---
date: 2021-08-22
type: contents
item: "blower"
claimed_amount: 205.0
currency: USD
sequence: 4
original_filename: "4. blower-205.jpg"
original_file: "2021-08-22-blower-205usd.jpg"
# Dan to fill below:
replacement_status: "repaired"
replacement_date: ""          # YYYY-MM-DD when item was replaced (if applicable)
replacement_url: "https://www.echo-usa.com/Products/Blowers"
replacement_price: 229.0
replacement_brand: "Echo"
replacement_model: "PB-2620 25.4cc handheld"
replacement_receipt: ""       # filename of paid receipt in 30-invoices/
diff_explanation: "REPAIR mode (item at the shop). Like-kind argument deferred until invoice arrives; repair restores the unit to working condition per Liberty's settlement-email language."
replacement_alternative_url: "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BC68P81B"
replacement_alternative_price: 249.0
replacement_alternative_brand: "EGO Power+"
replacement_alternative_model: "LB7654 765 CFM 56V battery blower"
replacement_alternative_note: "Battery upgrade — quieter, no gas. +$20 over chosen; chose Echo for direct gas-blower like-kind."
depreciation_withheld: null   # amount Liberty withheld (if any)
depreciation_recovered: false # has the holdback been recovered?
dispute_status: "STRONG · $0.77 match · REPAIR pending shop invoice"
liberty_status: "pending-pdf-audit"
liberty_status_note: "Awaiting per-item parse of estimate w. contents - sellars.pdf (Liberty 1/13/2026 attachment)."
liberty_paid_amount: null
original_brand: "Makita"
original_model: "BHX2500CA Commercial Grade 4-Stroke 24.5cc Handheld Blower (CARB Compliant)"
original_qty: 1
original_unit_price: 189.0
original_total_paid: 205.77
pre_loss_purchase_date: "2016-07-14"
pre_loss_delivery_date: "2016-07-15"
pre_loss_order_id: "107-6373232-6420257"
pre_loss_asin: "B001ASHLSU"
pre_loss_vendor: "Amazon.com"
pre_loss_ship_to: "Dan Sellars 507 2ND ST APT 4R Brooklyn New York 11215 (pre-2019 PA purchase; relocated to 6279 Greenhill Rd when household acquired the property)"
pre_loss_evidence_note: "VALIDATED 2026-05-22 from Amazon GDPR export. Makita BHX2500CA Commercial-grade 4-stroke handheld blower (ASIN B001ASHLSU), $205.77 paid — within $0.77 of $205 claim (essentially exact dollar match). 5-year ownership at time of 2021-07-29 loss. The 4-stroke MM4 engine is the operator-grade upgrade vs 2-stroke consumer blowers — explains the price point and trade-class positioning."
repair_shop: "________________ (pending — at the shop now)"
repair_cost: 0.0
repair_date: ""
repair_invoice: ""
---

What's in the photo + why it's claim-relevant. Two or three sentences. Example:
"Agri-Fab pull-behind lawn sweeper, used for fall leaf collection across
the property's open lawn (~2 acres). Stored in the equipment shed which
was structurally compromised by the tree fall. Replacement value
205USD per Tractor Supply current pricing."