Chainsaw Repair

Bought a saw a few weeks back to rebuild and thus have something to call my first. Upon receiving it I was disappointed to find that I jumped the gun and bid on somethin' that was junk. I'm no expert, but pretty sure the seller (fee-bay) took junk parts he found useless and threw em together and sold as something that was repairable. What he should've done was throw that crap in the trash. Not really, I'm just bitter; will take it as a lesson learned. I live in California and in my area not many people run larger cc saws, so they are few and far between at garage sales and near zilch on craigs. If I start buying parts here and there I'll be selling my first born in order to get all that I need. Also, if I just buy a runner from ebay I'm spending close to another 200 on the low end. No matter what road I take, I know I should've gone a whole different direction. So being in the boat that I'm in and knowing I'd still like to see this one to completion I am hoping that if I throw out a line I may get lucky. The saw I purchased was a Stihl MS390. If anyone out there has parts for a ms290, ms310, ms390 or any of the corresponding earlier models please message me. Ideally, there would be a saw that just needed minor replacement and cyl. swap keeping my cost reasonable. Have a feeling though that i'm gonna be getting the ringer. I thank you ahead of time for reading and/or inquiring.

Don't feel too bad your not alone I've been had a time or two on Ebay.  I had a new OEM P&C for MS 290 so I bid on parts 290.  Supposed to have been non runner.  Ethanol ate the fuel line.  New line, filter and carb kit and I had a runner.  Won't tell you the "Other side of the story".
Shep

I've never bought a chain saw on Ebay that was exactly as described. I've been lucky and to repair them didn't cost me much though.

I have a good condition ms 290 parts saw. If you are interest, no engine,coil,carb and a couple other things will have to look into what is not there. Pm me an offer on it, if you are interested. Can post some pics to if you want to see it.

re660magnum last post- also ask questions if any doubts. jmester thanks for the offer, and I'll send you a message soon. Just gonna be a few days before I can do so. Tryin to keep a roof over my head foremost. But def. interested and will contact soon.