The husband of one of my wife's friends passed last year. She moved this past week, and I got these treasures from the garage. There was also an oxy-acetylene torch set, but it was old and huge. There was someone else that wanted it, so I'll keep my eyes open for a more compact set. We haven't discussed any dollar figures yet. The welder is like new, and I think around $500 without the tank or cart. The generator started on the second pull. I haven't tried either saw yet, but she says they work. I was thinking $6-700 for the lot. Any thoughts? I'm not looking for a deal. I want to be fair to a young widow with an autistic 12 year old.
It's a Coleman 5000/6250, with a 10hp BS. It has electric start, but the starter isn't engaging. No biggie, it pulls easy enough. I just plugged both saws in, work fine. I have a good 10" miter saw, so this one is going to stay at the Lake.
That's a little bigger than my friends coleman that I borrow to run my little Lincoln wire feed. Its been a good one always started on 1or 2 pulls. 6-7 sounds fair to me if you think she needs it give a little more.
I'd say your right about there on dollar figures, the two big ticket items are worth the $600 alone, maybe more. Considering your and her position, the 6 is fair.
Pay her what you think is fair, if you can. She'll be thankful, and so will you. Pay it forward. Nice haul, Jeff.
Jeff, consult with your wife and offer what she says to offer. No sense getting between their friendship. I retail those "R" tanks of 75/25 for about $130 alone. Reg. is another $85. I know you can source the rest for pricing.
John, it looks like the regulator is included if you look at Northern Tool, TSC, etc, but I don't think the cart is. I should point out that she isn't in dire straits. As a linesman, he carried a good amount of life insurance, though is death wasn't work related. I don't have the cash at the moment, but she needed it out of the garage. We'll work out the money details over the next couple of weeks.
Jeff, don't get me wrong. I wasn't implying you'd throw a lo-ball number at her and hope for the best. Just suggesting not to get into a scenario you may regret. I did that once, never again. My offer was more than fair ( firearms), but a relative of hers convinced her they were worth way more than they were. There was a bit of ill-will for a while until the story played out. Took her a while to apologize, but so be it. Let friends be friends, staying at a distance may be a good thing.
I certainly know people like that, but she isn't one of them. She's one of those people that has doesn't have much, and doesn't put much value on things. He was the guy that would be gone for a couple of weeks on storm duty, then bring home $20k and blow it on stupid stuff they didn't need, like welders and lottery tickets. One of those people that make $100k/year and have nothing. She and my wife have been close friends since childhood, and I don't think anything could ever come between them. If it ever became an issue, she could have all the stuff back. Nothing there I really need.
