Re: Stus-List Brokers and surveyors

Sometimes, pricing too low scares off buyers who may assume something is terribly wrong with the boat. My father once wanted to sell a washer and dryer that he didn't need. He didn't care about the money. He just wanted to get rid of them. So he advertised them at an absurdly low price. Not

Re: Stus-List Brokers and surveyors

We bought our C over the winter. We hadn't planned on buying, it just happened our dream boat (33-2 cb) came up at a great price, so we jumped. We still had to sell our Catalina 30, ideally between January and April when we were scheduled for launch. I had studied the market and priced the boat

Re: Stus-List Brokers and surveyors

To add to Chuck's thoughts: A buyer's agent (or even a helpful broker) will be able to provide you with information on asking and actual selling prices for broker-sold boats for the model you are after. This is a huge help as there can be a large range as we know (in 2013, it was around 30% for

Re: Stus-List Brokers and surveyors

Chuck would you forward contact information for Mike Collier of Marine Safety to me at; rsh...@optonline.net. Thanks, Ray Shibe Sent from my iPad > On Nov 23, 2016, at 12:59, Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List > wrote: > > Buying a boat from a broker without a buyer’s

Stus-List Brokers and surveyors

Buying a boat from a broker without a buyer’s agent is the same as buying a house with no realtor representing you. And doing so from long distance, stacks the deck even further against you. The seller’s agent is looking out for the seller and themselves. Period. Since that agent gets