Hi Lightning,I butched this quote above
Your pageant winner is 1,200-1,500 now, keep up.
Lol $200 yeah good luck hunting 044/440s. We look at junk around here for double that and some suckers by it from the weekend warrior and people who trash everything they own. The best buys in my area come from tools on crews who generally update them to stay current and they ain't pretty! Homeowner saws here are either near new quality tools or usually junk. Junk like Earthquake tools or big box store garbage. Junk like it ain't got 200 in parts left on it and is a late 440 arctic like I looked at last week, firm on 400,
Your wrong about a lot of buyers me being both a seller and a buyer.
Most times I look for quality over price as a user. Now price becomes more of an issue when buying parts that won't live here. Worn some is fine on my stuff or flippers. I personally prefer quality new or NOS regardless of the seller. Stuff to flip is a different story. Will the user want cheap for cheap or quality, possibly used, over cheapest?
Yeah read that again.
Plenty of rebuilt shinny queens around here filled with garbage parts. How many you want?
Joe J has three fresh rebuilds he might have $75 in total in all three "branded top manufacturers" that are very shinny and just built with junk by a nobody who knows nothing about engines.
What you see here above isn't that.
I sell these usually looking beat to death but turn key with all OEM most times.
I am not writing to refute or make offense of your post, as in my message, there is always flex room for alternative sides to stories.
As I wrote a few times for my personal saw searches vs the saw searches or sales of others, the primary things I look for are a saw in decent condition to do work with. As long as the engine, electrics, filtration, exhaust, pull start, .... essentially the guts or bones of a saw are good, then the price I would pay is adjusted accordingly.
I can see where the current market places the price ranges as having an impact, as does the remaining availability of decent saws for work, parts, or flipping etc.
You wrote this: Lol $200 yeah good luck hunting 044/440s. We look at junk around here for double that and some suckers by it from the weekend warrior and people who trash everything they own.
I wasn't meaning specifically and 044 for $200, but like I paid for a decent homeowner 026 recently $175 with bar, 3 chains, a Stihl Case, good everything on a good runner, a decently treated saw can be had. Or like my own 044, which I stated that I got for a lesser price than pwoller's in the ad here. Both saws were and are great saws for the money I paid. I am sure there will be instances where folks will overpay for junk, pay a fair price for both buyer and seller, for a saw in good shape, and then others who have the scratch to pay top dollar. I am sure this happens every day.
Now you also said:The best buys in my area come from tools on crews who generally update them to stay current and they ain't pretty! Homeowner saws here are either near new quality tools or usually junk. Junk like Earthquake tools or big box store garbage. Junk like it ain't got 200 in parts left on it and is a late 440 arctic like I looked at last week, firm on 400,
I can buy into this summary and approach too. Good observation and thinking from someone like you with experience.
I recently bought a 3 for one money set of saws off a guy who runs a crew for a well known contractor who does powerline tree trimming emergency down trees type work. These 3 saws were a MS193, MS201TC and a MS261. I test ran them, looked them over and paid the man. They were all in good shape, the top handle saws had new bars and chains, the 261 had a decent used Stihl bar, Saws start right up as they should, run well, and should serve me well.
This seller fits into the last category you mentioned, Crews looking to update. Come to think of it, I got my MS660 off a similar fella. He was a young climber/ tree service guy who said he was upgrading to a 661 C-M.
I know where you mention how most times you look at quality over price. I do too, but I also add in there the chance to get quality AND price. But, I also know that sometimes in order to get the best quality one has to be open to paying a premium to get it and I have done so. ( Such as to get a totally clean runner, all the right parts, good maintenance record, etc.)
