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Re:The great junk transfer is coming by Freak_NL on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @02:49AM (#31501354)
Look at what gets put out at jumble/rummage sales and charity shops. In addition to what others posted, I see a lot of rusty screwdrivers (Phillips and slot) which everyone already has (and most of the time you're using Pozidriv or Torx anyway) and rusty spade drills.

Every once in a while you spot a good one before someone else does (pincers, a good vintage cast-iron hacksaw frame for €5, a pristine sheet metal clamp for €1), but most of it is crap.

Which does make me wonder where all the good tools go.

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Re:The great junk transfer is coming by Teever on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @03:58AM (#31501744)
> Which does make me wonder where all the good tools go.

Now I'm imagining tool companies sending people around to garage sales and estate sales to buy up good used tools to landfill them so that they can sell not so good new tools.

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Re:The great junk transfer is coming by matth3 on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @06:00AM (#31502409)
Snapped up by collectors if they are desirable enough, check out the going rate for pre 1960s hand planes or vintage Snap On socket sets in obsolete sizes!
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