On 1/5/2016 2:33 PM, John Grossbohlin wrote:
"Mike Marlow" wrote in message ...

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As fate would have it, to help with my decision making I priced the
Stihl MS461 at the shop where I got my MS271. Last evening I happened
to look at Craig's List and a new listing showed up for a "like new"
MS461 in a town about 35-40 miles away. It turned out the guy bought it
at the end of 2014 and then promptly split up with his wife and moved
into an apartment. As such he no longer needed the saw to cut large
trees for firewood to heat the house (which the wife got). He also
happened to be coming to my town today... With that, without leaving the
house I got an MS461 with less than two tanks of gas through it, plus 2
new-in-the-box chains, for over a 1/3 less than the local shop's quote.
Other than some wood chips on the chain the saw looks brand new...

May I be the first to say that "You Suck!"? g

Funny how things work out, eh? I marvel at all the deals out there on
Craigslist. If you are patient or knowledgeable or just plain lucky you
can score just about whatever you want or need at a great price.

I use a program that will search for items I'm looking for in a given
geographic area and "report back to me."

Son in law was setting up a new dental practice and our daughter scored
a like new set of reception room furniture (about 12 chairs plus tables,
etc) from another dentist who decided to redecorate after two years.
The cost? Gasoline needed to make two 60 mile round trips to pick them
up as they were free.

Gotta love it.