Old wrenches - Any interest or value?

[Guest Gary Hearn]

Over the years I have picked up numerous old wrenches at auctions and have now accumulated at least 150 pounds worth. I realize some may have more value than others (i.e. those with Ford on them), but what would be the best method of disposal? Should I let someone pick through them or have them take the whole lot? As there are several hundred, I doubt e-bay is the way to go.

Any advice (or offers) would be appreciated.

Below is a link to the album with 20 pictures showing most of them (there are 5-6 groups, but multiple pictures of each).

Old wrenches pictures from good times photos on webshots

[West Peterson]

I wish I lived next door to you! I'd love to have some of those.

[Jim Rohn]

you could probably get all of them in one of the LARGE USPS flat rate boxes, their capacity is 75 pounds for $15 anywhere in the US and PR, etc

[old car fan]

i will buy them for the shop wall,if the right price is good

[bhclark]

Please PM me your asking price. I may be interested.

I agree, USPS flat rate is the way to go.

[1937hd45]

Looks like $500. worth of wrenches to me IF you eBay them 1-2 per auction. Flat Rate Priority envelopes are $4.95. I'd double wrap them. You could list larger number and ship in the $10.35 flat rate box. Figure they are worth starting at $3.50 each let the market deside the final price.

[R Walling]

Oh I wrenched my back just looking at all of them!

I can't belive that you don't have a curved starter wrench for a Ford flat head in the pile.

You must be saveing it in your tool box.

Edited August 15, 2009 by R Walling (see edit history)

[Guest Gary Hearn]

I have had several people express interest in the wrenches so I have inventoried what is there and taken new pictures. I elected to keep the buggy wrenches (I have 5 horse drawn Studebakers) and also pulled out the screwdrivers, chisels and hammers). By my count, there are 314 wrenches and sockets in the following pictures.

The first group has 108 wrenches:

The second group has 94 wrenches:

The third group has 50 wrenches:

The fourth group has 23 wrenches:

And the last group has 41 wrenches:

Some pretty neat and unusual items here. It seems they ought to be worth at least $1.00 apiece?

Edited August 15, 2009 by Gary Hearn
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[Guest Siegfried]

Absolutely priceless in my opinion. I love tools. I'd probably reblue a bunch of them, and mount them on my shop wall. Yes, I'm interested if you're selling, but I would rather hear a price first. I really hate to make an offer when I don't have any idea of the value.

[keiser31]

Looked to me like he said $1.00 each.

[Guest Siegfried]

Correct at $1.00. But that can't be the price for each individual one? Or is it? Let me know. I am interested in a bunch of them.

[Guest Gary Hearn]

I would like to sell all of them as one lot and the $1.00 per wrench figure equated to $300 for the group. As we all know, there are some that are worth more than a dollar and there are others that will be worth less. I do not want to start selling and shipping them individually, otherwise I would have put them on e-Bay. If you want the lot (or an entire group as shown in the most recent pictures), please let me know.