Moss Man
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I bought a never used Husqvarna 357xp off a gentleman that got it at an outdoor power equipment expo from a Husqvarva rep seven years ago. For reasons unknown he never used it and I landed the deal. He shipped it and when I unearthed it I could not believe how well he packaged it, by far the best job I have witnessed. In my excitement to examine a 2003ish pre-etech saw, I started looking for the ID tag to see the year.......uhh........no tag on the side........uhh........I remembered the last 357xp I had had the tag under the handlebar near the clutch cover.........uhhhh......not there. Upon closer inspection there are two ground off rivots where the tag should be. From my correspondences with the guy and the immaculate packing job, I know the guy probably didn't even know the tag was missing and that's exactly what he said when I asked him. He said send it back, full refund including shipping. He has a substantial equipment business and didn't hide that.
Now while I have no problems with the seller, I am beyond curious why the tag was ground off. It is brand new, never cut wood. Has the manual and spare chain. Around these parts, a ground off tag equals a stolen saw. I don't even like having it in the shop.
Is it remotely possible for the reps to sell leftover saws without a warrenty and take the tag off because of that? Seems about 100% unlikely, but what does a guy from just Northeast of Northeast know? I know just about enough to not want this on my property any longer than it takes to get it to the Post Office monday morning.
Your thoughts gentleman?
Now while I have no problems with the seller, I am beyond curious why the tag was ground off. It is brand new, never cut wood. Has the manual and spare chain. Around these parts, a ground off tag equals a stolen saw. I don't even like having it in the shop.
Is it remotely possible for the reps to sell leftover saws without a warrenty and take the tag off because of that? Seems about 100% unlikely, but what does a guy from just Northeast of Northeast know? I know just about enough to not want this on my property any longer than it takes to get it to the Post Office monday morning.
Your thoughts gentleman?