Legend Marine Repo's
 

Hmmmmm
None of the Legend Marine Fountains are repos today-WTF!!!!
They own them all. Greg the slime ball up to no good again.

SO their offering NEW boats at REPO prices?? Sounds like a hell of a deal to me

I don't get something, what does it matter if it is a new 2008 repo or a new 2008 that the dealer owns?
If I took Shogren's post as correct, you only get the engine and drive warranty anyway.

What am I missing?

Marketing at its best.

I'm unclear on what the problem is, but I've been at this a long time and I'm pretty sure you're wrong. And it's due to lack of knowledge of how dealerships work. ESPECIALLY in this economic environment.

I taught everyone who worked for me one valuable lesson. The customer is usually wrong in the marine business. It's because they relate the buying/ownership experience to car ownership. Once they can be made to realize they have NO idea what they are talking about the problem can be resolved and the learning experience can begin....

:lolhit:

hahha. But it's true

and i was always taught the customer is always right.......even when there wrong...lol

Yea, well I was never one to go with the flow.... And finally got tired of their BS costing me money.

I disagree with that statement...........but do you know how you can tell if a customer is lying??

Well of course.... they are talking LOL. I know that may seem a little harsh, but I'm talking specifically about the high performance marine business. And it's very accurate

I wonder if this attitude runs rampant throughout the industry.
I would take my money elsewhere where my business was appreciated and not considered a bother.
As far as being accurate are you referring to the golden spoon fed type that always have manicured nails or the guy that works hard for his money and know the value of it?????
Big difference there.....and categorizing all in the mix...not nice.
Please don't respond with"both"........

Do you think that the industry just woke up one day and decided to think like this? It took years of bad customers to spoil the barrel of apples. Now, dealers have to watch their backs just as much as customers

I think you guys are taking this whole deal waaaaay too personal. It's business...if the dealers can't make money they won't be in business.

very possibly the reason your not selling boats anymore :lolhit:

No, built up the biz, sold it for a few mill and moved to Ft Laud to party and boat with Steve and Cash Bar. Anything else?

now thats funny Bro and enjoy your boating

Ditto Verbi:drink::drink:

Let me try to clarify this....

Of course it's not EVERY customer. Everyone in business here has there percentage of bad customers. Thats a given.

When I say "train" your customers, I'm referring to a) the newbie who forgets he's new or maybe comes out of a 20' something with a stock small block and thru hull exhaust and now thinks he's joe offshore and b) the customer who is always looking to work you over for a few bucks.

Most of my customers became friends and know that I'd do anything to help them with their boating or anything else for that matter. I know I sound a little harsh here but maybe it's just what 15 years in the boat biz does to you. Especially, high end performance and yacht.

maybe you are a little harsh but buysing and selling for so long could have caused that...don't know you so wont elaborate on it but I am a "newbie" and I found most of the sales people tried to sell me what they had instead of what I wanted... and I always thought that it was salesman that only lied when he was talking...:lolhit:...I also found that not many sales people (high performance mostly) wanted to talk or discuss a boat with me at all because I was a newbie which pizzed me off big time, but eventually I found a salesman that I could work with and we are now friends.

Thats very common. I don't know why, but it is. I enjoy teaching people about the boats and the sport. I would get criticized for spending too much time with people.

well you wouldn't be the norm out there right now as far as I'm concerned... i attributed most of it to them probably having to deal with tire kickers and wannabes a lot.

Thats just part of the game. If you can't accept that as a salesperson then you shouldnt be doing it. And, as long as you're not losing business by not dealing with a serious buyer, who doesn't want to show off a great boat and just talk boats??