how are they getting round the shil policy or are these saws stolen ?

[d-raittuk]

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[Mortimer Firewood]

They are not main dealers so sthil would struggle to enforce.

[d-raittuk]

that will be why then lol looks a bit doggy anyways

[Gnarlyoak]

There is probably (I am giving the seller the benefit of the doubt) nothing dodgy about this particular sale, however.......

 

This amply demonstrates the bafflingly incompetent decision making behind Stihl's incomprehensible online sales policy.

 

To be honest I could walk into any Stihl dealership, buy 1/2 dozen Stihl saws, get a discount of £60/70/80 per machine (as an example for the sake of making the point) . Then go home and sell them all on Ebay, ad in the local paper, car boot sale, or through any other means for the full retail price, and there is absolutely nothing that Stihl can do to stop me! probably.

 

Once you've bought them, they are yours to dispose of however you see fit!

 

Let us not forget that Stihls online policy has got absolutely nothing to do with making sure that the end user is getting the best possible advice face to face from their local dealer and everything to do with ensuring that a few outstanding online dealers are not cornering the bulk of the market because they are able to offer an unbeatable price, through volume of sales, that a local dealer in some bumchuff backwater cannot hope to meet.

 

Get a few of these struggling dealerships to start complaining to their supplier that they are going out of business because they cannot compete, and the supplier's knee jerk reaction could be to ban all online sales without a face to face handover irrespective of wether you are private individual with no tickets or experience buying an MS880 with a 4ft bar & ripping chain, or a seasoned arboricultural professional wanting to buy a calender showing saucy wenchs holding Stihl 's tools for the office wall and few plastic Stihl keyrings as a Christmas bonus for his workforce!!!!!

 

Just a thought anyway. Did'nt mean to go off and start another anti Stihl sales policy rant............ honest!

[Garyjp]

There is another issue here also, it is irresponsible for the seller to offer a top handle saw available via ebay. Whether we agree with stihls policy or not, what is clear is the code of conduct by all major saw manufacturers to limit the sales of TH saws to the trained professional only.

 

There is a real risk that these saws will be banned because of sellers like this making a few quid selling this saw online.

 

If they want to sell an 880 to a 10yr old with his dads credit card well thats his dads problem for letting him get hold of his credit card lol... But the banning of TH saws will have major repercussions for us all.

 

Thats my rant over!!

 

 

 

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[NI Tree]

i think john deere removed a dealer ship from a dealer as they were doing something similar, but i could have caught the wrong end of the story

[agrimog]

have great problems banning a tool, what reason they going to use, and they can only advise on the use of a top handle, cant stop someone using it how they want

[Stubby]

I really don't get this " top handle saw is dodgy on the ground " thing . Perched up in a tree dangling from your harness cutting one handed has got to be more dodgy than standing with both feet firmly on the ground holding the saw with both hands . The topper is designed for use in a tree,I know that , but it is a design compromise to make it easier in a tree . That does not make it harder on the ground . I have never had a problem anyway .....

[Mark Bolam]

I use my topper on the ground every day pretty much, ideal in some tight situations, working next to fences etc.

 

I think what HSE don't like is one-handed logging, moving the pole along with one hand whilst cutting with the other. This is quick, but lets face it, is an accident waiting to happen.

[porky]

Any dealer care to comment on falling Stihl sales?