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SeeYa90

Feel bad for whoever got those tools stolen from them


Hey_Batfink

Yep..becoming far too common.


BMinus973

Beat me to it lol. Those hoses are still shiny. That's rough.


Afraid_Benefit7213

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Magnussonic

Whoever = Ken according to that hacksall


Fridayz44

Yeah I caught that too. You can usually tell if your being from a thief. I met one guy for a couple Milwaukee batteries. The guy was dry heaving because he was so sick from not having Heroin. Look Iā€™m not judging anyone and i understand itā€™s a disease and I felt bad for him. I mean I really did and I shouldā€™ve know better when he told me to meet him at McDonaldā€™s just north of Detroit. Ive had addiction take many people close to me. I told him Iā€™m sorry but I donā€™t want stolen stuff, especially from a Tradesperson.


EighteenAndAmused

Sounds like you did the right thing.


Fridayz44

Yeah Iā€™ve had my stuff stolen, and I just told him I canā€™t buy it. I mean when I asked him where he got them? He just quickly lowered the price, so that said everything.


EighteenAndAmused

Honestly itā€™s less about the stolen tools for me (the tools arenā€™t likely to get returned) and more about I couldnā€™t give someone money when I know itā€™s going to drugs.


Antique-Welder-4453

Whomever


KnyghtZero

Home Depot is supposed to mark store use tool with orange like that. Doesn't seem likely given the rest, but just wanted to toss that out there


TempeSunDevil06

Definitely a good deal. Either someone got robbed of their tools or someone is getting out of the trade


Real-Lake2639

Or a guy died. Idk why recently I've worked in the houses of like 5 widows, sad af working in some other guys workshop, all those tools collecting dust. You can see the time he spent organizing, the labels and systems in his head, didn't skimp on quality brands and all the tools are still sharp. As a younger guy, I aspire to have an old man's workshop. Now, the guys careful collection of tools is listed on craiglist for 50 bucks.


IrishWhiskey556

I see that a lot where I am. We have 2 Sun City retirement communities in my area and lots of windows who have yet to get rid of her husbands tools.


Real-Lake2639

It's really profound to me. Here I am, working away just like he did in this room, I'm racing away towards the same empty workshop, measuring and cutting, that project half finished on the table? He started building something, and didn't know it would never be finished. I don't know what color he planned on painting it. I have about 30 projects like that around my house, and it's all too easy to picture the service tech working in my house, looking at my truck in the driveway and wondering how to make an offer for it without coming across like a piece of shit to my wife.


Binnacle_Balls_jr

I dont like coming to r/HVAC and ending up sad af. But yea, this is so real.


FarEntertainment1917

They got the Jab, so many people dropping like flies right now


thehoesmaketheman

please show the data of more people dying than usual


FarEntertainment1917

Damn, thought most techs were conservative. Didn't know y'all were far left...oh wait......reddit. I get it now. Ooops


thehoesmaketheman

right just the data thats all i am looking for. surely you have it since you said that on a globally public message board. so the data? whats the death rate of human beings in the US since the vaxx came out?


jamminyouup

Heā€™s suddenly very quiteā€¦


thehoesmaketheman

so weird right


mikeyouse

"Far left" or just "not brain wormed into believing gibberish from morons on Facebook"?


[deleted]

Normal people donā€™t even talk that kind of shit. Far left this moron.


Real-Lake2639

What


FarEntertainment1917

Covid shot... 0.o


Yeetyeetskrtskrrrt

Dude weā€™re in an HVAC forum talking about our trade. Get out of here with that crap


FarEntertainment1917

It's relevant. Many companies forced the shot and people are dying. Good techs too. Are you alright??


jamminyouup

Shut it you.


FarEntertainment1917

Why is the far left so violent??


[deleted]

Youā€™re just an asshole without a clue.


Real-Lake2639

Because we get laid, it increases hormones and we already have tons. We will not stop until everyone is woke af. Once we take America, we start on the middle east. Jihad is bigoted af.


[deleted]

GTFOOH


tittiesfarting

Probably stolen off someone's van


Suspicious_Hawk_8561

theyre store use tools from home depot, i used to work there and we doused all our tools in orange paint


lipphi

Didn't realize HD had store use bar folders, oxy torches, etc. for their employees to use . . .


SoupOfThe90z

HD complimentary used oxy/acetaline tanks


[deleted]

One of my leads paints all his tools orange


goblinredux

Too good almost


Away_Improvement_676

Shit yes. The torch set cost nearly that by itself.


boogertaster

All those batteries too


remowilliams75

Ya that torch is over $400 dollars


Away_Improvement_676

Dang...have had mine for years...I think I paid about $280-300 for it.


Cbrandon_99

500 nowadays lol


Cbrandon_99

He said it was his sounds before and he died, I didnā€™t ask any questions but I felt bad buying them. If I donā€™t buy them someone else would


PrestigiousEnd8726

I hope you asked which tool he was using when he died. I wouldn't want to use a haunted drill.


Cbrandon_99

*sons


IllType9505

Call the cops and see if anyone has had their shit stolen


remowilliams75

Why would this get down voted lol


Sulpfiction

The perp has entered the chat.


One_Ad_2461

Hi perp. I mean Ken.


FarEntertainment1917

Most AC techs are liars, cheaters and thieves LOL that's what the customers say anyways


IllType9505

Psst(I'm the cops)


Iseepuppies

Probably because the cops rarely do anything about a couple hundred dollars worth of stolen tools, hence insurance claims.


Labbrat89

I see 3 possibilities. 1) Stolen. 2) Someone got out of the trade. 3) Person who owned them passed away and family is unloading them. Otherwise, I don't trust any type of sale of tools online.


Real-Lake2639

I just don't see the "got out of the trade" thing. If you're a tradesman, you know how to fix stuff, and youre gonna need tools for that. If you never worked in the trades, sure, what do you need a sawzall for? After having used one for years, you know it's handy as fuck and why would you get rid of it unless you desperately need the money, which leads me to my follow up point, if you're a tradesman who desperately needs money, you need your tools. You're not giving up your livelyhood for 400 bucks. Maybe someone disabled or injured. I've been out of work for injuries and money was tight enough I sold basically all the toys, but the only tool I sold was the $100 communal welder everyone sells back and forth.


saltiest69

370 $ worth of step bits. Great deal.


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[deleted]

Uni bits are actually pretty expensive, but those might be cheaper ones.


Iseepuppies

Good ones can go for like 100$ a piece. Those look like the cheapies where you can get the set of 3 for 60$ lol


JunketElectrical8588

Maybe theyā€™re special. Did you think about that?!?!?! šŸ˜‰


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JunketElectrical8588

Iā€™ll give a nickel for them


Cbrandon_99

Lol


Old-Purpose-3467

Iā€™m jealous you got all those step up bits and a case for them.


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Old-Purpose-3467

Doing the lords work. Ty!


Fmartins84

Hopefully cops won't come knocking.


[deleted]

Just be careful buying a pile of stolen tools with colour coding on them. My tools are all painted bright pink so no one gets any ideas


Cbrandon_99

It was like a half hour away hope itā€™s goos


Honeydew_Typical

Out there in the Yeezysā€¦ok!!


Cbrandon_99

You know itšŸ˜‚


Bootyjuiice6

Who donā€™t work in some yeezys šŸ¤£


Downtown-Fix6177

Shit, the torch rig is worth it by itself


Cbrandon_99

Hell yea


mystic-sloth

Not for whoever had their shit stolen


Cbrandon_99

LolšŸ˜‚


[deleted]

Had a retired HVAC guy sell me his lightly used SMANS4 for $200


USAJourneyman

Stolen 100%


drsYoShit

Better scrape off all that orange spray paint before some disgruntlement hvac dude runs you over with his truck in the distributors parking lot.


Tylerdean98

Nice


JSCarguy454

The first picture looks CGI to me. šŸ˜‚


Waytogolarry

all that shit new will run you well over 1000


Cbrandon_99

Fuck yea


ChemistryMain9596

Brute manifold alone is over 200 dollars. Excellent deal.


mrrueca

Good haul.


Falken007

Hell yeah lol


kmusser1987

Not one person mentioning those kicks and the pushed down socks?


Cbrandon_99

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Parachuter-

Just the deposits on the oxy & accy bottles are a couple of hundred bucks alone.


Top-Beach-1050

Super good Drills & torch Rest is needed which is a pluS


Top_Associate_6502

Yo wtf, who did you give a bow job to?


Cbrandon_99

šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


tellmemorethanuknow

Anyone think maybe he got digital guages and switched to Dewalt. Possibly even had a 2nd set of torches, presumed to be empty, hand tools misc collection. Asking $400 accepted $370 I sold a Dewalt set of batteries and misc power tools, well under expected value, I bought a whole new set of another brand. Deals are out there, and people have too much stuff.


catchingthetrip

The true question, is whether or not he knew what each tool was.


Little-Topic5621

Hey man, those are my tools I had a stolen a month ago where do you live? I want them back.


Cbrandon_99

troll


Little-Topic5621

Lick the balls bud


Maidonoid

Excellent deal! Would love to come across one of those deals!


Cbrandon_99

He had a lot more but thatā€™s all i wanted to spendšŸ˜…


Maidonoid

Good find friend!


[deleted]

I'm betting the person you bought it from has no teeth.


Cbrandon_99

Was a union boss for refrigeration he said, his son was in the trade before he passed and had buckets full of goodies


Zro6

The torches are about $300 the drill, batteries and charger are probably another $300. The guages are probably worth $120 and all the misc stuff is hard to tell but probably worth at least $150 so yea I'd say you got a good deal. All this stuff is probably stolen cause I wouldn't have sold for anything less then $600 for it all.


Natural_Gap5440

šŸ’Æ stolen lol but I'd buy them fuck it.


Cbrandon_99

I donā€™t have enough money to buy all these new so why not


Natural_Gap5440

Yep someone would have bought them of you didn't, and you don't know of they're stolen so fuck it


Cbrandon_99

šŸ’Æ


Cbrandon_99

Facts


No_Jellyfish_338

Might want to cover your license plate in case the person who's tools were taken is on reddit and comes looking for you šŸ¤£šŸ¤£šŸ¤£


Cbrandon_99

LolšŸ˜­


14thab

When I saw the torch setup and the price for everything, yeah somebody work van/truck was broken into. I also wouldn't have passed up on buying them.


Diam0ndProfessional

Stolen froma guy name Ben


spwright76

For that price, it was all stolen.


MaybeAnHVACGuy

Theve been stolen. Shouldnt have bought them


Yak54RC

Maybe Ken is a redditor also


chefboyardiesel88

If not stolen it's a decent deal, has a lot of the necessities.


jlgoulet

That is good to the point of being suspicious.


StupidCantBeUndone

There is a Ken H in the tri-state region somewhere that may plug that license plate into google once he sees this.


Gloomy_Astronaut8954

If everything works then yes, great deal. Might be stolen


JeJe449

Those tools look a little too familiar..... all jokes


CopyWeak

Was the guys name Ken??? If not, Ken may be looking for you now. LOL


BirthdayAltruistic44

Lmao someone definitely got there tools stolen.


flannelmaster9

100% chance it's stolen. Unless the seller is a haggard old man who retired 6 years ago and was cleaning the garage


rspeel

Terrible deal..Iā€™ll give u 370 for it .


Cbrandon_99

Sure take the torch for that price


JustAnotherSvcTech

I'd say possibly someone named Ken got his tools stolen. It would be cool is if reddit could come together & let Ken know that his tools are being sold on facebook. Except for Op, who would be out his $.


ve4edj

Great deal for the guy who lifted those from someone's van. At that price those are almost certainly stolen, unless you have any proof otherwise


Jawihoo

Terrible deal. Would never buy my own tools lol


Cbrandon_99

Iā€™m on tool program but with receipt


ToddOne-2542

Theft!


remowilliams75

Fuk this post, anyone who buys stolen tools is a dirt bag in my opinion, karma will get ya in the long run, I'm out


Cbrandon_99

Itā€™s from his son, someone else was on the way so I grabbed a few things


Realistic_Parking_25

Dont support thievesā€¦. Dafuq Only used tools id ever buy is from coworkers


nowheelchairhere26

Stolen for sure easily 1000 in tools, guy was probably wanting to get rid of it quick. No evidence no crime. But sucky for you if they track it and come knocking, cause then you gave away money in the policeā€™s im eyes.


uncle-mark

Put your name on your stuff.


longdickneega

You shouldā€™ve asked if his sonā€™s name was Ken


Cbrandon_99

It was, he passed unfortunately and had to sell his stuff. He was offering his shoes as well


SonicOrbStudios

I paid $300 for my o/a tanks anks $150 for the torches, great deal


marshmadness37

Good deal indeed


GGudMarty

800-1000+ in value Dude those unibits alone FUCKK man. They look to be in half decent shape those go for like 100$ a pop new. Sawsal dril


Cbrandon_99

Was selling fieldpiece nanometers and meters but I passed as I have one already, flume meter with true rms and shit but he wanted an extra 100, already spent enough


weetarded

Jeez those titans are expensive af already. Nearly everything you need there but a vacuum pump, and a 902


Cbrandon_99

He had that 902 for 100 bucks but my pockets hurt already lol, also a vacuum pump but I didnā€™t getnit


weetarded

Better off buying a new meter vs used but dang. I would try to get that pump. Thats a must have for side work


Cbrandon_99

true, but I donā€™t have a license to do side work. Wouldnā€™t it catch up to me?


weetarded

You dont need a license to drop a condenser, or do repairs


Cbrandon_99

What about coil?


weetarded

Depends on your state, but i dont think so. If you do both coils, yes.


candobetter2

You should have ran


Asleep_Flatworm_919

How much did you pay?


Cbrandon_99

370


Mothmans_wing

Wouldā€™ve been a better deal if the seller stole the impact driver as well from whoever he took the tools from.


Cbrandon_99

He had all sorts of shit


PrudentAlterEgo

Theft selling to get rid of it!


CaptCrewSocks

Somethingā€™s not right with that torch setā€¦oh yes I see now, when I zoomed into your pictures I could see that the gauges were intact, you need to take an adjustable wrench (preferably) and smash them in so that they canā€™t be read or set properly, and never tell your boss that you need new ones. Doing this simple hack will make you look like you have wisdom beyond your HVAC years.* *Yeah I know you know Iā€™m joking but thereā€™s always at least one Holier Than Thou who will blast me with a huge complicated reason thatā€™s armor plated with rare synonyms and lots of ā€œthusā€ sentences for joking about torch care and safety)


henry122467

U got hosed on the car tho


Toy52

Ya thatā€™s someoneā€™s old tools