I looked at an old contractor Craftsman saw at a flea market this
> morning. The first thing I looked at was a fence that seemed useless.
> I saw that the sliding miter was homebrewed-beefed up. I wondered,
> would anybody buy this (untested) saw for $75? I guess the stand
> would be useful tool stand, so I offered $10 to the seller. She
> replied, "I just turned down 10 watermelons for the saw." I said that
> the watermelons sound like a very good deal.
I have one I bought for $100. It works great, but I was able to test it. I've had it for 5 years now. There are tests you could do without the saw plugged in, but it's hard to imagine that it wouldn't be worth $75.
-Mike