Sell Your Used Power & Hand Tools

Free listings for used power & hand tools. Buyers come to you, so there is nothing to crate or ship, and you keep the whole sale price.

Buyers looked for power & hand tools on YardSwaps about 10 times in the last 30 days.

How it works

1. 1. Snap photos

   Phone photos are fine. Get the data plate in one of them.
2. 2. Let the scan write it

   The AI scan reads the make, model and specs and drafts the listing. Edit anything, then publish.
3. 3. Meet the buyer

   Buyers message you in the app. Agree on a price, they pick up at your yard.

What to put in the listing

• Make and model, from the data plate
• Type
• Power Source
• Voltage / Battery
• What's Included
• Year, condition, and whether it ran or powered on last time you used it

Photos to take

• The whole unit from all four sides, in daylight
• The data plate or serial tag, close enough to read
• Anything worn, leaking or repaired, so buyers ask fewer questions
• Attachments, hoses, manuals or spare parts that go with it

What buyers will ask about

Answer these in the description and you will spend less time on the phone.

• Battery platform and health: run time under load and the charger, since batteries are much of a kit's value.
• Chucks, arbors and guards: wobble, missing guards, and damaged cords or plugs.
• Motors: sparking at the vents, a burning smell, or power that fades under load.
• Pipe threaders and press tools: die heads and jaws included, and whether they match your pipe and fittings.
• Tool lots: a list or photos of every piece before you drive out.
• Serial numbers on the expensive pieces, and a seller who can say where the tools came from.

Pricing it

Used cordless tools typically list from tens of dollars for a bare tool to a few hundred for a kit with batteries. Rotary hammers, pipe threaders and press tools usually run from a few hundred to a couple of thousand, and contractor tool lots are priced by the lot. The Sell form shows price guidance from comparable YardSwaps sales once there are enough of them.

Free to list, free boosts to start

• No listing fee and no selling fee.
• Starter boost: Post 4 listings within 14 days of your first and every listing you have is boosted free for 14 days. Anything you post while it runs is boosted too. Once per account.
• Boost credits: Every 4 listings you post earns a free 7-day boost, up to 5. Credits never expire: spend one from the Boost button on any live listing, or when you publish.
• Invite a seller: Share your invite link: you and the seller you invite both get a free 7-day boost after their first listing has been live for 3 days. It lands in the same credit balance.

Questions sellers ask

Does it cost anything to list power & hand tools?

No. Listings are free and there is no selling fee. Starter boost: Post 4 listings within 14 days of your first and every listing you have is boosted free for 14 days. Anything you post while it runs is boosted too. Once per account. Boost credits: Every 4 listings you post earns a free 7-day boost, up to 5. Credits never expire: spend one from the Boost button on any live listing, or when you publish. Invite a seller: Share your invite link: you and the seller you invite both get a free 7-day boost after their first listing has been live for 3 days. It lands in the same credit balance.

Who handles pickup?

The buyer does. YardSwaps is local pickup only: you set the location, the buyer comes to you, inspects and runs it, and you both confirm the handoff in the app.

I already posted it on Craigslist. Do I have to start over?

No. On the Sell form, paste the link to your own Craigslist post and the photos, price and details come across. Check them and publish.

See the 1 listing live now: Power & Hand Tools for sale. Also selling: compressors, generators, auto shop equipment.

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