I picked up a New 357XP, today.

[Jon1212]

A few weeks back, I was looking for a specific loop of chain at my local C-A-L Ranch store, for a Stihl 025 I picked up.
This company used to be a Husqvarna seller, and switched to Stihl almost two years ago.
Well the chain I was looking for wasn't out front, so the employee said, "we just got more chain delivered, let's go see if it's in the new shipment". When we walked into the freight area I spied an Orange saw sitting on a shelf, it was a 357XP. I asked what the deal was, and was told it has been in back for a long time, and it was a display model that had a bar nut, and oil cap stolen off of it. It is a 2011 model.
I went back today, and had the same employee, call up the manager. I asked the manager if he would be interested in selling it "as is"?
He made me an offer of $400, and I countered at $350. We settled on $375, and then he went to the computer, and realized what MSRP was on a 357XP.

 

[gunnusmc03]

Nice score !

 

[lovetheoutdoors]

What a deal! Thats a beauty Jon!

 

[stihlaficionado]

Selling it?

 

[hills bay performance]

Sweet saw even sweeter price . Nice score

 

[Trx250r180]

What kind of was did they use to make it so shiney ?

Nice saw there Jon

 

[Peter White]

Wikkid nice saw! What a deal! Congratulations!

 

[kz1000]

Welp! You might as well box it up and ship it my way, you said that you were cutting down on saws and I don't want you to be a liar.

 

[kz1000]

PS, this needs to be moved to the "TRIPLE DOG YOU SUCK" post for further appraisal.

 

[J.Walker]

A Great deal for you.
Did they sell you a Stihl chain for your new saw?


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[Jon1212]

Welp! You might as well box it up and ship it my way, you said that you were cutting down on saws and I don't want you to be a liar.

Dana,
LOL! I already sold my 285CD last week, so no worries about keeping me on the straight, and narrow.

 

[Jon1212]

A Great deal for you.
Did they sell you a Stihl chain for your new saw?


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I am converting that 025 over to a standard clutch cover, from the EZ adjust cover. I'll worry about a bar and chain once I get that done.

 

[Jon1212]

PS, this needs to be moved to the "TRIPLE DOG YOU SUCK" post for further appraisal.

I went ahead and posted it in the "2015 You Suck" thread.

 

[MGoBlue]

Bought mine fresh from the dealer & it's been my favorite saw. That's a smokin' price! Now I'm waitin' to get it back from Terry.

 

[jughead500]

Yeap you suck.

 

[bryanr2]

Unbelievable SCORE! WOW!

 

[stihlaficionado]

Unbelievable SCORE! WOW!

Sort of weird that Jon finds the 357xp & then a near new Stihl 361 shows up for another guy.

 

[bryanr2]

Sort of weird that Jon finds the 357xp & then a near new Stihl 361 shows up for another guy.

you could lessen the blow by snagging that minty 262xp out of the classifieds for $350.

 

[Jon1212]

you could lessen the blow by snagging that minty 262xp out of the classifieds for $350.

And here I sold four 262's that I paid $30 each for, for a total of $700.

 

[KenJax Tree]

I liked the 357xp, the 262xp never did it for me for some reason.