i give in !!

[crosser]

never thought selling my little boat would be so stressful...  so many idiots and timewasters...   its going on brokerage as dont need the stress....   rant over....

[TheBiscuits]

Did you make the mistake of putting it on eBay?

[Guest]

34 minutes ago, crosser said:

never thought selling my little boat would be so stressful...  so many idiots and timewasters...   its going on brokerage as dont need the stress....   rant over....

 

That is exactly why we used a broker to sell. That and the fact we were nearly an hour and a half away if we had sold it from it's mooring.

 

Yes it cost us, but well worth it to us.

[crosser]

i didnt get that far lol...  put on facebook marketplace and a couple of fb for sale groups...

 

[zenataomm]

Selling anything where you have to interact with the general public shreds your spirit and boils your secretions.

Even more so when it involves them insulting you on your own home ground.

 

When they start sucking their teeth and sarcastically disrespecting what you're selling, you as a vendor, your ancestors and future heirs is the time I heartily agree with them.

I join in with the criticism, tell them they haven't spotted the worst of it and that my Great, Great, Great Uncle was transported for being violent against potential customers.  I then refuse to discuss it further with them, as my conscience wouldn't allow me.

[crosser]

im only 10 mins from the boat so not to bad but fed up with the amount of people i take time out to show the boat to and they say its abit small...   its 23ft and plenty of pics...  

 

[Mad Harold]

31 minutes ago, crosser said:

never thought selling my little boat would be so stressful...  so many idiots and timewasters...   its going on brokerage as dont need the stress....   rant over....

Idiots and timewasters come with the territory.

Sold a boat and several motorbikes on e bay with no trouble with the bike selling,but the boat!!

Several dreamers with no money,and a couple of wide boys looking for a cheap bargain,did eventually sell it at a low price and then had to pay a hefty e bay fee!

Won't use e bay again to sell my boat.

[TheBiscuits]

Just now, Mad Harold said:

Won't use e bay again to sell my boat

 

Classified ad is the only way I'd consider doing it.  Far too much wishful thinking for an auction listing.

[Naughty Cal]

We thought it would be a lot of hassle selling our boat privately but it actually turned out to be pretty easy. We only showed one potential buyer around the boat but ended up with three very good offers on the table almost straight away. In the end it sold for over asking price with no survey to a guy who had never seen it. Suited us.

 

We will go down the private sale route again when the time comes to sell the van. Although I can't see that being for a long time to come yet 

[Bee]

Sold my old boat years ago. Buyer insisted the engine in it was a BMC 2.2  Told the bloke it was a 2.5 Told him I'd partially rebuilt it and it was a 2.5 He told me I was wrong and didn't know what I was talking about. If he hadn't been such an ass I would have told him about the crack in the block but he obviously knew much more than me so I didn't.

[Athy]

3 minutes ago, Bee said:

Sold my old boat years ago. Buyer insisted the engine in it was a BMC 2.2  Told the bloke it was a 2.5 Told him I'd partially rebuilt it and it was a 2.5 He told me I was wrong and didn't know what I was talking about. If he hadn't been such an ass I would have told him about the crack in the block but he obviously knew much more than me so I didn't.

I do hope that's a true story.

[Bee]

1 minute ago, Athy said:

I do hope that's a true story.

Yup, It is absolutely true.

[tree monkey]

9 minutes ago, Bee said:

Sold my old boat years ago. Buyer insisted the engine in it was a BMC 2.2  Told the bloke it was a 2.5 Told him I'd partially rebuilt it and it was a 2.5 He told me I was wrong and didn't know what I was talking about. If he hadn't been such an ass I would have told him about the crack in the block but he obviously knew much more than me so I didn't.

It does make me wonder how people think being a complete arse is a good way to get what they want.

[Athy]

4 minutes ago, Bee said:

Yup, It is absolutely true.

Rob Bryden would be impressed.

[crosser]

thats brilliant !!!   the first viewer brought a marine engineer to look at the boat... he put his hand in the water and said boat hasnt been fully overplated, just the sides... i said no its fully overplated inc swim etc...  but he insisted...   so said he wants 3k off as will need doing again in a few years time...   at that point i really knew it was the start of things to come....  he didnt want to hear her run as he could rebuild the engine in a day anyway....   what a complete ass....   how brokers put up with this crap is beyond me...  

[Guest]

5 minutes ago, crosser said:

thats brilliant !!!   the first viewer brought a marine engineer to look at the boat... he put his hand in the water and said boat hasnt been fully overplated, just the sides... i said no its fully overplated inc swim etc...  but he insisted...   so said he wants 3k off as will need doing again in a few years time...   at that point i really knew it was the start of things to come....  he didnt want to hear her run as he could rebuild the engine in a day anyway....   what a complete ass....   how brokers put up with this crap is beyond me...  

 

Difference is they are getting paid, some would say quite handsomely, to endure it.

[Ex Brummie]

It probably passes the time with some amusement if they're there all  day anyway. They also are in the good position that any criticism that you would be personally offended by has no impact on them. 

[sueb]

Selling our car to a dealer, who said he had always wanted one for his own use was our highlight. It had a baked bean can as an exhaust.

[Midnight]

Recently helped friends sell by putting their boats on Apollo Duck both at increased prices (well boats are selling fast) and both sold to first to see. 

[Athy]

13 hours ago, sueb said:

Selling our car to a dealer, who said he had always wanted one for his own use was our highlight. It had a baked bean can as an exhaust.

Merry quips about exhaust gases spring to mind.

[Laurie Booth]

14 hours ago, sueb said:

Selling our car to a dealer, who said he had always wanted one for his own use was our highlight. It had a baked bean can as an exhaust.

I sold my Citroen 2CV with a coke can as an exhaust, the man who bought the car said the can was over engineered compared to the rest of the car.

[Slim]

On 14/05/2021 at 12:49, crosser said:

im only 10 mins from the boat so not to bad but fed up with the amount of people i take time out to show the boat to and they say its abit small...   its 23ft and plenty of pics...  

 

That's your mistake ?. You should have said 7.01 metres.

Good luck with the sale.

[Sea Dog]

On 14/05/2021 at 13:23, tree monkey said:

It does make me wonder how people think being a complete arse is a good way to get what they want.

Being a complete arse is not a temporary choice to get what they want - it's a lifestyle!

[crosser]

so so happy....   deposit taken on first viewer...  taking without survey so even quicker....    will miss the old boy but new boat new chapter...   cant wait

[Alan de Enfield]

3 minutes ago, crosser said:

so so happy....   deposit taken on first viewer...  taking without survey so even quicker....    will miss the old boy but new boat new chapter...   cant wait

 

Happy for you - that seems to be the way its done 'these days'.

Snooze and you lose - remember that when you come to buy a new one.