my uncle was given this by a friend and we were both wondering....
how much is this worth?? or could be worth if cleaned up/repainted/restored?
im guessing its 25-30 years old? how old is it?

its by MATCO

 

I would say if it was all cleaned up and everything works and there are no major dents or damage you could probably get anywhere from 1000 to 2000. I dont think the age matters much if it all works. A brand new one would be anywhere in the neighborhood of 3000 to 5000. I think I would just clean it up and use it as is. This was just an estimate from comparable ones I seen online.

 

pull all the drawers and see what you find in the bottom, my classmate uses an old Snap-On he bought from about that era that's in wicked good shape, we found some interesting... tools? in there

 

Snap on, Mac, and Matco are the top of the line when it comes to commercial quality tool boxes in that assenting order. The only things that really go bad are hinges and locks as long as it was kept dry and no one ran into it. Replacement parts are readily available from the manufacturer. It should be worth a minimum of 1000.00 bucks.

 

That tool box would need some serious cleaning. Especially the spray paint on that one drawer. I hope you weren't expecting it to be a collector's item or something. It's not old enough or rare enough to be a collector's item.

No. 30 years old is not old enough. It would have to be closer to 100 years old before being considered a collectable. Even if it currently looks 100 years old.

If cleaned up, it would be a good used tool box.

 

Because of all of the caps and punctuation in the title, you should be able to add $100 to the final price.

 

Is that like how stripes add horsepower?

 

Not a bad ol tool box, just clean it up & use it lol

 

The pictures most likely don't it any Justice. Send it to me for a further Detailed look. And I'll get back to you

 

thanks for the input!

i think theyre all empty! if only they werenttt

thanks man! we were thinking about 700-1000 so we were in the ball park

oh no it defiantly needs to be overhauled lmao. and no we werent expecting it to be a rare collectors item, we just know that some of these tool chests/ roll aways are some major bucks. plus he probably will keep it to use cause he likes it alot. he wants to repaint it black and clean it up like mint. (lol @ the guys name TOM spray painted on it)

i think you maybe right lmao!! (+ the 2 in that reply)

yeah thats the game plan for now

ill see what i can do! thanks for the replys you guys!