I Bought A Pallet of Harbor Freight Returns for $1,223.41
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the host excitedly unboxes a variety of returned tools from Harbor Freight, a popular discount tool retailer. The video documents the process of inspecting and testing each tool, from air nailers and impact wrenches to table saws and sprayers. Despite some minor issues and a few non-functioning tools, the majority of the equipment works well, offering great value for the low price. The host's humorous commentary and the element of surprise keep the experience engaging, as he calculates the potential retail value of the tools, concluding that the purchase was a worthwhile investment.
Takeaways
- 🛠️ The video discusses the process of purchasing and unboxing a variety of returned tools from Harbor Freight, a popular tool retailer.
- 💰 The total cost of the returned tools was $1,223, which is significantly less than the estimated retail value of around $4,500.
- 🤔 The buyer was initially skeptical about the quality of the returned tools due to past experiences with poor quality items.
- 📦 The returned tools arrived in a clean and organized state, which was a stark contrast to previous experiences with messy and disorganized returns.
- 🔨 The video features a diverse range of tools, including air nailers, table saws, impact wrenches, and sanders.
- 👍 Many of the returned tools were found to be in good working condition, providing value for the money spent.
- 🚀 The excitement of discovering which tools work and which do not is a key part of the video's entertainment value.
- 💡 The video highlights the potential savings for those looking to outfit a workshop by purchasing returned tool pallets.
- 🔄 The unboxing reveals some duplicate tools, such as multiple air nailers and impact wrenches.
- 🎁 The video ends with the mention of a potential giveaway for some of the table saws that were found to be in working condition.
- 📈 The final tally of the estimated retail value of the working tools is around $4,300, indicating a significant saving from the purchase price.
Q & A
What is the main topic of the video?
-The main topic of the video is the unboxing and evaluation of returned tools purchased from Harbor Freight, specifically from a pallet.
What is the initial impression of the tools upon arrival?
-The initial impression is that the tools are in surprisingly good condition, much cleaner than expected based on previous experiences with returned tool pallets.
What is the total cost of the pallet of tools?
-The total cost of the pallet of tools is $1,223.
What is the estimated retail value of the tools?
-The estimated retail value of the tools is about $4,500.
What types of tools are included in the pallet?
-The pallet includes a variety of tools such as impact wrenches, nailers, table saws, air tools, sanders, and other power tools.
How many impact wrenches were found in the pallet?
-There were at least seven impact wrenches found in the pallet.
What is the reviewer's strategy for purchasing tools?
-The reviewer's strategy is to buy pallets of returned tools for cheaper than it would cost to buy the tools individually, especially when outfitting a shop.
What is the reviewer's opinion on the quality of the Harbor Freight tools?
-The reviewer has mixed opinions on the quality of the Harbor Freight tools, acknowledging that while some work well, others may not be as reliable or durable.
What is the final tally of the estimated retail value of the tools?
-The final tally of the estimated retail value of the tools is around $4,300.
What does the reviewer suggest for someone looking to buy a pallet?
-The reviewer suggests that if someone is looking to buy a pallet, they should consider the potential value and the condition of the tools, as well as their specific needs for their shop.
What is the reviewer's conclusion about the Harbor Freight pallet?
-The reviewer concludes that this particular Harbor Freight pallet was a great find, with most tools working and in good condition, making it a worthwhile purchase.
Outlines
🛠️ Unboxing Harbor Freight Tools
The video begins with the host excitedly unboxing a variety of tools from Harbor Freight. He discusses the ease of returning tools to the brand and the anticipation of discovering the condition and value of the tools inside. The host is surprised by the quality and condition of the tools, with many appearing new or barely used. He highlights the affordability and the potential for reselling or repurposing the tools, emphasizing the value of the purchase and the excitement of the surprise unboxing experience.
🌟 Successful Tool Finds
The host continues to explore the tools, finding several functional ones, including air nailers, a table saw, and an impact wrench. He shares his amazement at the quality and functionality of the returned tools, despite their used status. The host also discusses the retail value of the tools and the potential for using them in future projects or giveaways. He reflects on past experiences with Harbor Freight tools and the improvements seen in this batch.
🔨 More Power Tools and a Rivet Gun
The unboxing continues with the host discovering more power tools, including various impact wrenches and a rivet gun. He tests the tools, noting their performance and commenting on their potential uses. The host also discusses the return policy of Harbor Freight and how it may affect the condition of the returned tools. He expresses satisfaction with the tools' cleanliness and functionality, and he jokes about the oiling requirements for one of the sanders.
🛠️ A Win with Nailers and Other Tools
The host focuses on the nailers, noting that all but one are functional. He expresses delight at the success rate of the tools and the potential financial gains from their resale. The host also explores other power tools, such as angle grinders and a sprayer, commenting on their condition and usability. He mentions the need for certain tools in specific projects and the convenience of having a variety of tools available.
💰 Assessing the Value of the Tools
The host concludes the unboxing by evaluating the overall value of the tools. He discusses the retail prices of the tools and compares them to the cost of the pallet, calculating a significant savings. The host also mentions the potential for using the tools in future projects and the excitement of finding high-quality, functional tools in a return lot. He invites viewers to share their thoughts on the tools and where to source similar deals next.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Harbor Freight
💡Return Policy
💡Tools
💡Pallet
💡Value
💡Functionality
💡Retail Price
💡Air Tools
💡Table Saw
💡Impact Wrench
Highlights
The Manifest on the tool pallet is valued at $1,223, which is a significant saving compared to the retail value of $4,500.
The speaker expresses surprise and skepticism about the value and quality of the tools they are about to receive.
A previous negative experience with Harbor Freight tools is mentioned, where the tools were in poor condition.
The speaker discusses the return policy of Harbor Freight, highlighting the ease of returning tools.
The first tool tested, a two-in-one air nailer and crown stapler, is found to be in good condition and works well.
The speaker reflects on the cleanliness and organization of the current pallet compared to a previous one, which was in disarray.
A 3-in Disc Sander is found, which could be useful for carving work due to the lack of small format Sanders.
The speaker discovers multiple nail guns and table saws, which are in good condition and could be used in future projects or giveaways.
An impact wrench is tested and found to be in excellent working condition, adding value to the pallet.
The speaker discusses the potential resale value of the tools, considering their condition and functionality.
A vacuum cleaner is found in unused condition, adding to the list of functional tools.
The speaker expresses excitement about the potential of the tools for their workshop, despite initial skepticism.
Two table saws are found in good condition, with one even including a blade guard and all necessary components.
The speaker concludes that the pallet was a good investment, with many tools in working condition and a total value of around $4,300.
Transcripts
No Hands guys look it's an auto model
there's not an easier tool brand in the
world to return your tools to than
Harbor Freight what the hell do they do
with all the tools when they get
returned they sell them to Schmucks like
me on pallets and I just bought another
one let's check it out coming in hot at
$1,223 the Manifest on this thing looked
decent to Chris because I didn't look at
any of this and I just gave him my
credit card and let him buy it this is
going to be a complete surprise for me
he said it's worth about
$4,500 retail after I can't get it out
with a straight face because I know how
bad it's going to be from the last one
boy did I get ripped
absolutely but he sold me that it was a
good pet it cost 750 bucks to ship and
it just got here cracker open so like I
said this sucker showed up literally
just like this I have no idea what's
inside of it and Chris assures me he
didn't waste $2,000 of my hard-earned
money and before I get into anything
this shit's expensive guys if you could
support the channel grab a pair of shop
Shades you'll get a lifetime's worth of
use out of these things and Crystal
Clarity and comfort and then you can
help me buy more dumb so you can
watch me get hose on these pallets but
it looks like a pallet of nailers that's
exactly what we needed guys more nail
guns yeah this is an impact don't touch
anything don't touch it don't even look
at it there's a table saw there's two
table saws so we're going to start out
every this
is I just want to take a moment here to
remember what the last Harbor Freight
pette looked like please reflect on the
pile of trash that showed up last time
cuz it was a literal pile of trash no
tools or in boxes everything was like
exploded it was a living house this is
looking all right so we got a bunch of
duplicates it's looking like we're going
to stack these suckers up on the table
this a two in-one air nailer and I'm
going to be completely honest with you I
actually have one this is a harbor
freight and Central Pneumatic air nailer
it's a crown stapler as well and I've
been using this thing for years it was
cheap worked great can't beat it so now
that I have three more
this feel that box Chris is actually
using these to make his muscles bigger
muscles are very important to Chris a
lot of pneumatic stuff it seems 3-in
Disc Sander this thing if it works will
actually come in handy when I'm doing
carving cuz we do not have any small
format Sanders look at this sucker Bo
and it's huge I mean you could put your
finger in
there this C no so many nail guns look
it's another nailer another nailer oh a
palm router I have no opinion on cheap
palm routers or do I I mean who knows I
could open them up they could be full of
like dog turds so far this palette's so
much cleaner than the last one oh yeah
there's gas that was almost 2 years ago
that's when I had a circus clown crew
working in here no it's before Jordan
left me to go get married and Sam left
me to make coffee oh my what is
this what do you impact with it like a
like a separ car dump
truck like NASCAR no I've done a NASCAR
tire change that is really heavy isn't
it is this supposed to be like a
mechanics box bunch of unpacked stuff
some
more H sander impact wrench impact
wrench impact wrench hey guys guess what
I got here an impact wrench how many
different brands of impact wrench does
Harbor Freight sell let's go start
breaking into some of these air tools
and we'll come back to this stuff I'm
pump to see some table saws there if
these suckers work we're going to throw
them in a giveaway for or something cuz
you guys need table saws right got an
air hose we got Sam on the computadora
that's Spanish for computer he's going
to let us know what these are supposed
to retail for or what they cost if I
think they were worth the money we'll
give it a thumbs up if not I'll just cry
we've got a bunch of chargers here so
these are interest these are trickle
chargers right the only memories I have
is my dad has always had a motorcycle
that needed a trickle in the winter cuz
he doesn't run it in the winter and
we've just always had these laying
around I don't have a clue what the they
do or how to validate if it works I
can't imagine it breaks because it's
just power in to power out can you tell
me if this is working I don't know what
it is it it's an actual charger it's not
a tender um we'd have to hook it up to
something well shouldn't it be getting
any power in here once it's plugged in
can we put these on your nipples what
did he say is that what they're for if
we put them together will they spark no
it didn't do anything it should get a
power indication on here somewhere let's
see if we'll try a different one I guess
we could just zip tie stuff back
together we have three of them this one
came in a box in the oh W look how clean
this could be the cleanest return in the
history of Harbor Freight I wonder if
the store gave this guy a high five and
celebrated or girl or whoever returned
it look how clean it is what a gentleman
and Scholar returned that was like Hey
probably saw our last video and like I
don't want to be a piece of trash so
there's no power indicators on these
okay do we have like a boat battery
laying around all right we're going to
come back to these we're going to let
Sam figure that out Palm routers they
taped these boxes Harbor Freight are you
watching did did you watch my last video
and get embarrassed by how poorly
everything was cuz this is night and day
I don't think this was ever open the way
this is full you'd have to be like
really particular so Joe and I just
filmed a video on one star return tools
and I'm pretty positive this is the
exact same base plate that came on that
this was open you can see on the nut
there there's some marring on that nut
all I'm going to do is turn it on and
smell it m can you smell it smell it and
if you're wondering why I'm going to
smell it to see if the brushes exploded
3 2 protect your eyes one she
runs it doesn't seem burned up that's a
w we got our first tool that works I
can't imagine what didn't work on it and
they probably needed it for one thing
that was small so this is going to go
back in the Box she works
baby documents again look at that now
the tool is covered in Gold I love
gold and this looks like sawdust look at
that so didn't even think of this all
right so I was testing the other piece
of junk look how much dirt got trapped
inside of that clear case cuz it's just
like the worst design blow molded thing
ever okay does she turn on wa coming in
hot she
works oh ho ho
ho yeah just another tool someone used
once or twice it's not burned up so
we're calling it a dub we got two of
these suckers Sam
$2999 that's 60 bucks back in my pocket
in value I would never sell these for
anything two tools in the win column
that's a rarity for us lately off to a
good start what do we got next these are
going to be so good in a $1 yard sale
all right before we test some air tools
Sam claims that from a quick Google
search I very well could be wrong but I
think they're functioning based off of
this eow article on how to use a
Multimeter eow that's where I go for all
of my information all of it how much are
those suckers worth $71 $71 one doll
hairs let's go I think that's 213 bucks
then boom back in the pocket what are we
at that's 273 all right so one of these
has connection on the bottom the other
ones don't so I don't know how the hell
we're going to we're going to have to
take this off and put it on and blah
blah blah who's ready for potentially
what I think is one of the best sounds
in a workshop ever everyone's hands
raised do your hand raise your hand
sitting on your couch or on your
if I know that's where you are how did
you know that are we ready Count Me Down
3 2 1 go
yes
[Music]
ah who would ever return this and it's
got oh look at that speed settings on it
I mean this thing looks like it's in
great shape we've got two of them in the
exact same model they were reverse oh
yeah make sure that works even better in
forward baby the return policy has like
a I think a 24 month they'll return it
for whatever so what a lot of people
will do is buy like this they'll
use it literally till the 23rd month and
30th day walk in the store return it and
get a brand new one no questions asked
you have to pay for that policy but I
wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these
tools were kind of like that cuz cuz
that thing we could try it I guess but
she runs I'm counting it what is it
eight bucks while Sam looks up the damn
thing because God forbid he is uh on top
of it it's literally in theing
spreadsheet isn't it there's like 18
different half gym oh okay all right all
right I'll give you I'll give give that
these uh 64
64 bucks so we got this one working I
just opened up this sander and the
bottom of it leather it's not hook and
loop so I think it has there's sticky
pads that you can buy to use an
automotive but also I love this it says
oil daily or warranties void it's like
the mattress tag that's like you're
going to go to jail if you rip this off
is someone going to come in your shop
and make sure you oil this every single
day if you want to return it FBI open
up come on this looks squeaky clean
brand new I mean looks unused I bet you
someone thought it was hooking Loop and
it wasn't when they bought it that
sander looks nice dude maybe we get a
new pad for her and you can take her
home 130 B is that the most expensive
tool Harbor Freight
sells Daddy's got jokes this tury thing
looks brand new as well it's so new the
package isn't even open I mean if it's
sealed I'm taking that as a dub that's
brand new guaranteed that works or you
could probably return it I'm not seeing
it I completely forgot the last time I
bought Harbor Freight Tools they were
all marked they all had like a QQ or
something mark on them we're going to
try to get these air tools going in the
meantime Bower is one of their prominent
Brands and we've got this little saw
here it's funny cuz we've had pallets
with no power tools and this one's all
power tools are we
ready nope dud
wait she's working baby that's a win I I
think these are the dumbest things ever
these like little just get a get like a
really tiny circular so I need a 4 and 1
12 in Saw but that's a win what is that
worth $90 $90 rber Freight's prices must
be going up cuz I just assume everything
costs like five bucks all right back to
the impact wrenches this is the
earthquake XT with forward and
reverse woo yes
wo yes this one has a clutch has to it
slows down so quick dude that is awesome
back to this
guy back to this
guy that's awesome I don't know what the
difference is but that's two W's what's
this thing worth $99 $99
Notch it up baby let's go we're on a hot
streak right now give me another one
baby more impact wrenches so these are
both half inch this one's half inch
impact wrench number
three that
[Music]
one
no okay that one's seen better days that
one needs a little bit of love but it
doesn't know what it wants to be but it
works dude we've had so many things that
literally don't even turn on air tools
are pretty basic though number
four let's go this one's got three power
settings you can see at the front the uh
whatever that snap ring is on the top
there that's what's broken but count it
we have low standards here for what we
count I mean especially when you're
getting absolutely gassed on every
palette you buy lately this has a nice
little butt plug in it stop saying
like that oh it's a screw in butt plug
PL Impact Ranch number five I had a lot
of caffeine
today
woo this one's a qu
wrench dude so
weet pull is over there eyeing these up4
in it's a 3/8 in yeah my bad I can't
read $49.99 $49.99 are you adding all
these up oh so you're just taking the
ones that suck off cuz we haven't got a
loser yet all right onto the brand new
sander that was $290 or something 130
bucks wind down does sound good this is
probably the nicest Harbor Freight Tool
I've ever bought used or brand new this
thing's rad we're defin going to put
this to use on our finishing Booth
that's a winner dude the air tools are
starting off hot I have very low
expectations for the power tools that
aren't air we still do have five nailers
though which I'm assuming most of you
watching would probably use before we
use any of these I mean unless you're a
mechanic then I have no idea why you
watch my channel and I am sorry for
wasting your time air
sander
yeah she whistles I think that's just
cuz we have no Teflon left on the tape
there but hell yeah that one works too
this the best Friday ever what is this
thing worth there's no way these are
coming out of shops and not getting
filthy this brand new too brand new 37
that's more Harbor Freight pricing let's
look at this tiny little 3in well I
think these are supposed to be soft okay
we've got air
it has no variable speed but it works
baby I think it's exactly what it's
supposed to be Chris yeah it is it's
probably like 30 bucks $59.99 $59.99
dude we are cooking impact wrench number
six the earthquake eq12 a-2 with 800
ft-lb of Tor all right off to a decent
start whoever returned it returned it in
the bag which means it wasn't in use for
like 6 Years cuz no one keeps these
they're cooking I still think altogether
though this is only like 300 bucks the
earthquake with the extended half in
nipple would that be called a nipple
impact wrench number six oh yeah it's
like reverse has more toy that is
awesome even with no Teflon on there
that thing's working perfect I'm stoked
like what the do we do with this we
might have to start to make should I
should we just buy an old truck or
something to just take the wheels on and
off of wait we have one
okay rivet gun I have no idea how to use
so we'll have to call somebody else for
that one but let's see if these nailers
work nailer number one central pneumatic
we've got our an air nailer and stapler
it's a two in one I have one for those
of you at home this is my girl they've
upgraded the look of it over the years
and what are these things coming at Sam
64 64 you said these ones are marked
liquit which I think is for liquidation
which is like I said we had a lot of
tools in the past that came with marks
on them so you couldn't return them
again I wonder if they know that I could
just wipe that off because the other
guys stamped it in but I'm not someone
to take advantage of Harbor Freight I'm
just here to see if I get hows on their
tools number one let's
go winner that's what I like to see
these are actually sweet if you need a
cheap one number
two no Nails coming out or is there just
too much pressure see see there's the
mark that I was talking about for number
two got to say don't see a nail in there
they're running so deep that one had a
nail no they're in there holy
number two another winner number three
also has the
marks yes sir another winner number
four we got a winner let's go nailers