What in the world.....

[David Nelson1]

..is going on with used chain saw prices? I just saw an 090AV Stihl for sale for $2245.00 on the bay. This is almost 3 times the retail from when I was selling saws back in the late 70's early 80's. Had I known, I would have never sold any of my saws. Crap the new prices for the top of the line tips the scales @ a grand. Go figure!

[Chris Damm]

Inflation has made the now dollar worth about 1/4 of the late 70s dollar so it really does not cost more.

[Mike Cruz]

Not absolutly sure, David, but there is a sucker born every minute and Ebay and CL prey on them.... I've seen plenty of used stuff on both sites that are going for more than what you can get it for new...

[Scott T Smith]

David, it seems to be hit and miss. I picked up a great deal on a Stihl 0660 Magnum a few months back - only a few hundred bucks and the saw runs great.

The really large ones - such as the 090's, are typically pretty pricy.

[David Weaver]

Is that saw done by one of the hotdogs who ports saws? If it is, the saw is probably similar to new, and probably runs about the same rpms as an 880. I don't know that there's much in the line of stihl that can be had now with a long bar for $1000.

Even if it is redone or NOS, that's probably about the price (or a little more) of a new 880 - I think it'd go for new pretty easily.

Stihl prices are always nutty around here on a new saw. You see a worn out saw that's not running listed for half of new sometimes. Saws that are close to new are 100 off list used. I don't know who buys them.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

I recently paid about $875 for a Stihl MS 441.
My 036 purchased maybe 30 years ago only cost me about $250.00

[Chris Struttman]

It's my understanding that the 090 is the Holy Grail of Stihl saws. I have heard that they are not distributed in the US anymore so they are hard to find. Short supply and high demand means a high price.