I got 30$!!!

Pay pal? Lolol

Lucky!

I found a new in box shimano tld at a yard sale once for 15$...i snatched it up and caught my first tarpon on it a few weeks later

D - double - A - NG! Nice find!

To paraphrase something my Dad used to say, "There's no such thing as a $300.00 pair of pliers, but there is an abundance of FOOLS who will pay $300.00 for a pair".

Hootie

Update I went back the next day and everything else related to fishing was gone, but I was looking around and noticed that they had a bunch of fake jewelry in a box, turns out it was the box to the van staal pliers so I gave them a quarter for the box of jewelry. tossed that and now I have the box. So now I have a complete conversation piece. And I still haven't figured out why anyone would pay $300 for these. They are nice and cut great but that's it.

Pliers, sheath, AND box?

Cash in man.

Don't sell them, in fact if you use them once you won't want to sell them. I say that as I got to use those on a guides boat many years ago, you don't even know you're holding pliers in your hand and the grip it puts on a hook, you don't have to squeeze to hold onto the hook, in fact you won't have a hook slip out of the jaws, they really are incredible pliers, to rich for my blood but if I got them like you did, I'd never part with them.

That's awesome! Take her out to dinner!

Great find, they will treat you well.

 

While the price may not seem as justified to guys here, these pliers are a must have for a lot of guys who fish saltwater here in the northeast. Whether in waders in deeper water or swimming in a wetsuit, these things can be continually submerged in saltwater for as long as you can keep them there and never rust, corrode, etc. You can't break these things. I know someone that found a set washed up on the beach and they looked new as they day they were made. The person had their name marked on them and he was able to find the owner. Turns out, he had lost them 3 weeks prior while making a deep swim to a rock.

 

Would I pay the money to use them freshwater fishing? no. Would I for the other types of fishing that I do? I did and don't regret it at all. Enjoy them! They'll take care of you.