My wife's boss sold me my Jonsered 490 a few years ago when we bought a house surrounded by trees that needed thinning. He had several and thought that this particular one would be a good saw to use for weekend cutting. It's the only saw I've used and I'm therefore quite partial to it (it'll be interesting to see what I think of the next one I buy, when I buy it).
My question is this: He sold it to me for $50, which I now suspect as him doing me a favor, because I found the original receipt in the manual (he provided all the maintenance paperwork and documentation with the saw) and he paid $390.00 for the saw in 1980.
I don't know how to apply inflation, etc., but it seems that in real dollars that saw would cost at least twice that if purchased today. Looking around at comparable saws and their prices, I don't think that's in line.
Did he pay too much or is this saw really something special? Curious to hear your comments.
Thanks,
Avery
My question is this: He sold it to me for $50, which I now suspect as him doing me a favor, because I found the original receipt in the manual (he provided all the maintenance paperwork and documentation with the saw) and he paid $390.00 for the saw in 1980.
I don't know how to apply inflation, etc., but it seems that in real dollars that saw would cost at least twice that if purchased today. Looking around at comparable saws and their prices, I don't think that's in line.
Did he pay too much or is this saw really something special? Curious to hear your comments.
Thanks,
Avery