parrisw
Tree Freak
Naa, its just that the Stihl heads have to find some measly little thing wrong with it.
Man this guy wanted a 262XP bad
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Naa, its just that the Stihl heads have to find some measly little thing wrong with it.
2000ssm6
Stihl User
Very true........on ebay chain
Also ...Most guys freak at the price of chain from Baileys after shipping cost is added ........
example .......12.99 chain + 7.99 shipping. most dont think about that...
Erick
Addicted to ArboristSite
Shop victoriously!
you can get a better deal at just about any dealer.
Fleabay has gotten out of hand, to many idiots that don't know what something's worth they just know they want it, and they MUST beat you get it. If they can outbid the next guy then they win, and everybody wants to be a winner....... Right.
It's great when you're the seller.
Has nothing to do with Stihl heads......
Some on this site are very sensitive to + or - .01 oz extra weight............and we hear about it all the time.......
powelllake
ArboristSite Operative
What would a new 262 be worth then?
czar800
ArboristSite Guru
Shop victoriously!
you can get a better deal at just about any dealer.
Fleabay has gotten out of hand, to many idiots that don't know what something's worth they just know they want it, and they MUST beat you get it. If they can outbid the next guy then they win, and everybody wants to be a winner....... Right.
+1 Would rep you again, But I got to spread the love.......
parrisw
Tree Freak
yes I'll totally agree with ya there, maybe someone by the name SAWTROLL????
Bill G
ArboristSite King
Well I guess all those Stihl boxes I have stacking up around here must be frauds.
Yes they come in a box but they are not carried out in the "box" like they are at "box stores".Bill
Bowtie
Gearhead
I dont give a rats ankle about the saw weight. If the damn thing runs good and flies through wood then I like it. This nit-picking over a quarter of a pound of weight is ridiculous...
parrisw
Tree Freak
Yup, enuff said, I totally agree, and always felt that way. The saw I used most over the last 2 years is my 394xp, not like its the lightest saw going.
BIGBORE577
Addicted to ArboristSite
No scheiss! Of course, the Grand Marshal and enabler of the anorexic saw lovers resides here and has a small (How appropriate!) following. Your saws should be like your women, if you can't turn it upside down, sideways, hold it up and move it around to get your job done maybe you should do something about it. Build your arms, build your back and build your character. If the 044 starts to get heavy I grab the 066 and when the 066 gets heavy I run the 088. When I switch back they certainly feel light enough. Granted, I don't do this for a living and if I did perhaps my perspective might change. I guess with this logic, if the wife ever gains a few, I should try her sister. However, I don't think this would go over to well, at least with the wife. Don't even get me started on power to weight ratios and short bars! If Freud read the posts on these particular subjects he'd have a field day!
These are saws for crying out loud, not surgical instruments. Darn, I take that back, I worked in an O.R. for 4 years as a Tech and never saw surgeons as picky. Good thing, half the patients would have croaked before they finished debating the virtues of which scalpel to use with the Scrub Nurse!
No scheiss! Of course, the Grand Marshal and enabler of the anorexic saw lovers resides here and has a small (How appropriate!) following. Your saws should be like your women, if you can't turn it upside down, sideways, hold it up and move it around to get your job done maybe you should do something about it. Build your arms, build your back and build your character. If the 044 starts to get heavy I grab the 066 and when the 066 gets heavy I run the 088. When I switch back they certainly feel light enough. Granted, I don't do this for a living and if I did perhaps my perspective might change. I guess with this logic, if the wife ever gains a few, I should try her sister. However, I don't think this would go over to well, at least with the wife. Don't even get me started on power to weight ratios and short bars! If Freud read the posts on these particular subjects he'd have a field day!
These are saws for crying out loud, not surgical instruments. Darn, I take that back, I worked in an O.R. for 4 years as a Tech and never saw surgeons as picky. Good thing, half the patients would have croaked before they finished debating the virtues of which scalpel to use with the Scrub Nurse!
+1
My dolmar 6400 is just right for me, even though it will outcut the 361 and 357xp some people think its a piece of sh1t because its too heavy.
SawTroll
Information Collector
Just halv a pound (or maybe a tad less) heavier than the MS361 (according to DLG/KWF test reports).......
It was the saw I really wanted, but couldn't get, when I ended up with the 361.
The one in the auction is a late 1991 one, without decomp valve.
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The Lorax
ArboristSite Guru
ST
How do you know the age of the saw?
Can you tell by the serial# ?
I would be interested in finding the ages of my 262 and its parts brother.
How do you know the age of the saw?
Can you tell by the serial# ?
I would be interested in finding the ages of my 262 and its parts brother.
SawTroll
Information Collector
The Lorax
ArboristSite Guru
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Haywire Haywood
Fiscal Conservative Social Retard
I noticed that someone has either ground off the dogs or replaced them with a homebrew smooth set. I doubt an elderly man trimming the verge would do that.
Ian
Ian
SawTroll
Information Collector
Looks like a didgit is missing in the upper number.
The second probably is 1990, week 15.
I agree, a high percentage of E-Bay saws are "boosted" by the seller. I follow a lot of auctions, and it's pretty common to see a bidder with zero, or at most one or two purchases, bidding up multiple auctions to pretty high dollar amounts.....and NEVER winning any of them.
Recently, we were watching two new saws at the same time, auctions ended a few hours apart, and the same buyer, with zero puchases, was running up both auctions, and didn't win either one.
I was sitting there wondering what the guy would have done if he won both identical saws? More than likely he never intended to win either one.
Back when you could access personal information, it was much easier to notice "trends" or make associations between the seller and the bidders. These days, not easy to do, but it is my opinion a high percentage of auctions are boosted by the seller by his friends, or relatives, associates, or even themselves, with different accounts.
As for the auction in question, for some reason that guy really wanted it bad, to pay more for it than a 372XP would cost.
I really LOVE my 268XPS, and would have no troubles buying another one, but not for more than a new 372XP would cost........Cliff
Recently, we were watching two new saws at the same time, auctions ended a few hours apart, and the same buyer, with zero puchases, was running up both auctions, and didn't win either one.
I was sitting there wondering what the guy would have done if he won both identical saws? More than likely he never intended to win either one.
Back when you could access personal information, it was much easier to notice "trends" or make associations between the seller and the bidders. These days, not easy to do, but it is my opinion a high percentage of auctions are boosted by the seller by his friends, or relatives, associates, or even themselves, with different accounts.
As for the auction in question, for some reason that guy really wanted it bad, to pay more for it than a 372XP would cost.
I really LOVE my 268XPS, and would have no troubles buying another one, but not for more than a new 372XP would cost........Cliff
