Like new

[jussi]

I find it kind of funny what people will list as "Like New" on craigslist. While it seems to be in decent shape I would think the rust would disqualify it as being "like new". Unless it came from Sears Like that

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lac/tls/736962957.html

[Ed62]

You got it all wrong. It's the new model with the bronze table.

Ed

[BobSch]

Like new means it's only been used twice...

...in 10 years.

[Jim1]

I know just what you mean. Went to a tool auction last weekend. The tools were advertised as new or like new. Most of the stuff looked like it had been used pretty hard. And I couldn't believe the prices.......the seller got a lot of money for what I would consider used stuff on its last leg.

Jim

[cwithboat]

Not only that they list planer, router, TS, etc no brand, no model number. Last week there was a thickness planer, nothing else. I sent an email "Brand, Model #?". The response was a telephone number. Obviously I did not bother.

[poolhound]

Maybe they are think of its age in geologic terms, that way anything even 100+ years old would be relatively just out of the wrapper..........

[jhart]

Always surprises me at how little info many people put on things they want to sell on CL.
The times I used it to sell something, I use a lot of description and usually sell it rather quickly. A picture really helps also.

[LCHIEN]

Always surprises me at how little info many people put on things they want to sell on CL.
The times I used it to sell something, I use a lot of description and usually sell it rather quickly. A picture really helps also.

OTOH, the thinking should be, if someone posts very little about a tech item on CL, then possibly
1) he's not the original owner of said item, just trying to move it and doesn't know the true worth
2) the item may be the holy grail, a PM2000, or it might be a dog, a BTS10)

if 1 he may not be able to answer questions about 2, but OTOH, you won't have too much competition for it so you may snag it and get it cheap, but the catch is you gotta invest the time. May take you 1000 visits to find the holy grail for $100 bucks.

If it costs you $20 in time and $5 in gas each visit, then that saw cost you around $25000.

[ironhat]

Like new means it's only been used twice...

...in 10 years.

Once out in the rain... as a work table to sledge some steel stakes into a pointed end.

I was looking for a RAS and the photo showed the saw with crap all over it and leaning up against it. The ad said, "Runs good". Maybe back in 1972 when it was parked it did. Not worth the long drive. Like Loring said, you have to factor in time, gas, wear and tear as well as the aggravation of having to deal with this sort of character. The phone call gave me a strong hint as to his genealogy.

[poolhound]

OTOH, the thinking should be, if someone posts very little about a tech item on CL, then possibly
1) he's not the original owner of said item, just trying to move it and doesn't know the true worth
2) the item may be the holy grail, a PM2000, or it might be a dog, a BTS10)

if 1 he may not be able to answer questions about 2, but OTOH, you won't have too much competition for it so you may snag it and get it cheap, but the catch is you gotta invest the time. May take you 1000 visits to find the holy grail for $100 bucks.

If it costs you $20 in time and $5 in gas each visit, then that saw cost you around $25000.

Here is a good example from my local CL. It been listed and re-listed for weeks now. The picture is terrible, looks like there may be some Griz stuff in there but who knows. I cant see how there is $2K worth of stuff there but if he just itemized what they are and took a pitcture of each one he might get somebody interested. As it is I wouldnt waste the gas or the phone call to find out.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/tls/734638081.html

[JR]

Some tips from Best of CL

http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/jax/400619714.html