Recent content by Rock_Hudstone

Gun stores will low ball big time, like one third of actual market value. Selling on Gunbroker is easy and a nice Pre-lock S&W 686 will fetch a premium price with multiple bids. Plus there are seller protections and won't have to deal with the Craigslist types on Armslist. Just make sure to...

Originally Posted by demarpaint Wow the labeling looks like something from a dollar store automotive department, a brand X elcheapo oil . Was just about to type the same thing. Ugh, what is wrong with corporate marketing people these days? Don't mess around with iconic and familiar brand...

I'll have no problem using my stockpile of clearance Carquest 10w-40 HM full syn during the summer months.

Originally Posted by 53' Stude Originally Posted by Rock_Hudstone I picked up multiple 5 qt jugs of Carquest HM 10w-40 Full Syn for $2.55 during the recent clearance, (Qts were .55 cents). Amalie oil SN rated but not Dexos. Plan on using it for the warmer months but I wouldn't have a problem...

Originally Posted by danez_yoda Yup some caliper lube for the pins dries out due to the high temperature. I've had the blue stuff from permitex do that. Only use silglyde now. Never failed me. Same here, I used the Permatex "Ultra" green brake lube for years; complete crap. Almost nothing left...

I picked up multiple 5 qt jugs of Carquest HM 10w-40 Full Syn for $2.55 during the recent clearance, (Qts were .55 cents). Amalie oil SN rated but not Dexos. Plan on using it for the warmer months but I wouldn't have a problem using it in winter if thats all I had. Perhaps there is still some...

Originally Posted by jimbrewer Never put "firm" on an ad. People don't like to be told to drop dead. PS. My boss paid big buck to have me attend a negotiation seminar to learn this. Yeah, that is a sure fired way to chase off potential buyers. I've passed over countless craigslist and other...

Market values have many variables; color, condition, location, time of year, etc. Better to be a little over market value and be flexible, then to lose money under pricing. Dealers most always inflate asking prices then adjust as necessary. Market price is what the item actually sells for on...

The "$4000 Firm" would be a deal killer for me unless the price was a major bargain. Plus, the "no texts" and other conditions mean the seller is probably not someone I want to do business with anyway. When I've got something for sale I'm more than happy to be contacted about it and I don't...

Originally Posted by philipp10 Isn't most if not all of the extra cost in a long warranty battery just to cover the warranty? I am making the assumption that a $50 12 month warranty battery is built just as good as the $90, 42 month battery. The only difference is, the store has to reimburse you...

Originally Posted by Donald I have yet to see any Walmart battery with an indication of what company mfg it. Recently that is. Easy way to identify an East Penn built battery is the fully sealed construction with no vent caps either raised or recessed. Again, availability is regional, some...

Originally Posted by Jarlaxle I had oil in my house-the only option, no gas lines for miles. Original furnace (and I mean ORIGINAL, I recall from 1919) was a converted coal burner and lasted 70+ years...replacement was working fine when I sold the house. I friend mine had an old coal fired...

Originally Posted by dogememe The one year warranty JC batteries we sell at work are the same as those one year warranty Walmart batteries... There's a reason they only have one year warranty... because they are junk! . Yeah, don't like the JCI built batteries at all with the vent caps leaking...

If their Value Power batteries are East Penn built, i.e. no vent caps. then I would give one a try. The Walmart higher warranty batteries are double the price of the Value Power for a couple of years extra warranty and slightly higher CCA. I wish I could get one in group 34 size.

Originally Posted by Kage860 That makes me feel better that I signed a contract to convert my boiler to gas rather than get one of the more efficient on the wall instant units. I'm converting a Beckett oil burner to a Carlin gas burner. . Keep us updated on how that Carlin gas burner conversion...