphis, when I get to go, I go just before the end of the month. There is full time gambling at Tunica, also Dog racing in West Memphis. There are always tools, and by the end of the month they will usually dicker. Bill

Is that the secret? end of the month? Why is that, do they have to make
monthly quotas?

[eezlock]

pawn shops/deals.....

end of the month...the guys selling, are about broke till the first of the month rolls around again. pawn brokers are wanting to clear out inventory to make some more money for incoming stuff on the way! eezlock

[Warren]

You need to wait until there is a string of burglaries at construction sites. Give the bad guys a week or two and then the stuff starts to show up in the pawn shops.

Seriously, up here the pawn shops know the value as a lot of tools get pawned at the end of the construction season. The closer it gets to Christmas, the more tools get pawned. Still, I find a deal now and then.