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Therrin · 6th February 2008, 02:46 AM

Having bought my 200T on ebay....

The condition is always iffy. I'm sure Ekka knows that, but for the rest of you... They'll talk it up as much as possible. Even spoke to them on the phone about it. They claimed it was only used on "about 5 trees"...., and that out of the 3 200T's they were selling, that they were sending me the best one!!! (riiiiiiiight......)

When I got it, it looked like it had about 400 hours use on it, lol. Needed $175 worth of rebuild, and now it's cruisin decently. Especially watch when they say "new bar and chain!" Because the old bar would have shown you how much use it had gotten.

Also, if the one in the picture looks "brand new", ask them to privately send you some pictures from all angles of the saw that they are actually selling you; since many just use the manufacturer's pictures to advertise their saws.

6th February 2008, 02:46 AM	#18 (permalink)
Therrin The Tree World Bandit Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Lancaster, Ca Posts: 1,318	Re: USA help for purchase of 440 Having bought my 200T on ebay.... The condition is always iffy. I'm sure Ekka knows that, but for the rest of you... They'll talk it up as much as possible. Even spoke to them on the phone about it. They claimed it was only used on "about 5 trees"...., and that out of the 3 200T's they were selling, that they were sending me the best one!!! (riiiiiiiight......) When I got it, it looked like it had about 400 hours use on it, lol. Needed $175 worth of rebuild, and now it's cruisin decently. Especially watch when they say "new bar and chain!" Because the old bar would have shown you how much use it had gotten. Also, if the one in the picture looks "brand new", ask them to privately send you some pictures from all angles of the saw that they are actually selling you; since many just use the manufacturer's pictures to advertise their saws. __________________ Ken Fessia I.T.S.A. Tree Service (661) 916-4703