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| Admin - Dip Arb & Hort & Seldom Wrong Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Yeah, email the Jews!
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| | #62 |
| Tree World Ninja Monkey Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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I bought an MS200T off ebay, the guy lived in Ohio... sent it here to me in California. Cost $250 total, in used condition. Took it to the local Stihl shop... needed $100 worth to get it all purrin like a kitten again, but it was worth it. $350 total for it. Came with a new 16" bar and chain. I was just in the shop today lookin at the 361 and the 441. The 361 was $625, and the 551 was $799, and there, the MS200T goes for $529 |
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| | #63 |
| Admin - Dip Arb & Hort & Seldom Wrong Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Dont rub it in.
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| | #64 |
| Tree World Ninja Monkey Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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what, you Aussies don't have Ebay? ;-) wait, I can say "Aussie" right? or is it like calling you an...uhh... "n-word" <puzzled look> |
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| PDF King & Arborist Extrodinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland
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"Aussie" is good mate!
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| | #66 |
| Moderator - Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney
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Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi. ...........LOL............
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| | #67 |
| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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Maybe Therrin can package up all the MS200's for us and send them over!! Oh, and a couple of Vermeer 1800's!!! LOL |
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| Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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| | #69 |
| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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So when does Therrin throw a heap of MS200's in a box for us???? Oh,, and a couple of Vermeer 1800's while your at it!!!! LOL |
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| | #70 |
| Tree World Ninja Monkey Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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Why Shaggs, I'd be happy to send you a Vermeer 1800. I'll simply package each individual part in its own box so that its convenient for you to stroll down to the P.O. and bring each one home. After, oh, 2 or 3 months you should have all the pieces. ![]() I had mentioned in the "aluminum vs. steel" thread that if someone can give me a shipping quote I'd be happy to mail you guys biners and such. |
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| | #71 |
| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: england
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Diameter at breast height
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| | #72 |
| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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Therrin, much appreciated your offer with the 1800. Just dont forget to send me the air for the tyres as well ![]() ![]() ![]() Keep in mind the other stuff |
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| | #73 |
| Mature tree Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia
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| Okay consider the jews emailed. I sent this at 2.50pm this afternoon. I cant wait to hear their reply They had this stupid "contact us" box not an actual email setup, i couldn't even find an email address (though i didnt spend a lot of time looking) I had to copy my letter to microsoft word and then attach it here. There must be an easier way. How did you insert those emails into your posts Ekka? Keep you posted if and when they reply.
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| | #74 |
| Admin - Dip Arb & Hort & Seldom Wrong Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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I just copy paste them then wrap them in quote tags. You'll just get the same ole BS answer that Australia has high taxed, duties and freight costs. Same ole same ole. Their solution might be to double to USA price inline with everywhere else.
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| | #75 |
| Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney
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Playford (Simon) thanks for the effort, I hope it does some good. Steve |
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| Mature tree Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia
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Now that, would be friggin funny. With that sort of thinking you could get yourself a job as a corporate economist tomorrow!
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| | #77 |
| Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: CT USA
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Are there any physical differences from USA saw to AUS saw?? -Daryl
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| | #78 |
| Admin - Dip Arb & Hort & Seldom Wrong Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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Yes, the Australian model saw leaves you with a very very thin wallet. ![]() .... but jokes aside no. With larger saws there's differences with the bumper spikes and side covers sometimes depending on where you buy them in the USA coz the east coast guys vs the west coast guys thing goes on.... you know, who's got the biggest bar thing!
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| | #79 | |
| Moderator - Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney
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![]() As long as it does the job does it matter?
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| | #80 |
| Mature tree Join Date: May 2007 Location: sydney
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Nice letter Simon. Will be interesting to hear the reply....then we can sen one!!! |
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| | #81 |
| Tree World Ninja Monkey Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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Well, say the client wants the job done quickly, but also wants it to be done properly. If you've got a bigger ..um... bar. you may be able to get things handled quicker. Especially if you've got the power to back up the bar. I think a newer saw might do a better job in this situation... run more efficiently and smoothly. Runnin out of gas half way through the project wouldn't be so great either. Some of them older saws really guzzle fuel and just dont have any "staying power". Runnin out before the job's done is just a serious waste of time.... It's the details sometimes that make for better customer satisfaction ;-) |
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| | #82 |
| Tree World Ninja Monkey Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca
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Wait, oh... whoops... were you guys talking about *trees*? =P |
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| | #83 | |
| Mature tree Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia
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Okay i have had a response from Stihl, here it is. Quote:
I will think on it for a day or so then respond. In the meantime if anyone else can think of good arguements to Stihls response then please post them and i will include them in my next email to Stihl.
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| | #84 |
| Moderator - Sponsor Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney
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I think this blokes just taken his boots off, cause something sure smells about this, If they can sell in the US a 200T for $500, Surely they can do the same here, Before our exchange rate just about equalised noone really noticed, A smoke screen so to speak, To the States or to Australia there couldn't be that much differance,...correct me if I'm wrong.
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| | #85 |
| Mature tree Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Adelaide Australia
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Your right JayD, all smoke and mirrors. If Ekka can get a saw freighted here for around $100, Stihl would be able to get them freighted for a lot less. How much can their holding costs be? surely it cant be too much per saw. When he talks about their competitors pricing, what he means in my opinion is "well if they can get away with it so can we!"
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| | #86 | |
| Admin - Dip Arb & Hort & Seldom Wrong Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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What did I say, same ole same ole! If the USA is retailing 200T's for $500 how much are they buying them wholesale for? How about this, why cant the Dealer source the saw at wholesale direct from either USA or Germany and tell the Stihl distributors to rack off as they obviously are grossly inefficient? With USA we have a free trade agreement but not with Germany .... so perhaps Germany is preventing "free trade"! Quote:
Keep pushing, push hard, and push these pertinent points.
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| | #87 |
| Mature tree Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Georgia, USA
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I bet as soon as USA saws start showing up in Australia to be repaired that the dealer will have the serial numbers traced to their orgin in the USA......and then directly to the person shipping from the USA. There is no doubt that Stihl dealers here in the states work together to fix prices. |
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| | #88 |
| Admin - Dip Arb & Hort & Seldom Wrong Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane
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They go hard on them here and it's in the headlines with this Billionaire worth $54Billion dollars being one of the worst cartels yet, they done his ass but not personally just the company! Pratt headed worst cartel, says judge - National - theage.com.au Should have jailed his ass! Oil companies are next for sure.
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| Veteran Heritage Status Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Australia
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My local dealer hates seeing my imported saws...
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| | #90 |
| Sappling Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Launceston, Tasmania
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I've been told that some Stihl saws sold in the States have a softer bore than the chrome bores that are sent to Australia which cope better with our hardwoods. Anyone else know anything about this? Pete |
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