i_b_larry wrote:I have purchased quite a number of Best padlocks from eBay sellers. Many locks came without any keys at all and most without a control key. A lot of these sellers will list the number face-stamped on the core, such as ER577, implying that your local locksmith can look up that number and make a key. I always wonder if they think it is that easy, why did they not do that before listing it for sale?
On eBay I once bought a lot of ten Master Locks with removable cores, like the American Locks. These were brand new in the box but the seller said he acquired them at an "estate sale" and pictured the face of one of the locks. When they arrived, they were, in fact, new in the box but on the reverse side each lock was stamped with the name of a well-known lumber manufacturer. I guess "estate sale" sounds better than "I pilfered these from the stockroom at work."
I have a whole laundry list of pet peeves with eBay sellers. Among them:
“Best” spelled “Beast” or “Beat.” Is it that difficult to spell?
American Lock! Which model?
Used keys! The chances that one of them fits your lock is much lower than being attacked by a polar bear in Hawaii while simultaneously being struck by lightning.
Seller offers one new lock. “Keyed alike!” I am sure I will sleep soundly knowing that five million other people have a key to my lock.
Sometimes stuff ends up at industrial surplus joints or clearance stores with some name stamped on them. I've seen it alot.
