dwain Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I'm quite the bargain hunter (i'm almost cost neutral with all my Dewalt and Bosch 18V gear). But this is one of my favourite pickups. I drove to a guy's house to pick up his Dewalt DW708 (12" SMCS) for only $180, and walked away with a Dewalt DW705 (12" non-sliding) for an even $200! To put that in perspective, the DW780 costs AU$950 here in Aus. The 705 has a sticky trigger and the 708 has a cracked clamshell trigger housing and plastic plate. But I'm stoked. I've never owned a 12" MCS before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wow, you must be a happy man after getting that deal!!! Parts shouldn't be too bad to fix them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regopit Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 replacement switch is about $25 here in the States Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERemodeling Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 I happen to love a good deal, and you my friend got a great one!! Nice score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 That was a smoking deal Dwain, congratulations dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 Great snag Dwain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 hehe, thanks guys. I sold the DW705 for $50 to a guy who already had a couple of broken ones, since it wasn't worth fixing in the end. So the DW708 cost me $150, which I've been really enjoying 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlanthier Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That's still a sweet deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Hell of deal dwain,that's how u have to do it man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tascher1 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 Dude I just found a helk of a deal too! Kinda unrelated to yours. I was at an auction for a hardware store going out of business and nothing caught my eye. So I thought I would scourer the neighborhood looking for garage sales. I found this guy selling a 1 yr old craftsman 28" snow blower going for $375, This guy was retired from the Ford Motor Company. I asked him why he would sell something brand new. He said Im filthy rich and I just want the latest and greatest. He even waxes all of his equipment I talked him down to $300 after I googled what a new one went for ($900). It starts every time on the first pull! Bring it IL Weather!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted October 8, 2014 Report Share Posted October 8, 2014 good catch man - that was a really great deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nordraw Posted November 1, 2014 Report Share Posted November 1, 2014 Nice pick up! I am a bargain hunter too. Nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 its hard to say no when you see a good deal out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmikez Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 u gotta be calm and patient to be a bargain hunter but its all worth it at the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 true - or you keep watching for weeks and you find nothing, then you stop watching for a couple days and then the item comes online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 i just replaced the kerf plates and claimshell handle on the DW708. Feels brand new , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Dude I just found a helk of a deal too! Kinda unrelated to yours. I was at an auction for a hardware store going out of business and nothing caught my eye. So I thought I would scourer the neighborhood looking for garage sales. I found this guy selling a 1 yr old craftsman 28" snow blower going for $375, This guy was retired from the Ford Motor Company. I asked him why he would sell something brand new. He said Im filthy rich and I just want the latest and greatest. He even waxes all of his equipment I talked him down to $300 after I googled what a new one went for ($900). It starts every time on the first pull! Bring it IL Weather!!!You just find people like that in life. They make a ton on money but don't really care either about basic finances. They just want something new and shiny all the time. A snow blower is usually a long term investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDama Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 Man, nothing is better then scoring a good deal! Recently I picked up a still I package Klein knockout set(normally around 300) for 100 even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadlanthier Posted November 3, 2014 Report Share Posted November 3, 2014 A lot of people get nervous when they see something broken. They tend to walk away, however most of the time it's a rather in expensive fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kornomaniac Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Great deal you got there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 nice tyler - the saved money can go into a another tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 That's a pretty sweet deal. Even I'm jealous and I thought I was the king of deals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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