Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
07-13-2006 | 12:06 PM
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Re: Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
Originally Posted by 375stinger
The bullet is real clean and sharp, but if its not moving, and you want it gone then you have to lower the price. Even if the "perfect" buyer comes around, he/she is going to make offers on other comparable boats, and is going to go with whoever is willing to take the hit and get their boat gone. 50grand in your pocket and your dream tg, or a bullet you aren't using (which as it sits is not going up in value, but most likey as the restoration gets dated will go down in value) and your tg. What happens if you sell your tg for less than you have invested in it, and still have to eventually lower the price of your bullet later to get it gone?
07-13-2006 | 12:57 PM
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Re: Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
I love the Bullet, it is a great looking boat and has apparently been well cared for and restored with a lot of care.
But I also see several slightly newer bullets with new power in very nice condition for low $40s. $20K is a LOT of money for boats that are near the same condition, almost a 50% price differential. And these boats are not "flying off the shelf", most have been for sale for several months.
I am working on a trip to look at one now, looks like it will be what I am looking for. I just need to find time when I can get out of the office for a couple days. Hope to make that trip by late next weekend.
I am not one to say what someone else's stuff is worth, expecially to them, but given the inputs I am getting this is the internal decisions this buyer is making..... hope it helps, if not ignore it...
But I also see several slightly newer bullets with new power in very nice condition for low $40s. $20K is a LOT of money for boats that are near the same condition, almost a 50% price differential. And these boats are not "flying off the shelf", most have been for sale for several months.
I am working on a trip to look at one now, looks like it will be what I am looking for. I just need to find time when I can get out of the office for a couple days. Hope to make that trip by late next weekend.
I am not one to say what someone else's stuff is worth, expecially to them, but given the inputs I am getting this is the internal decisions this buyer is making..... hope it helps, if not ignore it...
07-13-2006 | 03:32 PM
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From: Batavia Oh.
Re: Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
You are not going to redo a Bullet RIGHT & sell it in the 40s....
Pretty paint & fresh power does not a resto make......
I redid mine, mostly myself & had over 65k invested in it.....
It will be cheaper to buy a nice one, like Johns & spend the $ up front
I speak from personal experiance....
Pretty paint & fresh power does not a resto make......
I redid mine, mostly myself & had over 65k invested in it.....
It will be cheaper to buy a nice one, like Johns & spend the $ up front
I speak from personal experiance....
07-14-2006 | 09:36 AM
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From: Lake of the Ozarks, MO 38 MM
Re: Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
Originally Posted by birdog
You are not going to redo a Bullet RIGHT & sell it in the 40s....
Pretty paint & fresh power does not a resto make......
I redid mine, mostly myself & had over 65k invested in it.....
It will be cheaper to buy a nice one, like Johns & spend the $ up front
I speak from personal experiance....
Pretty paint & fresh power does not a resto make......
I redid mine, mostly myself & had over 65k invested in it.....
It will be cheaper to buy a nice one, like Johns & spend the $ up front
I speak from personal experiance....
07-14-2006 | 12:10 PM
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From: Long Island, NY
Re: Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-11291.html
Here is a cheap bullet for sale.
The engines would take $7000x2 to build them up right w/ exhausts.
Throw in another $18-20g for bravos.
And another 10-15g for rigging and some paint.
Hmmm, may need another 5g in upholstery.
So thats about 45-50g to finish it? If you're lucky... and if the hull is solid.
Here is a cheap bullet for sale.
The engines would take $7000x2 to build them up right w/ exhausts.
Throw in another $18-20g for bravos.
And another 10-15g for rigging and some paint.
Hmmm, may need another 5g in upholstery.
So thats about 45-50g to finish it? If you're lucky... and if the hull is solid.
07-14-2006 | 12:43 PM
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Re: Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
Originally Posted by Stormrider
http://www.offshoreonly.com/esvon/page-11291.html
Here is a cheap bullet for sale.
The engines would take $7000x2 to build them up right w/ exhausts.
Throw in another $18-20g for bravos.
And another 10-15g for rigging and some paint.
Hmmm, may need another 5g in upholstery.
So thats about 45-50g to finish it? If you're lucky... and if the hull is solid.
Here is a cheap bullet for sale.
The engines would take $7000x2 to build them up right w/ exhausts.
Throw in another $18-20g for bravos.
And another 10-15g for rigging and some paint.
Hmmm, may need another 5g in upholstery.
So thats about 45-50g to finish it? If you're lucky... and if the hull is solid.
on a side note. i think alot of people with boats for sale are going to get hurt in the next couple of years. war, gas, insurance, ethonal, are all adding up to nobody wanting to buy right now.
Last edited by Steve_H; 07-14-2006 at 12:48 PM.
07-14-2006 | 03:57 PM
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From: Lake of the Ozarks, MO 38 MM
Re: Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
Originally Posted by bajanate
I would buy your Bullet if you would take 50K for it.
John
07-14-2006 | 04:16 PM
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From: Batavia Oh.
Re: Can't believe this Gun isn't gone
If you hate the paint...you hate the paint....Probably the nicest TG i looked at was "Euro Racer"...A perfect TG...I just hated the paint & at top $ could not put 15k into repainting.I tried to like it, the boat was SO nice....
I dont love my paint but, i can like it ,to have a very nice boat...
Good luck guys....I loved my Bullet !....It ate Lake erie slop up
I dont love my paint but, i can like it ,to have a very nice boat...
Good luck guys....I loved my Bullet !....It ate Lake erie slop up
