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    I am wanting to sell off some taps and dies ,they are nearly all p&n or sutton and many thread types ,taps are from 40mm thick to very thin,too many to list (180+) and the dies are also all sizes and threads, ones on left are tungsten next are P&n, next mixed and all the bigger ones are either p&n or sutton there are about 110 of them in total,die holders etc want to sell as a job lot any idea of what they are worth ?........bob
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    Hi Bob. The worth would be what someone is prepared to pay, condition also plays a part.
    I'd say somewhere around $200 -$250 would be a fair price. Postage would be expensive as I estimate around the 15 Kg mark.
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    To be honest depends how many are still any good. Second hand taps and dies can be a bit of a gamble, especially older ones all jumbled together. Blunt and worn out. Big taps can be resharpened if you have the proper equipment.
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    Any listed on Ebay , that are not new old stock are as RC says a bit of a gamble.

    I have bought a few over the years and 30% are only good to clean up damaged threads not cutting new .

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    looks like they stay in their boxes for a few more years ,as they arent blunt and worn out ,may use them one day (doubt it )................................bob

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    Quote Originally Posted by robyn2839 View Post
    looks like they stay in their boxes for a few more years ,as they arent blunt and worn out ,may use them one day (doubt it )................................bob
    Hi Bob.
    Most of us are prepared to pay a fair price for tools we need. I would certainly be interested in a few sizes.
    But I can't justify spending hundreds on boxes of taps and dies that I MIGHT use one day, as I already have a big box of taps and dies already.
    If you make a list of the sizes available, there is a pretty good chance that you would sell many or most - in smaller lots to different people, me included.
    I tried to read the sizes I could in the photos and there are a few I would like, but none of the tap sizes are legible....

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    So Bob, what do you think they are worth, or more to the point what would you sell them for?

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    never worked on a value ,hence this post ,trying to figure out a reasonable price for the lot or as suggested put them in lots may be a better option they are in pretty good condition................bob

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    I'd be interested in the metric ones, or the UNF/UNC.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KBs PensNmore View Post
    I'd be interested in the metric ones, or the UNF/UNC.
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    What, and leave the rest of us with BSF, GAS and conduit threads???
    Just joking....
    I'm interested in Some sizes BSW or UNC and maybe metric....

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    I don't want ALL of them, just a few, probably the larger metrics/or UNC/UNF would do me, I'm not that greedy
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    I'd be interested in any LHT metrics/Unx

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    This thread has developed to a point where it does not really need to be in the general forum.
    It is being moved to the

    METALWORK - Machinery, Equipment, MARKET.

    Pm the seller for a price, as the rules for section do mention a price should be posted, but We 'll bend the rule as the poster seems to be separating the collection.

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    sold as a job lot as stated in the first post to a forum member, was considering separating when this offer was made........bob

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    Thanks for letting us know.
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