warjohn
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Checked craigslist yesterday and found a Poulan Pro 295 listed for 30 bucks. Called the guy, he still had it so my son and I hoped in the car and off we go. When we got there the saw looked new. The original chain has never been sharpened. I asked him if it ran he said he didn't try it. He said he hasn't used it for a couple years and he is moving so he wasn't going to buy gas and oil just to start it so he priced it cheap to sell as is. For 30 bucks it came with a case and 3/4 gallon of bar oil. I didn't argue. Now for the plus. My son had sold his MS290 on Saturday for 250 dollars. He has been trying to decide on whether to buy a new dolmar 5100 or a 7900. I told him for the price of a 7900 he could buy a new 5100 then wait for a used 6401 at a home depot but none I have checked with are ready to sell one. He said well why don't we just check a couple. We were 10 minutes from the closest HD so while I headed for it he started calling the others. Keep in mind I checked every HD in the area the week berween christmas and new years and they all said they didn't have any close to ready to sell so I spent the money I had set aside for some other stuff. The first HD he calls has a used 6401 for 215 bucks. This was one of the stores that told me it would be at least a year but at least I will get to use it. When I get a chance I will post pictures so it really happened