No Wonder they are closing stores..........

[Tom Winship]

Sears has a really good deal on Jet 1642...........

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?vName=Tools&keyword=jet+1642+evs+1+1/2hp+lathe&viewItems=25&sLevel=0&redirectType=SKIP_LEVEL&prop17=Jet%201642%20EVS%201%201/2HP%20lathe

[Brian Palmer]

Orderd 2 for that price LOL! WOW

[Steve Vaughan]

Wow!:eek::eek: Well, it should come as no surprise. Someone recently posted about how the cost of lathes had gone up!

[Steve Schlumpf]

Gosh.... maybe I should sell mine instead of keeping it for finials!

[charlie knighton]

since its used , fair price 8k, Steve

[Jim Burr]

1642-2 for 10k? Really?...wow. Sears and Screwbuck:eek::p:rolleyes:

[Jacob Muldowney]

It looks like the typo monster got them. To be fair it is not sold by Sears but by CPO Outlets. 80% of the stuff on sears.com is not actually sold by sears. They are just trying to be amazon. Craftsman is now Middleman lol.

[Tom Winship]

You know, it really is sad! I remember eons ago when I was a kid, one of the most interesting places to go when we went to Houston was the tool department at the Crosstimbers store. They always had power tools set up that they would demo while you watched. No questions warranty. I have a couple of my first power tools that I purchased in the late '60s. A power saw and a router. Both still work today, but dadgummit, they had some plastic on them.

[John Fabre]

I wonder if it ships for free.

[Bill Wyko]

Are you sure that's not for a bakers dozen?

[Kevin W Johnson]

It looks like the typo monster got them. To be fair it is not sold by Sears but by CPO Outlets. 80% of the stuff on sears.com is not actually sold by sears. They are just trying to be amazon. Craftsman is now Middleman lol.


I'm glad I'm not the only one to notice that.....

[Greg Just]

There is somwthing wrong with their pricing system. I have been watching a Jet disc sander and it was at $449 and then all of a sudden it went to $2295. It would not surprise me if Sears did not contract to a tool, paint and appliance store. Dump the clothes and housewares. They need a new identity and have to differentiate themselves from the competition.

[Kevin W Johnson]

Sadly, Sears is an example of letting the bean counters run the business instead of just tasking them with counting the beans. It's all too common in business today. The beans counters don't or simply refuse to understand that you have to spend it to make it. Other bad business decisions just make things worse. It doesn't help that margins on durables (tools, appliances, etc) while still not bad, aren't what they used to be. That makes it tougher to simply make a call to replace something that may not really be a warranty issue, but do it to keep customers happy, which is what used to set Sears apart from some of the rest.

My sister once had an issue with a vacuum cleaner purchased from Sears. The company that made it went belly up, bags and parts were non-existant. Sears gave her a new comparable vacuum without even asking for it. She didn't have to pay a dime for it. I have a feeling that nowadays such a thing would not happen.

Now stores sell you (or try to) an "extended warranty", hope like heck you never try to use it. But if you do, there's always a reason why the defect isn't covered by a warranty that was supposed to cover it 100%.

[Chris Barnett]

CS recently had the small variable speed lathe on sale for $4xx with free shipping. Was hoping it had reappeared at Sears since I was too stupid to order one just for pens and leave my PM set up for bowls etc.....then I see the mistake on the Sears add. Still hope CS will do again.

[Jake Helmboldt]

John, not for free, but only $6.99, so darn close to free. That makes a big difference! Too bad I already have a 1642. :)

[Bill White]

Those people (Sears) have lost their collective minds.
Bill

[Primvs Aebvtivs]

Have I lost something in translation? Sorry, but how much is one of these worth? When I click on the link it comes up as £516.66 GBP, which converts online to $796.74..... Are you saying they're too expensive, or too cheap?