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Cordless Tools on FB Marketplace
Posted on 12/14/18 at 8:41 am
Posted on 12/14/18 at 8:41 am
Does anyone have any experience or know how/why people are selling brand new cordless tools on FB marketplace? Are they stolen, just unused, or is it a trap to rob you?
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Posted on 12/14/18 at 9:01 am to whatshisface
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Are they stolen, just unused, or is it a trap to rob you?
All of the above.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 9:16 am to whatshisface
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Are they stolen, just unused, or is it a trap to rob you?
Posted on 12/14/18 at 9:41 am to whatshisface
I’ve always wandered the same thing. There’s a guy in Slidell here that has several different brands all “brand new.” I think they may buy bulk or fire sale then flip them. Prices are t far from what you’d pay in the store, besides maybe paying tax. Only downside I can think of is no returns and you won’t be getting any sort of warranty through the tool company because you are not the original purchaser; such as Ridgid has a lifetime guarantee you won’t be getting.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 9:53 am to whatshisface
They are probably stolen. Big box stores don't stop people from stealing anymore, so people freely do it
Posted on 12/14/18 at 1:55 pm to Hammertime
I see this all the time in Memphis. Extension cords too.
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Posted on 12/14/18 at 1:59 pm to Klinecm
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I think they may buy bulk or fire sale then flip them.
This is my guess.
They buy the big box stores out when the kits go on sale for a couple hundred bucks off and then flip them.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 2:06 pm to whatshisface
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Are they stolen
I cant' attest to power tools, but I'll warn everyone about appliances, lights, mini-blinds, light bulbs, etc. stay clear. I have a client that had a large volume of items stolen by an employee. Happens every year about this time.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 2:12 pm to whatshisface
Could also be counterfeits. I read an article not too long ago about Europe being flooded by counterfeit tools, Chinese knock-offs of every major brand filling shipping containers. I'd expect it's possible here.
Posted on 12/14/18 at 2:26 pm to whatshisface
Many are stolen, purchased with stolen cards or purchased and bartered for drugs. The sellers have usual customers that they offer them too via txt msg first and if don’t have any takers, they’ll put them up on Craigslist or Facebook. The last stop is the pawn shop.
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