Starting to watch local markets.
This one feels like a scam or stolen at $175 even if all the batteries are shot.
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Ahh yeah old battery style aside if I rebuild one battery this would be good for a first set vs some generic new.
Dewalt doesn't make those batteries anymore, but they do make a couple adapters that let you use the new style batteries with old tools. There's a couple different ones though that don't necessarily fit everything, so you might have to try a few before you find ones that work with each tool.
Power tool batteries seem like a racket.
Have they stabilized and standardized in recent years? Or do they change every few years?
It seems like a common industry wide standard is in order at this point. But I’m just an outside viewer who buys such things every 7-10 years
Ryobi introduced the ONE+ battery format in the mid 90s and all subsequent batteries are compatible with any tool for that format. Newer batteries use newer materials and better charges and whatnot, but it is similar to how AA batteries fit in AA battery slots whether they are lithium or whatever else they make batteries out of.
So that is one company that has had a stable battery format for about 3 decades. They do have different versions that have more stored energy, which are thicker packs, but every one fits every tool because the connection is the same.
These tools look like they are in great shape for their age. The skill saw might even still have the blade that came with the set. None of the tools look really beat up like my tools get.
Like the other commenter said you can get adapters for the batteries.
None of these tools are brushless, that would be a concern of mine if the tools looked all beat up. When/if you go to buy them put a battery in them all and make sure they work. Listen for grinding noise that really should not be there.
Bring a speed square and check how square the skill saw is. First remove the battery and put the blade depth as low as it can go. The guard should be close to the handle and as much blade showing as possible. Then adjust your angle to zero. There should be a knob at the front with a rainbow shaped angle indicator. Then rest the speed square on the guard and press the other end of the triangle to the blade. It should be pretty square. They aren't perfectly square a lot of the time from the factory at least my old set wasnt. You just don't want a huge gap at the top or bottom. 1/16 out at max id say as long as that is acceptable to your standards, your likely not framing a house with it. On my old saw I could force it square. If it is way out the saw might have taken a big drop.
Over all this looks like a good buy imo. My old set was around 500$. You can always back out if you get a sketchy vibe from the seller.