mtfallsmikey
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LMT: where you at in N.C.?...might be interested in coming to see you if you make this score. A tip; when negotiating a deal, pull out your wad of cash and let him see it...makes a world of difference!
Hit a Gold mine in saws today !! woah is all i have to say
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mattmc2003
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How much time could he be wasting? He started this thread last night! lol
And if he has already made a price per lb....as cheap as .50 per pound...you are askin to get screwed. Cause neither you or him knows how much a truckload of old saws weighs without putting it on the scale. So you could easily make a cash offer over what it would cost per pound. And if you lowball him... prob gonna tell you to leave them.
Old Mac Guy
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Calvin --
I responded last night to your "Gold Mine". It truly sounds like you've hit one.
Congratulations.
Have beening reading AS for a while but am a new member. Not new to saws at all.
Your posts are always friendly and helpful. Example, willing to send IPL's for MAC's to anyone! Great. Super nice.
A few points to clarify & stress ---
1- this is a VOLATILE selling/buying scenario. [if you are good buddy's with the seller & he is holding them for you, forget this statement -- in fact it effects EVERYTHING said]
Anyone selling virtually anything by the lb. could care less about the items in particular. This is METAL and $$$. to the seller. Simply. And cold.
What makes it volatile is that these saws could be there a couple of months,
or [1] week! Unknown--but do you want to gamble on a Gold Mine?
2- Some AS memebers are wanting PIX [reasonable], descriptions, etc.
All fair and good. But TIME is not your friend in this deal. Someone else w/CAD or a dealer could pick them up. Gone. How long will it take to go back,
get PIX, sent to all interested parties, wait for responses, make a deal, then wait for a Money Order to come -- could be [3] weeks. 100% of nothing is nothing. Might all work out fine. But, Gambling on a Gold Mine.....
What if AS members sent you $$$ and the saws got sold or ground up before you got them ?? Nightmare.
3- Calvin, at this point this is an INVESTMENT. One AS memeber commented on the hectic nature of promising/shipping "28" saws at once. Up front money buyers will want action--reasonable. But stressfull for you!
You have not commented on the exact amount of saws there.
###'s -- I don't belive you've stated a close guesstimate of how many saws are there. 800lbs. of saws x .50cents per lb. is $400. and at 20lbs each, [40]
saws. Are there more than [40] saws ?? You could sell a half-dozen of the STIHL's and get back $400.- quick. The rest of the 800lbs is FREE!
I like you Calvin--nice guy. Bottom line advise. Try to get all the cash together that you can, and go buy all that you can.
It will be SO much easier on you to handle selling & shipping when then are back @ your shop.
Don't gamble on a Gold Mine.
Best of Good Fortune.
Calvin --
I responded last night to your "Gold Mine". It truly sounds like you've hit one.
Congratulations.
Have beening reading AS for a while but am a new member. Not new to saws at all.
Your posts are always friendly and helpful. Example, willing to send IPL's for MAC's to anyone! Great. Super nice.
A few points to clarify & stress ---
1- this is a VOLATILE selling/buying scenario. [if you are good buddy's with the seller & he is holding them for you, forget this statement -- in fact it effects EVERYTHING said]
Anyone selling virtually anything by the lb. could care less about the items in particular. This is METAL and $$$. to the seller. Simply. And cold.
What makes it volatile is that these saws could be there a couple of months,
or [1] week! Unknown--but do you want to gamble on a Gold Mine?
2- Some AS memebers are wanting PIX [reasonable], descriptions, etc.
All fair and good. But TIME is not your friend in this deal. Someone else w/CAD or a dealer could pick them up. Gone. How long will it take to go back,
get PIX, sent to all interested parties, wait for responses, make a deal, then wait for a Money Order to come -- could be [3] weeks. 100% of nothing is nothing. Might all work out fine. But, Gambling on a Gold Mine.....
What if AS members sent you $$$ and the saws got sold or ground up before you got them ?? Nightmare.
3- Calvin, at this point this is an INVESTMENT. One AS memeber commented on the hectic nature of promising/shipping "28" saws at once. Up front money buyers will want action--reasonable. But stressfull for you!
You have not commented on the exact amount of saws there.
###'s -- I don't belive you've stated a close guesstimate of how many saws are there. 800lbs. of saws x .50cents per lb. is $400. and at 20lbs each, [40]
saws. Are there more than [40] saws ?? You could sell a half-dozen of the STIHL's and get back $400.- quick. The rest of the 800lbs is FREE!
I like you Calvin--nice guy. Bottom line advise. Try to get all the cash together that you can, and go buy all that you can.
It will be SO much easier on you to handle selling & shipping when then are back @ your shop.
Don't gamble on a Gold Mine.
Best of Good Fortune.
Time !
It doesn't matter when he started the tread. It matters how long the saws have been there or even will be there...
Simple math ain't too tough. 40-50 saws laying there. 20lbs each for ###'
sake. 800-1000 lbs.
If I overpay a little bit, and I got a great deal--who cares.
But Calvin has clearly stated funds are tight. I do not arrogantly lowball, I ask him what it would take ??? One AS member stated it perfectly--"as I was pulling the cash out of my pocket"!
Tax-free cash to a seller virtually always helps.
This would benefit Calvin. The point here!
It doesn't matter when he started the tread. It matters how long the saws have been there or even will be there...
Simple math ain't too tough. 40-50 saws laying there. 20lbs each for ###'
sake. 800-1000 lbs.
If I overpay a little bit, and I got a great deal--who cares.
But Calvin has clearly stated funds are tight. I do not arrogantly lowball, I ask him what it would take ??? One AS member stated it perfectly--"as I was pulling the cash out of my pocket"!
Tax-free cash to a seller virtually always helps.
This would benefit Calvin. The point here!
RandyMac
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There are several AS members that collect and use McCulloch geardrives, many of them are worth a fair amount. As for some being left unsold, that is not limited to McCulloch geardrives, lots of chainsaws go unsold or for next to nothing, junk is always junk, doesn't matter who made it. Your advice on dealing with unknown "junk" was ok.
I would have called you an anal abcess, but that would have given you some significance.
I would have called you an anal abcess, but that would have given you some significance.
Bill G
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Hmm, The last non-running 125 went for $350 plus $40 bucks shipping...and I'd say a 125 qualifies as a Big, Huge old Mac...
The last 101B Kartsaw went for $1100.00...another big, huge old Mac. :monkey:
Pitiful !
RandyMac -- the common is the common. I personally have a nice Super 44.
neat saw.
But all of you are still missing the point!
Calvin does not know all about the various MAC's, values, etc.
Yea there may be a 125 or someting real neat in the pile. Maybe a BP-1 !
Want to bet on it???????????????????
Can we say 3-25 or 4-30 or 1-50 ????
Calvin would go check out this stuff thinking you might be real interested....
Then, most probably by the odds, you find out it's some of the above.
Start whining to him about shipping costs, etc.
I see a lot of these old saws bring very little. Really a shame. Neat saws.
Junk can be defined at least [2] ways -- poor Model and desireability
or weak condition.
I'm interested in a poor condition BP-1 any day.
Time, Watson, time ! It's what Calvin doesn't have an unlimited supply of in this deal.
Your childish name calling is duly noted.......
RandyMac -- the common is the common. I personally have a nice Super 44.
neat saw.
But all of you are still missing the point!
Calvin does not know all about the various MAC's, values, etc.
Yea there may be a 125 or someting real neat in the pile. Maybe a BP-1 !
Want to bet on it???????????????????
Can we say 3-25 or 4-30 or 1-50 ????
Calvin would go check out this stuff thinking you might be real interested....
Then, most probably by the odds, you find out it's some of the above.
Start whining to him about shipping costs, etc.
I see a lot of these old saws bring very little. Really a shame. Neat saws.
Junk can be defined at least [2] ways -- poor Model and desireability
or weak condition.
I'm interested in a poor condition BP-1 any day.
Time, Watson, time ! It's what Calvin doesn't have an unlimited supply of in this deal.
Your childish name calling is duly noted.......
Odds !!!
Jacob J --- got any real cash you want to bet there is a $350.00-$400.00
125 in that stack ?? Abstract City.
Yes. Certain rarer old Mac's do have good value. Just NOT the majority.
Do not get off track with the issue at hand.
Calvin is!
Not a Kart expert ...
But a 101B is a very small Kart specific MAC engine--they bring big bucks!
Ain't no saw... at least all I've seen on ebay.
Usually painted red/white/blue -- big pumper carb!
Kinda missed on this one. ain't no big old Mac.
$1100. was a super nice one.
Think there might be one in Calvin's saw pile?
Regards.
Jacob J --- got any real cash you want to bet there is a $350.00-$400.00
125 in that stack ?? Abstract City.
Yes. Certain rarer old Mac's do have good value. Just NOT the majority.
Do not get off track with the issue at hand.
Calvin is!
Not a Kart expert ...
But a 101B is a very small Kart specific MAC engine--they bring big bucks!
Ain't no saw... at least all I've seen on ebay.
Usually painted red/white/blue -- big pumper carb!
Kinda missed on this one. ain't no big old Mac.
$1100. was a super nice one.
Think there might be one in Calvin's saw pile?
Regards.
Not the majority? The last 640 for sale on Craigslist here got good money. 790/795/797 saws and any others in that series always do well. The last 895 in a pawn shop here got $285. 1-70 and 1-80 series saws always do well on e-bay, unless they're horrid. Of course there's always a market for two-man saws...
Every brand has its junkers. Oh and Calvin does know what these models look like. He's sent IPLs for them to several members, and not just on this forum either. He may not pick a kartsaw out of a pile but he can spot a 125, I'm pretty sure of it.
RandyMac
Stiff Member
Yep, pretty sure Calvin can pick the goats from the sheep and he knows that he can ask and get quick IDs on anything.
As for junk, with the real McCullochs, I go with condition, something rotten or beat-up is junk. As with anything, if it is shot, it is probably junk.
I have seen 250s go for a pretty stiff price, they are one of the most common ones found. 3-25s, they were made for quite awhile, lots of them out there, a decent one will cost you. Mac 15s, the cheapy homeowner saw, they run fairly high, often more than new, they made tons of them. They don't have to be BP-1 rare to run you some bucks.
Mess,
I guess, maybe, calling you a butt pimple was a bit much, I really don't know you well enough to saddle you with a salty name. So, for now, I will think of you as BP-1.
As for junk, with the real McCullochs, I go with condition, something rotten or beat-up is junk. As with anything, if it is shot, it is probably junk.
I have seen 250s go for a pretty stiff price, they are one of the most common ones found. 3-25s, they were made for quite awhile, lots of them out there, a decent one will cost you. Mac 15s, the cheapy homeowner saw, they run fairly high, often more than new, they made tons of them. They don't have to be BP-1 rare to run you some bucks.
Mess,
I guess, maybe, calling you a butt pimple was a bit much, I really don't know you well enough to saddle you with a salty name. So, for now, I will think of you as BP-1.
Scooterbum
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He could always take a cell phone with him and make arrangements to talk with a knowlegable member.Real Time so to speak.
woodguy105
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This could be very interesting. I hope Calvin makes a great score on this!
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lawnmowertech37
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Im on my way up there to get some model #s written down and i will take and pay close attn on the condition of each unit along with model #s i will have my camera with me to get photos of the piles this may take me a few hrs to do but i will have my cell phone on me if anyone wants to call me give me about 1.5 to 2 hrs from this time of post
thanks
calvin
I hear what messenger is saying and I hear the opposition. I had mac 35 gear drive that I couldn't get even 20 bucks for and it ran this past summer. Yes, it was posted here on AS for sale. I sold it on ebay for 15.
Some Macs bring really good money, but they have to be in decent shape.
Overall, Calvin needs to focus on Stihl and huskys because they are more of a sure sell.
It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. It would be nice to have him sell the saws here, but ebay would probably be easier and more profitable.
Some Macs bring really good money, but they have to be in decent shape.
Overall, Calvin needs to focus on Stihl and huskys because they are more of a sure sell.
It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. It would be nice to have him sell the saws here, but ebay would probably be easier and more profitable.
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Fish
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Calvin, you could have a real money maker here, but to be honest, you
need to think less about being a buddy, and more about pulling your business
up and into the black.
If you sell this stuff dirt cheap, you will have lot's of "buddies". Until
the saws are gone.
Send me a p.m.
need to think less about being a buddy, and more about pulling your business
up and into the black.
If you sell this stuff dirt cheap, you will have lot's of "buddies". Until
the saws are gone.
Send me a p.m.
