Hi all. Been looking at saws on eBay etc. and have found the following. Still not 100% sure on what to go for though. Here's some prices of saws I've been looking at.
346xp - around £280 ($345). There are a fair few 346xp's on the market around that price range.
350 - £200 ($246)
351 - £200 ($246)
353 - around £260 to £300 ($320-$370)
357xp - around the £300 ($370) mark.
365 x-torq - £350 ($432)
266 xp - £350
All these saws are in pretty nice condition both on the outside and on the inside. Got to admit, I'm still liking the sound of the 357xp. Seems the right kind of saw for my needs.
What do you all reckon about the prices. Cheers
The price someone is asking on an auction site and what a saw is actually worth- can be two totally different things.
A 357XP for 300 quid might be a steal if the saw is like new and has a good bar/chain combo- or it might be a lemon that has more problems than you can list, a worn out bar with a filed away chain.
That is the risk you take in the secondhand market where you are not picking the saw up in your hands and inspecting it before handing over your cash.
Ask lots of questions, expand and go over the photographs of the listing with a very critical eye, before hitting the buy now button.
Keep an eye on your local Facebook buy sell & exchange groups as well.
Best advice I can offer is to not be in a hurry, don't buy the first you see. True, you might miss a bargain, but you might get a basket case as well- might be a 357XP listed next week that looks better for 250 quid- or one where the lister admits it has a cooked top end for 50 quid, but the entire rest of the saw is good and still attached.......... then we get to talk you through adding a new top end to your own first saw!
Honestly, if I were you and found a complete Husqvarna powerhead in any of the models you list above and the seller admits it was straight fuelled, but it was cheap (say under 50 quid) I would grab it. You can buy a running saw as well to get you going right now, but putting a new top end on a saw model you mention to get it going again will teach you lots about saws and will be able to be sold as a running saw not a wreck..... if you do not fall in love with it!