Looking for a T/S Cig
04-03-2014 | 06:05 AM
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all the bull $hitt and not one person ever looked at it ...
04-03-2014 | 07:24 AM
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From: Plainville/Old Lyme, CT Boca Raton, FL
I understand your guys side of the argument because we have two boats on the market, but from the buyers side, it is a totally different approach.
When I'm buying something I want to find the boat/guy that is in total desperate need of the money and has to get rid of his boat because of financial reasons. When buying, I try to buy the boat at a price that I feel, if I had to I could sell the boat that week.
For instance, the guy that called smokin gun and offered $85K. If smokin gun just lost his job, needed to pay his mortgage, etc..., that $85K check would've been cashed before you could blink. But, you guys are in good financial standing, and don't have to sell. If you dig deep enough though, you will always find the guy who is about to loose his house and needs the toys gone.
The key to buying right is being a vulture......
When I'm buying something I want to find the boat/guy that is in total desperate need of the money and has to get rid of his boat because of financial reasons. When buying, I try to buy the boat at a price that I feel, if I had to I could sell the boat that week.
For instance, the guy that called smokin gun and offered $85K. If smokin gun just lost his job, needed to pay his mortgage, etc..., that $85K check would've been cashed before you could blink. But, you guys are in good financial standing, and don't have to sell. If you dig deep enough though, you will always find the guy who is about to loose his house and needs the toys gone.
The key to buying right is being a vulture......
04-03-2014 | 07:37 AM
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I understand your guys side of the argument because we have two boats on the market, but from the buyers side, it is a totally different approach.
When I'm buying something I want to find the boat/guy that is in total desperate need of the money and has to get rid of his boat because of financial reasons. When buying, I try to buy the boat at a price that I feel, if I had to I could sell the boat that week.
For instance, the guy that called smokin gun and offered $85K. If smokin gun just lost his job, needed to pay his mortgage, etc..., that $85K check would've been cashed before you could blink. But, you guys are in good financial standing, and don't have to sell. If you dig deep enough though, you will always find the guy who is about to loose his house and needs the toys gone.
The key to buying right is being a vulture......
When I'm buying something I want to find the boat/guy that is in total desperate need of the money and has to get rid of his boat because of financial reasons. When buying, I try to buy the boat at a price that I feel, if I had to I could sell the boat that week.
For instance, the guy that called smokin gun and offered $85K. If smokin gun just lost his job, needed to pay his mortgage, etc..., that $85K check would've been cashed before you could blink. But, you guys are in good financial standing, and don't have to sell. If you dig deep enough though, you will always find the guy who is about to loose his house and needs the toys gone.
The key to buying right is being a vulture......
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04-03-2014 | 07:44 AM
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From: Plainville/Old Lyme, CT Boca Raton, FL
Very true, buyer beware, but sometimes you get lucky if you do your due diligence.
The other thing is that most of these fire sales are gone. So, what you have is buyers who saw the low numbers years ago trying to buy boats from the people who are financially stable and wont drop their price. This leads to people getting frustrated and pulling their boats off of the market, which is why if you go into the classifieds today, you will be greatly disappointed with what's listed for sale.
The other thing is that most of these fire sales are gone. So, what you have is buyers who saw the low numbers years ago trying to buy boats from the people who are financially stable and wont drop their price. This leads to people getting frustrated and pulling their boats off of the market, which is why if you go into the classifieds today, you will be greatly disappointed with what's listed for sale.
04-03-2014 | 08:07 AM
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i found trying to sell my boat became more of a hassel !!!! i got offers for $85.000 another guy guy wanted to give me $5000 cash up front take the boat and make $1000 payments every month tll paid for ..this guy actually called me several times and was serious...and a bunch of strokers that basically had no idea what a cig was ..one guy argued with me that the boat had the wrong props and drives on it .32 bravo 1s and ITS sportmasters from the fact ..i hung up pulled the adds ..done wasting my time
all the bull $hitt and not one person ever looked at it ...
all the bull $hitt and not one person ever looked at it ...
04-03-2014 | 01:54 PM
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Really, you didn't want to do the land contract thing haha. Selling is the worst part of all this and is just a pain in the azz. These boats are getting harder to find and yours is a beautiful boat at a great price. You will probably sell it from word of mouth when a real buyer comes asking around. Good luck
Funny I did have a guy wanting to swap some land
In Wisconsin for it .. If I thought for one minute I could
Get enough out of it in parts I would strip it
Be a shame though
