Value of NOS ms660

[jayh56757]

So I have an opportunity to buy up to 4 nos ms660 saws from a dealer going out of business. Don't reall need one but they are willing to bargain. I'm Wondering what I might be able to get for any that I re-sell. Also what options to look for. He didn't know year of mfg. All are boxed up. No dealer set up has been done. Unfortunately pro saws are not easy to sell around here, especially big ones so I would need to sell online.

 

[295 tramp]

Brother if your looking at the craigslist's add for those ms 660's those look like Chinese knock offs
http://duluth.craigslist.org/grd/5462437385.html

 

[bikemike]

If it's the real 660 yeah they sell fast around here

 

[295 tramp]

look no labels on the saw, nothing on the clutch cover and look at the owners manual
http://www.stihlusa.com/WebContent/CMSFileLibrary/instructionmanuals/MS650_660_Manual.pdf

 

[jayh56757]

Brother if your looking at the craigslist's add for those ms 660's those look like Chinese knock offs
http://duluth.craigslist.org/grd/5462437385.html

So how do you identify a knock off?

 

[beentown]

Knock-offs...

No labels, incorrect manual, etc..

Flag that post.

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[295 tramp]

ask for pictures of stihl badging or part numbers the name plate on the top cover gives it away
this is what a OEM MS660 looks like
https://feldmansfh.stihldealer.net/products/chain-saws/professional-saws/ms660/

 

[beentown]

http://m.stihlusa.com/information/articles/beware-of-stihl-imposters/

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[jayh56757]

Thanks for the heads up! I Might look at them just to see, they are not far away

 

[Ozhoo]

His post should read....

I paid around half what I asking for these knock-offs through a well-know online website. This is a 93cc saw and one of the best Chinese chainsaws on the market. Few Chinese saws compare in power and reliability. Willing to port them for an addition $400.

 

[nkila220]

This is an interesting thread for me. As my local dealer has a 2011 ms660 thats has been on the self in the showroom for years. I was always wondering what would be a fair price i could get it for.

 

[295 tramp]

If you go to see these saws ask to take off the clutch cover It should have a stihl part # on the inside cover or underneath the filter cover.
the filter should be a HD 1 or 2. its truly a knockoff hoping that a guy is blinded by the cheap price or inexperience of saw knowledge.
I'm not refereeing nothing towards you. Just saying

 

[bikemike]

Thanks for the heads up! I Might look at them just to see, they are not far away

The serial numbers might also tell you something

 

[295 tramp]

good point mike There will be a SN stamped on the case next to the muffler exhaust opening

 

[USMC615]

Everything looks wrong here. To begin with...the CL AD says "I am selling these for a family owned dealership"...immediately injecting a 'middle-man' needed to sell four NOS 660's??...Come on. Might be selling them for a family-owned all-u-can eat Chinese buffet.

There's not a knowledgeable Stihl dealer on this planet who would unbox those things and not start to smell ******** if they were received by them from the factory. Badging, sticker, owners manual, etc...all as mentioned in previous posts just reak of a scam. No doubt in my mind these things came from a factory...a sweatshop in downtown Beijing. I think you'd probably find a better looking knockoff from a shop in Tijuana, lol.

I guess maybe Stihl started using peel and stick 'Stihl' stickers that the owner gets to apply to the clutch cover as well...lol. Funny...I've always seen the Stihl logo molded into the cover. I wouldn't offer this seller $660 for all four of'em.

If these things are the real deal, I'll certainly eat my words no doubt...but something tells me I ain't got nuthin' to worry about there.

 

[295 tramp]

Here's another example of a OEM MS 660
http://www.arboristsite.com/community/threads/stihl-ms660.293878/

 

[Ozhoo]

And here's a shinning example for a knock off... on that well-known site

 

[USMC615]

And here's a shinning example for a knock off... on that well-known site

Bingo!!!...can stick a fork in that knockoff ********...it's a done deal.

And that crazy-ass site wants $315 US Dollars for each. Talk about a reaming in the CL Ad...ya rectum?? Lol

 

[295 tramp]

If its a unbelievable price it usually a believable poor product

 

[bikemike]

At 900 each sounds like he is trying to start a family owned business. I think they can be had at 300