Bought a 700-some piece set from Sears in 1972 or 73. Cost was way less than others. Seems like it was in the $700 range, too. Probably still have receipt somewhere. Then I could afford to buy anything I still needed from expensive tool companies, as I needed them, & usually w/o needing to make payments. Saved a lot more that way. & Sears replaced broken tools for free, too.