Chainsaw Repair

Only spend what you can afford to .  Get onto ebay search past items sold in the saw you are after and get yourself a price guide.  How I do it is anything that interests me goes into watch list   After the sale I have a record for m,yself and a guide to what to pay at markets  garage sales etc. I rarely buy a saw on ebay as I just don't have the cash I got burnt on my last couple of deals  so now its garage sales and WOM (word of mouth). I never spend any of my pay on saws They have to be self funding ,eg see something unique at a sale (not necessarily a saw antique tools old motor  motorcycle bits) garab it and you may have trading material My favourite is offering to save them a trip to the dump or
 when you see an old saw in a shed barn wherever ask whats gonna happen to that often its don't know can you use it  or you can have it for a tenner etc.  I know iit's not the full answer you came looking for But I think we all or most have the same question when it comes to spending which is what's it worth I know I do and my ebay watch list and previous sales is my only tool for value
 and as the previous poster Dutch says it depends where you are here in oz I can pay 120 to 150 for a poulan 2050 and in the states 50 bucks gets me a good runner. Just don't get carried away there is always another saw coming along soon