How many have bought a saw from Craigslist???
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Yes, a few
Just picked up an old 010 last week. Didn't oil, but a quick blast of air cleared that. While I was messing with that I decided to put the clutch cover off of an old 011avt parts saw on it so it would have a chain brake. So I wound up with a 010/011av(t) hybrid.
I like to check CL a couple times a day. As has previously been said, it's all luck. I also follow the advice of a post I read some time ago and check 4 times for chainsaw, chainsaws, chain saw, chain saws. It's amazing how many show up on only one of them.
Just picked up an old 010 last week. Didn't oil, but a quick blast of air cleared that. While I was messing with that I decided to put the clutch cover off of an old 011avt parts saw on it so it would have a chain brake. So I wound up with a 010/011av(t) hybrid.
I like to check CL a couple times a day. As has previously been said, it's all luck. I also follow the advice of a post I read some time ago and check 4 times for chainsaw, chainsaws, chain saw, chain saws. It's amazing how many show up on only one of them.
alderman
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So far I've purchased my Oregon grinder, Shindaiwa 695, and Shindaiwa C-350 off Craigslist and happy with the deal on all three.
clintman
ArboristSite Lurker
Yes
Yeah, I've done very well.
Best scores ; Shindaiwa 757, 488, 300s- powerheads, all run. + Homelite xl
^^^^^ $40 for all 4 ^^^^^^
Stihl 026, all parts in a box. Put it back together. Ran great.
^^^^^ $25 ^^^^^
Yeah, I've done very well.
Best scores ; Shindaiwa 757, 488, 300s- powerheads, all run. + Homelite xl
^^^^^ $40 for all 4 ^^^^^^
Stihl 026, all parts in a box. Put it back together. Ran great.
^^^^^ $25 ^^^^^
clintman
ArboristSite Lurker
Oh and....
Stihl 028, Craftsman 2.1, & Homelite XL2 plus a bunch of other stuff - $100
Husqvarna 55 & Stihl 028 - $100 for both
Stihl 028, Craftsman 2.1, & Homelite XL2 plus a bunch of other stuff - $100
Husqvarna 55 & Stihl 028 - $100 for both
slinger
ArboristSite Guru
No, But I did buy a Jeep and a Jon boat from CL
clintman
ArboristSite Lurker
Then there is....
Bought a nice Poulan 4000 for $25.00
Did some trading and got a Jonsereds 361 off CL.
Bunch of others, but has slowed to a stand still lately
Bought a nice Poulan 4000 for $25.00
Did some trading and got a Jonsereds 361 off CL.
Bunch of others, but has slowed to a stand still lately
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Mossy
ArboristSite Operative
I bought an 031 off of CL
my 1st saw craftsman 2.3,, a poulan 3300,, and a homelite 240... got $60.00 tied up in them,, all runners...........
NeoTree
ArboristSite Guru
056 mag2 $200, yes
Bought a few.........
257
MS361
254XP
MS460
MS260
372XP
395XP
Stihl USG
257
MS361
254XP
MS460
MS260
372XP
395XP
Stihl USG
Mr. Firewood
ArboristSite Operative
bought a damn near new 6401 from Craigslist for a real good price
Anyone bought a saw and had them ship it to you. If I pay with Paypal would that help protect me? I thought maybe ask them to take a pic of themself holding the saw- that pretty well shows they have it. A guy at work says he ask them to take a pic with an item he tells them ( coke can, lighter, etc) this way it shows they have the item. I would like to get a scan of their ID, but I doubt they want to send that. If Im spending $400 - 500 I need a little protection. How do you buyers and sellers do it? If you're a seller do you give your name and address to the buyer? what about shipping C.O.D, cost a little more but might help protect me.
Normsworld
ArboristSite Member
Yep , nice 260 pro for $150
as a matter of fact...................
i got your 262xp off CL. not to mention another one recently as well as a nice running 036 pro.i buy and sell saws there often.
i got your 262xp off CL. not to mention another one recently as well as a nice running 036 pro.i buy and sell saws there often.
Yes, several. 670 super, 52E, 451E, Wright GS-218, 2 011's, Mall 0MG. I check a couple times a day.
A good story from the other day. Someone had posted an ad for two owners manuals, a Mall/remington silver logmaster, and a Mall model 12a. I haven't been able to get spark on my 0MG, so I thought there might be some usefull info in them for getting started. I responded that I was interested and got a response with a phone number. I called and the woman said that they were left over from her Dad(she was asking $5 each). I didn't want to drive the 40 miles up to get them, so I asked if I could just mail her a check. She wasn't keen on a check, so I told her I'd just mail cash+$5 for postage. I figured if it went bad I could recover from a $15 dollar loss. She said that was OK, so I mailed it off. A couple of days ago they arrived in the mail with $3 attached. She wrote a note with them saying I had sent too much for postage and here was the change. I guess there are still some good people left in the world!
A good story from the other day. Someone had posted an ad for two owners manuals, a Mall/remington silver logmaster, and a Mall model 12a. I haven't been able to get spark on my 0MG, so I thought there might be some usefull info in them for getting started. I responded that I was interested and got a response with a phone number. I called and the woman said that they were left over from her Dad(she was asking $5 each). I didn't want to drive the 40 miles up to get them, so I asked if I could just mail her a check. She wasn't keen on a check, so I told her I'd just mail cash+$5 for postage. I figured if it went bad I could recover from a $15 dollar loss. She said that was OK, so I mailed it off. A couple of days ago they arrived in the mail with $3 attached. She wrote a note with them saying I had sent too much for postage and here was the change. I guess there are still some good people left in the world!
SkippyKtm
The Lorax, my FIL rip...
I think MAKEITOUTOFWOOD Tried that with A 441 he wanted to buy, but w/bad results, maybe he could chime in...
Feebay is probably your safest bet -with the recent changes they have made (returning cash from paypal, free prepaid shipping return labels, the seller cannot leave neg feedback) if a buyer isn't satisfied, its relatively easy to get treated fairly.
GASoline71
Mr. Nice Guy
Yup...
Gary
Gary
Oldsawnut
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Craigslist is great but it seems like getting good deals is pretty tough now days. Too many people on there camping out. First year I started looking there were plenty of good deals. Now pretty much nothing or its gone in the first 15 seconds.
