PineFever
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I'm all about used, unless it's the saws I make my living with. Then I try to purchase new.
Haven't read this whole thread after responding to the poll, so maybe it's already been mentioned. But you lose X% immediately when you walk out the door with a piece of new power equipment.
If you are experienced, buy smart, buy lightly used. If you don't know much about saws, buy new so you have some protection while you're getting to know the ropes.
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Exactly. I always buy used, but barely used. I just wait until the right deal come by.
Found mt 660 for sale on Ebay, yea Ebay, for 700 bucks. The guy was a couple hours away and had just posted iton Ebay. Starting bid at 700. I called him immediatly and offered him 700 cash the next morning. He accepted it and I had a new 660, only three tanks old for 700 bucks.
Just a few weeks ago I also bought this ms361 on Ebay for 500 bucks. Only used 5 tanks. Has almost 200 bucks worth of extras on it. Wrap handle, bigger clutch cover and double dawgs with the roller catcher.
If you look long enough, you will find a deal worth going for. Both of these saws are flawless, inside and out. No need to buy new when you can steal them in condition as good as new.
I voted used because I'm going to split the cases whether it is new or used anyway.
Why is that?:monkey: I can see splitting the case on a used saw to put fresh bearings and seals in. But new?
i see so many used , beat up looking, pro model saws selling for only a couple hundred bucks less, in some cases only $100 less, than you can get a new one for, this makes no sense to me.
I buy new only , I have a great dealer I buy lots of saws from , I pound a crap load of hours on them , put a fairly new bar and safety chain on it and then sell them for about 100 to 125 % of what I paid for it on ebay after 2 years or if I think it has issues .
I buy new only , I have a great dealer I buy lots of saws from , I pound a crap load of hours on them , put a fairly new bar and safety chain on it and then sell them for about 100 to 125 % of what I paid for it on ebay after 2 years or if I think it has issues .
Ok guys what do you think ebay is for ?
I know a couple of guys that go so far as to buy a new saw strip all the outer shell off put that on the old saw there selling , including the last that I seen was a bar so worn out I couldn't believe it . It got a fresh coat of paint and a stencil kit ,,looked real pretty in a picture , guy cut with it a few times to scratch the paint up and down the road it went .
Saw for sale looks like new , Guy just came up short of paying for his new saw ,,,,,,,,,Gotta chuckle at those guys buying on ebay !
Yup.
Misrepresentation is hilarious...if you are a douchebag.