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New Wilde Deal – Sneak Peek

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

So, we bought a new closeout deal from Wilde. It should be in on Thursday, but it will take us a while to sort through everything, so I imagine I’ll start posting new items on Monday. The deal consists mostly of odd automotive tools, so I’ll be interested to see the response to some of [...]

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Moody Tool aquired by Central

Monday, March 5, 2012

We are always a little nervous when another US tool company gets bought, but this time it looks like a good fit. I’d never heard of Central but apparently they make US precision measuring equipment and US made lights. US made lights? I couldn’t believe it either. I’m going to have to do a little [...]

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Klein / Vaco / USA Vise-Grip / Masterlock Small Lot Closeout

Friday, June 3, 2011

UPDATE: Posted some NOS Channellock today. UPDATE: Finally finished putting all the Klein on-line. The quantities on some of these are very low (1′s and 2′s). There are a few NOS chanellock pliers that I’ll put on tomorrow along with some USA Vise-grip and 2 Knipex pliers. UPDATE: Posted some of the USA Stamped Vise-Grip [...]

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51 Percent

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

UPDATE: I talked to a few people and here’s what they’re saying. Pretty much that there is no new law or no new requirements, but that certain kits are falling into gray areas in terms of what laws apply to them. Certain kits, especially the ones that are put on military bases, can still be [...]

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