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Gas mowers are less desirable these days, it makes sense that the the used market is flooded with them.
I did do a quick search because I was curious, and used gas mowers seem to be closer to 80$ in general, some cheaper, some more pricy. Used battery mowers seemed to be closer to 120$. There are things to be concerned about when buying used for both had and electric, but the spread isn't as bad as you make it seem
Wow where did you find a used battery mower for $120? The cheapest on my local Kijiji is $450 for a 4 year old one. All the others upwards of $800.
Also need to consider that the battery is probably close to end of life on used mowers.
In comparison there's 14 gas mowers between $0-$50 in my locale. Most of the free ones appear to be in working condition too.
I mean I'll never buy a lawnmower (fuck grass lawns) but a quick look shows they are as low as 70 bucks. Here's an example.
I bought a new Greenworks battery mower (40V) for $200 when it went on sale at the local Lowes. For a normal-sized city lot with grass, it's WAY more than enough. Plus, it's light to move around... does just as good of a job mowing as the gas one my neighbor uses, and it makes hardly any noise at all when I use it.
I had a Greenworks too. A 20v for one summer but the battery was shot after the winter. I brought the battery in before it got cold out too. Luckily Costco is awesome about returns. Has yours lasted longer?
I bought mine in 2020. It's still going strong. I take the battery out and store it in the garage between mows. I'm on the same battery since 2020... been really happy with it. My brother has one too and he's had no issues either.
Nice! If they go on sale at Costco again I'll probably give it another shot. I might've just got a lemon.