I check out garage sales for older craftsman tools. I will not buy new craftsman tools. the quality has gone down seriously.
I do this too. I dont care if they are a dirty or have a little rust, I know they will stand up to a lot more than the new ones. I have worked in aviation since the early 90's and on my Triumph since 1985 and you get what you pay for in most cases. Buy once, cry once.
My tool box is a mix of Craftsman (older stuff from my dad and garage sales), Proto, SK, Mac and Snap On. Plus some neat german metric wrenches I found at a garage sale. The "ratcheting" open end style with a short leg that Craftsman started selling years ago. Some sort of crossed swords type mark, no other identifier but they are made out of some nice steel.