PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Buy, rent, borrow basket tool for removing 606 Injection Pump

GregMN · #8 12-17-2014, 03:56 PM

I gotta agree with winmutt on this. If I am going to send a tool off, to someone I don't know, and charge little or nothing for doing it, I want to make sure that I get it back. A deposit equal to the tool's replacement value, and trouble, is reasonable. The renter is going to pay the postage both ways and maybe a small amount for my trouble of packing it up and taking it to the post office. The deposit the renter leaves with me, they will get back as soon as the tool is returned. The renter gets to use a $100 tool for $12 postage and maybe $10 more. They deposit $100 that they get back. It costs them $22 instead of $100. Even if the deposit is $125, it is still a good deal for the renter because you get the $125 back if you return the tool. If their offer is not agreeable with you, then a simple "thanks, but no thanks" would do, and look for a better deal.