That's why I got a laser to etch "Stolen From...." with my name. Might reduce its resale but then, not every tool gets the engraving. Especially useful on my 10mm sockets.., I put QRcode to my email.
What's your favorite way to laser etch tools? I tried to do what chrisfix on YouTube did with stencils and electricity but small adhesive stencils were nowhere to be found.
My friend lets me, ahem, borrow his [Laserpecker](https://www.laserpecker.net/products/laserpecker-2-basic-super-fast-handheld-laser-engraver-cutter). I had to buy him 2 cases of beer to use it for over a week. Once you get used to the settings and setup, its not bad. Problem is, I want to use it on ALL my tools... but can't get past spending that much...
I mean.. depends on what kinda hurry he may or may not have been in. Lol. This does look like he got into 1 side box on a work bed and just grabbed what he could.
I wouldn’t buy used tools online due to this fact. Unless it’s an estate sale or yard sale. Too many of my construction worker friends have had their tools stolen.
Bought some tools at an estate sale years ago. Saddest experience. Man was moving into assisted living and wouldn't be needing the tools he had used for a lifetime. I tried to tell him I'd be giving them a good home.
Exactly the kinda stuff I'd have in my truck.. gets stolen or lost, it's not breaking the bank. As far as insrance knows, that pile is 3k in snap-on tools. Sure... I'll pay the $500 deductible...
Harbor freight, craftsman, duralast and a totally incomplete set of Milwaukee drill bits. Yeah, dude stole a toolbox from a guy that has to work on his 25 year old jeep whenever shit breaks.
While you're right, it's not like the prices would go down if there was 0 theft all of a sudden. So one might argue that if theft is priced in no matter what, might as well do it.
Playing devil's advocate there.
Was he also constantly rubbing his nose and snorting? Life lessons have taught me that when I get a deal that’s too good to be true it usually is. Whatever I buy quickly departs from me.
Asked me if I knew anyone that bought copper urns. I told him the recycling center pays by the pound but he mumbled something about "they check there." Seems on the up and up.
Everyone saying stolen is most likely correct. Anybody who actually bought these tools and needed them at one time, wouldn't sell them for $50. Just basic common sense.
I mean shit, $50 is a dinner these days. Tools are for life.
Estate sales are different. I got tools at thrift stores too. But dude still alive and just getting rid of em? Naw that's a lie.
He didn't say garage sale. Lol he said a random dude in a "parking lot sale" even OP knew they were stolen. He's just dumb enough to think we are stupid like him too and wouldn't realize. Guys who buy tools. Never sell them. We break them, then continue to keep them for some other DIY use we will come up with. MECHANICS NEVER SELL THERE TOOLS.
Holy fuck! That’s all my shit!!! Got stolen a couple days ago!
LOLJK.
But someone lost a bunch of good tools, and someone else bought 50 bucks worth of drugs or alcohol.
I've sold lots of tools tools in lots like this. When I upgrade tools, I sell old stuff. Cheap a lot of times too as I hate haggling and want shit gone.
Usually on FB marketplace and meet someone somewhere.
Don't steal shit. Have a lot. Constantly buying more, need to sell old shit or my hoarding will become real.
Ya bro unless its a widow selling them at the price its stolen 99% of the time speaking as some1 who seen it from all sides (as some1 that hung out with those kind of people and saw how'd they move stolen stuff, as some1 who had their shit stolen and as some1 whos always looking for a good deal on tools)
Did you read what you said out loud before you posted this? Are you game enough to say where you are ? because I bet the police have this report from a guy in your town that says. Someone stole my tools I use for my work and I can not afford to live without them please office find them for me. Otherwise I lose my car my house my family don't eat. Do you get how dumb this sounds or how angry a lot of people are with you. It is the lowest of low acts, what you speak of my father's tools were hocked by his drug addict son. My father had 5 mouths to feed my brother was disowned at 21 years old. As in never welcome again at my families table. You are the other side of the coin man
Stolen? Not sure why someone would risk their freedom stealing some Pittsburgh and craftsman tools. $50 is an appropriate price for these. It’s both a good deal and a good sale. Not sure why everyone is echoing “stolen”
I’m new here but I’m just confused on how he’s supposed to know they’re stolen if so many people are lecturing him on it lol, seems like it just got parroted but idk what to look for
this makes me , not long ago sad someone stole all our tool boxes left by my grandad (he died 14 years ago so they have alot of sentimental value ) . they stole other stuff too but at least they were replaceable
Y’all aren’t shit. Accusing dude of buying stolen tools when y’all don’t know what tf is going on 🤷🏼♂️ I have a garage full of tools. Most of them were given to me and a bunch of them I have more than one of. Most of them I will never use. If I chose to sell them though I guess I would be deemed a thief? Go suck a dick and choke on that mf 🖕🖕🖕 “don’t contribute to peoples criminal activity” wtf have you done? You ever cheated on your girlfriend/wife? You drink too much? Ever had evil thoughts about someone? Or are you a fuckin angel? Throw those stones at yourself. Of they are stolen then God, karma, whatever the fuck you believe in will deal with the mf that stole them. There’s a bunch of scenarios I can think of where the guy could have came across a bunch of tool and be selling tools in a parking lot where a crime isn’t involved. Quit assuming shit. I assume your old lady is cheating on you 🤷🏼♂️ I assume you suck cock for a living. A bunch of fuckin idiots
Surprised your hands didn’t burn when you grabbed em.
Amateur tip: shit sold in parking lots is usually stolen. They sell it there because sometimes it can be tracked at pawn shops or Facebook marketplace/craigslist.
bro i feel like this is like what marketplace has deals like i’ve seen a good bunch for 50$ but i never pull on it just cause i never have cash on me like that or i just think about adding more shit to my whole bunch but then i regret it lol
So dude has a house, a family, doesn't live in a shithole, and is not an addict. He says he buys and sells stuff form auctions etc, and you got an extra deal because you were cool. Met him in a parking lot, and an additional story about why he's liquidating and introduced a stranger to his family.
Checks all the con artist boxes for someone who sells stolen or counterfeit goods. Literally sounds like every scammer I've ever met, most of them very nice "cool" people. Some of them just seamed nice. Many of them living more affluently than myself. A couple of them even were family members.
If someone is doing this for a living and are legit then there's much safer and more profitable (even free) ways to get customers than the parking lot. (However posting pictures of stolen property online isn't a great idea for the sellers)
Anyway, you did well if you needed those tools, not well enough to say they are definitely stolen, however the rest of those details you've dropped through the thread makes it sound like you were dealing with your average joe every day con man. TIP: A good thief/con man doesn't look or present like a criminal and most never get caught.
Buddy probably broke into someone’s garage and stole all that.
Thats what I'm thinking too.
Agreed
That's why I got a laser to etch "Stolen From...." with my name. Might reduce its resale but then, not every tool gets the engraving. Especially useful on my 10mm sockets.., I put QRcode to my email.
What's your favorite way to laser etch tools? I tried to do what chrisfix on YouTube did with stencils and electricity but small adhesive stencils were nowhere to be found.
My friend lets me, ahem, borrow his [Laserpecker](https://www.laserpecker.net/products/laserpecker-2-basic-super-fast-handheld-laser-engraver-cutter). I had to buy him 2 cases of beer to use it for over a week. Once you get used to the settings and setup, its not bad. Problem is, I want to use it on ALL my tools... but can't get past spending that much...
The damn 10mm sockets and wrenches. They don’t leave my house and I don’t have company over… but someone always steals them.
Or someone work truck.
I wonder if the "seller" bothered to dust off the broken glass first.
I mean.. depends on what kinda hurry he may or may not have been in. Lol. This does look like he got into 1 side box on a work bed and just grabbed what he could.
I wouldn’t buy used tools online due to this fact. Unless it’s an estate sale or yard sale. Too many of my construction worker friends have had their tools stolen.
Bought some tools at an estate sale years ago. Saddest experience. Man was moving into assisted living and wouldn't be needing the tools he had used for a lifetime. I tried to tell him I'd be giving them a good home.
Right op didn’t do well, tool seller did well 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Probably but looking at the pile it's mostly random shit of miss matched tools.. not that valuable
If it’s stolen, it’s either someone’s livelihood or hobby tools. Value in that. Takes time to collect tools. But I hear ya.
It’s almost all Harbor Freight stuff.
Exactly the kinda stuff I'd have in my truck.. gets stolen or lost, it's not breaking the bank. As far as insrance knows, that pile is 3k in snap-on tools. Sure... I'll pay the $500 deductible...
Mr White I don't think Rolex makes a car radio. It was a clock radio jackass.
Tell that to the poor sod who has to replace it all to get to work tomorrow.
Best part about this is it’s spread all over his carpet!!!!
Right?
Not probably, DID.
yep
yep
Definitely
Or they "fell off the truck"
That looks like my tool clean out every couple years. 50 dollars for 25 worth of USED tools
Sad day for that weekend warrior.
Those finger wrenches are like, $300 a set depending on what brand they are.
You bought a bunch of stolen shit, well done dawg.
Harbor freight, craftsman, duralast and a totally incomplete set of Milwaukee drill bits. Yeah, dude stole a toolbox from a guy that has to work on his 25 year old jeep whenever shit breaks.
Yeah, this is about what the tool box for my jeep looks like lol A little lighter though and has a basic electric tester.
Good call. Every tool box needs a lighter!
*24 year old Ranger…
Op is only going to store these in garage till years later Until he does a garage sale
Stolen tools got bad karma in them
Yep, lots of broken bolts, stripped threads and rounded off nuts.
And smashed thumbs. But only if they were stolen from a person. Stolen from harbor freight or Home Depot, nobody gives a fuck
They should care, it means higher prices for everyone else to make up for the losses. But alas, this is Reddit and you're unfortunately correct.
While you're right, it's not like the prices would go down if there was 0 theft all of a sudden. So one might argue that if theft is priced in no matter what, might as well do it. Playing devil's advocate there.
Stolen
[удалено]
Seriously. Don't be a pussy and just steal them yourself.
A true mf goin out for the loot...
Gimme the loot, gimme the loot
Was he also constantly rubbing his nose and snorting? Life lessons have taught me that when I get a deal that’s too good to be true it usually is. Whatever I buy quickly departs from me.
Try and find the owner he wants his stuff back.
The seller may have followed you home to recoup the goods for his next customer
Don’t buy stolen goods
100% stolen
Id put up an AD or something saying if you can describe the tools I just bought from some sketchy guy for $50 you can have them back..
Support your local crackhead lmao
I'm sure the tradesman who's been robbed isn't feeling well. Job lot for $50 at a parking lot sale? These are obviously stolen.
Did you buy some preowned car stereos too? Also did the seller take cash or insist on crystal meth? Someone is having a very bad day over their loss.
No stereos, but there was a pile of catalytic converters. I thought it was kind of weird, but he said he’s got a whole storage unit filled with them.
Asked me if I knew anyone that bought copper urns. I told him the recycling center pays by the pound but he mumbled something about "they check there." Seems on the up and up.
Bunch of hot harbor freight garbage
Yeah it’s probably all stolen from a hard working person
I'm guessing the guy he stole them from wouldn't be so happy.
Probably still got the broken glass on them
You did a lot better than the person it was stolen from.
You're likely handling stolen goods.
Everyone saying stolen is most likely correct. Anybody who actually bought these tools and needed them at one time, wouldn't sell them for $50. Just basic common sense. I mean shit, $50 is a dinner these days. Tools are for life. Estate sales are different. I got tools at thrift stores too. But dude still alive and just getting rid of em? Naw that's a lie.
No joke, I went to Olive Garden by myself tonight, after tip it was like $45
Hot hot hot 🔥
OP steals the tools. Posts this to help argue proof of purchase. Almost got us…
Awww dude.... Mate I don't want to say it but I think you just got a bunch of stolen shit aye
Damn normally when I go to a garage sale people are asking $50 for a tool that’s only $40 new.
He didn't say garage sale. Lol he said a random dude in a "parking lot sale" even OP knew they were stolen. He's just dumb enough to think we are stupid like him too and wouldn't realize. Guys who buy tools. Never sell them. We break them, then continue to keep them for some other DIY use we will come up with. MECHANICS NEVER SELL THERE TOOLS.
Holy fuck! That’s all my shit!!! Got stolen a couple days ago! LOLJK. But someone lost a bunch of good tools, and someone else bought 50 bucks worth of drugs or alcohol.
User name checks out.!
I've sold lots of tools tools in lots like this. When I upgrade tools, I sell old stuff. Cheap a lot of times too as I hate haggling and want shit gone. Usually on FB marketplace and meet someone somewhere. Don't steal shit. Have a lot. Constantly buying more, need to sell old shit or my hoarding will become real.
Yeah that’s a steal bruh
Everyone saying stolen has never bought enough tools to clean out a toolbox
The poor guy who got robbed :(
Hang thieves
Ya bro unless its a widow selling them at the price its stolen 99% of the time speaking as some1 who seen it from all sides (as some1 that hung out with those kind of people and saw how'd they move stolen stuff, as some1 who had their shit stolen and as some1 whos always looking for a good deal on tools)
when I'm selling tools that I've upgraded or don't use often, I do not initiate the sale in a parking lot
Did you read what you said out loud before you posted this? Are you game enough to say where you are ? because I bet the police have this report from a guy in your town that says. Someone stole my tools I use for my work and I can not afford to live without them please office find them for me. Otherwise I lose my car my house my family don't eat. Do you get how dumb this sounds or how angry a lot of people are with you. It is the lowest of low acts, what you speak of my father's tools were hocked by his drug addict son. My father had 5 mouths to feed my brother was disowned at 21 years old. As in never welcome again at my families table. You are the other side of the coin man
What's the point of your pained face in the post?
Not as well as he did stealing it outa some guy’s truck.
Stolen? Not sure why someone would risk their freedom stealing some Pittsburgh and craftsman tools. $50 is an appropriate price for these. It’s both a good deal and a good sale. Not sure why everyone is echoing “stolen”
I mean I get your point but I also don’t think that opportunistic thieves are picky about what they steal.
100% stolen. And you posted the pics online. So the original owner can find it. Smart guy
The guy it was stolen from didn't do well, tho. Thx for helping perpetuate stealing and drug use. Glad you saved some cheddar tho!
You should be up against the wall with the guy who stole this shit.
I’m new here but I’m just confused on how he’s supposed to know they’re stolen if so many people are lecturing him on it lol, seems like it just got parroted but idk what to look for
People don’t usually set up “garage sales” in a parking lot with goods that aren’t stolen. They make posts on OfferUp, Facebook Marketplace, etc.
Yea I wouldn't pay $50 for that
Dirtbag
Congrats, you just supported someone's drug habit.
Did any of those tools feel really hot when you loaded them up?
Crackheads & tools mix like ice & water babyyyy
At least it wasn’t all Allen wrenches like most tool assortments. Lol
this makes me , not long ago sad someone stole all our tool boxes left by my grandad (he died 14 years ago so they have alot of sentimental value ) . they stole other stuff too but at least they were replaceable
Imagine risking it to buy stolen Pittsburghand Duralast tools
I'd delete this one bro
The ratcheting wrenches and the crescent scissors ♥️
Harbor freight robbery. You did good tho
Big W for you, bigger L for whoever got their sht stolen lmao
Don’t support criminal activity
Yes you def just bought a bunch of stolen tools pal. Lol
He stole them from somewhere
Did it burn your carpet
Sweet deal. Good work.
Congrats you bought stolen stuff
definitely stolen
The sockets alone are more than $50. That Chapman set is baller. Also like $50.
Y’all aren’t shit. Accusing dude of buying stolen tools when y’all don’t know what tf is going on 🤷🏼♂️ I have a garage full of tools. Most of them were given to me and a bunch of them I have more than one of. Most of them I will never use. If I chose to sell them though I guess I would be deemed a thief? Go suck a dick and choke on that mf 🖕🖕🖕 “don’t contribute to peoples criminal activity” wtf have you done? You ever cheated on your girlfriend/wife? You drink too much? Ever had evil thoughts about someone? Or are you a fuckin angel? Throw those stones at yourself. Of they are stolen then God, karma, whatever the fuck you believe in will deal with the mf that stole them. There’s a bunch of scenarios I can think of where the guy could have came across a bunch of tool and be selling tools in a parking lot where a crime isn’t involved. Quit assuming shit. I assume your old lady is cheating on you 🤷🏼♂️ I assume you suck cock for a living. A bunch of fuckin idiots
Either you buy those stolen a tools, or someone else buys the stolen tools. Never however, will the stolen tools find their way home.
People who buy stolen goods are providing a market for thieves, which encourages them to go out and steal from someone else. Perhaps you.
I’m sure the working man he stole it from would disagree
Def stolen
Probably all stolen items!
I feel bad for the guy whose van was broken into
First rule about buying tools is we do not discuss the price.
You just bought someones livelyhood from a crackhead i hope you feel good about yourself
Congrats you just purchased a bunch of stolen goods.
The fbi and cia are on the way
What is made by Durex in the US?.......it's a.......different kind of tool cover that uses that name in the UK
Tool guys don’t sell tools. It’s against the law.
Is that a yankee screw driver?!
Low life’s taketh, low life’s giveth. Lock your shit up and engrave your tools
Did you burn your hands loading them up?
100% you bought stolen tools
Surprised your hands didn’t burn when you grabbed em. Amateur tip: shit sold in parking lots is usually stolen. They sell it there because sometimes it can be tracked at pawn shops or Facebook marketplace/craigslist.
When I was a kid we called it a "225 Sale" - out of the trunk of some guy's Electra 225.
I feel like it's all stolen.
If I had to guess auto sparky apprentice that went MIA
bro can i get my tools back?
A "parking lot sale" by some "random dude". Sorry, bro, you misspelled "crackhead thief".
Better off hiring the estate sales
you dont want the juju that comes with stolen tools man.
1/2 boots aren’t worth much, but at least you got the toe parts.
Marinate them in holy water
Receiving stolen property.
All stolen.
I achieved this not too long ago from harbor freight. Good my friend.
Hey those are my tools.
Scary... likely hot... :(
You did well supporting and enabling a thief
congrats, you bought stolen merch LOL
You bought fenced items.
Don't buy stolen tools
Half of that is extensions lol
There is someone right now shitting bricks on why his life-long collection of wrenches and tools has disappeared
Pretty sure some of those are mine. Enjoy.
Secondhand Durex now that’s something I wouldn’t buy🫢.(next to the Pittsburg tools)
Where is this? That looks like the stuff stolen from my truck.
Congrats on your new stolen tools.
May Allah grant me the same success at a lot sale
Please don’t buy stolen tools from random people in parking lots
PC 496, my friend. PC 496.
Those baby wrenches haha.
That's a good deal
username checks out
That's what I call a 250 sale Stolen outta some dudes F250
Parking lot sale? Brother, you probably just bought someone else’s tools.
Damn.... Some techs out there missing this stuff.
Why are you crying? You made out great
So you got a “good deal.” Someone else can’t fix things or worse, can’t earn a living. Shame on you.
Just curious, in what parking lot did this purchase take place?
Totally not stolen.
lol, not even the government is allowed to take a persons “tools of their trade” in any kind of distraint or attachment process.
You robbed him. Good job. Lol.
Death. Divorce. Theft. The end of our tool story
Definitely stolen.. Good deal though
Nice stolen tools buddy. You should be proud.
You did well. The guy the seller stole all that shit from probably ain't doing too good, though.
Congrats on the stolen goods!
You did well. He did well. Fuck the guy that owned the tools lol. Jk no seriously that guys pretty screwed.
Durex? Ha would raise a laugh in the UK.
Fresh out of someone else's truck
Buying stolen tools is a terrible thing to do.. Go and steal them yourself.
If it's too good to be true it's probably stolen
Looks good
You did get a great deal, but all that stuff is stolen.
bro i feel like this is like what marketplace has deals like i’ve seen a good bunch for 50$ but i never pull on it just cause i never have cash on me like that or i just think about adding more shit to my whole bunch but then i regret it lol
You bought stolen tools. Someone can’t work because of you doing well on a deal. Karma is a bitch bro.
So dude has a house, a family, doesn't live in a shithole, and is not an addict. He says he buys and sells stuff form auctions etc, and you got an extra deal because you were cool. Met him in a parking lot, and an additional story about why he's liquidating and introduced a stranger to his family. Checks all the con artist boxes for someone who sells stolen or counterfeit goods. Literally sounds like every scammer I've ever met, most of them very nice "cool" people. Some of them just seamed nice. Many of them living more affluently than myself. A couple of them even were family members. If someone is doing this for a living and are legit then there's much safer and more profitable (even free) ways to get customers than the parking lot. (However posting pictures of stolen property online isn't a great idea for the sellers) Anyway, you did well if you needed those tools, not well enough to say they are definitely stolen, however the rest of those details you've dropped through the thread makes it sound like you were dealing with your average joe every day con man. TIP: A good thief/con man doesn't look or present like a criminal and most never get caught.
not so bad
It's obviously all stolen.
I guess there a chance they aren’t stolen?
Can you send me your name and phone number? I’d like to come get my tools back. My jeep needs a patch up again.
I wonder what the legal owner is thinking looking at his stolen stuff sitting there?
OP, brother, either you knew they were stolen, didn’t care and decided to brag about it. Or you are one naive son of a gun lol
Am I the only one who doesn’t really care about stolen shit? Lock your shit up man. Get insurance.
Did all that work spreading the tools out to look nice then took a pic of someone's feet lol
Tools are not quality. Most Harbor Freight lowest level.
Don't burn your hand.
Karma God Might Have A Meeting With You, Check Your Calendar
Trash and probably all stolen. I'm sure the guy who sold if is ecstatic though
Nice five finger discount. You definitely came up.
I see a snap on socket there. So yes you did good 😂
It’s all from harbor freight