about to give up cant give money away???????
05-16-2009, 01:00 PM
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hey bob seems like you should have started the thread lol you have a bigger prob them me being boat im buying im sure is a lot less than you have going on. i would get my money back from the sob and tell him go scratch if the guy wants to sell he knows where to find you just my .02 Chris
05-16-2009, 01:21 PM
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Not trying to hijack the thread, just was pointing out that nothing to do with the word "boat" ever seems to be straight forward, or easy. This will be our 8th boat, and by far, seems to be the most f'ed up deal in 11 years of "pleasure" boating. 
05-16-2009, 02:09 PM
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i wasnt saying you were, not at all. i was just joking around saying you should have started one like this to vent earlier lol did not by anymeans mean to sound like i was coming at you not at all. its actually turning out to be a good thread keep us posted with what happens
05-16-2009, 03:00 PM
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Run...if he can't handle a business transaction how do you think he's maintained his boat? And how smooth do you think the transaction will be if you actually do see it and make an offer? And what's with the secrecy around giving out his cell number...no way.
I dealt with several people like that and never pursued it, found out later that the people that did make the purchases got hosed.
I'd cool my jets if I were you, there's always more boats, especially in this market. It might take some time which is hard when you want to get out on the water but this is a major transaction for most of us and dealing with meatheads doesn't help.
I dealt with several people like that and never pursued it, found out later that the people that did make the purchases got hosed.
I'd cool my jets if I were you, there's always more boats, especially in this market. It might take some time which is hard when you want to get out on the water but this is a major transaction for most of us and dealing with meatheads doesn't help.
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05-16-2009, 05:39 PM
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I know the feeling ... I have a signed contract and deposit on a boat with a broker. Signed the contract and gave a deposit on the boat in March. The actual "owner" of the boat has flip-flopped on what boat he wants to buy many, many times and he doesn't want to "sell" his boat until he buys something. Every week its another boat that he says he is going to buy and the broker keeps asking me to be patient ... its been 2 month since I thought I was buying a boat. Took a day of vacation to go look at the boat and sea trial it, but when we got there, the ignition keys were not in the boat where the owner said they were, or anywhere else in the boat. 9 hours of driving for basically nothing ... I love the marine industry
05-16-2009, 06:09 PM
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I've been wondering the same thing, especially with the boat market the way it is. He has a firm buyer, no price haggling, cash in hand, no trade, no financing saga, and a signed contract with a deposit. I am pretty sure I can/will get my deposit back without a significant hassle. There isn't anything else on the market that I just "need" to have at the moment, so I am tolerating this, but my patience is about shot! If/when I walk, I think he will have a tough time finding another buyer.
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05-16-2009, 11:30 PM
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If it doesn't feel good,,,,, it's not.
If it stinks, thats because it's "chit".
Especially these days as hard up as lots of people are... I've never in my life heard of someone that had a high end item for sale and did not want to provide a phone number. That alone says it's starting to stink.
Good luck. Be thorough. Don't skip any details. Title search etc. I'd simply run.
If it stinks, thats because it's "chit".
Especially these days as hard up as lots of people are... I've never in my life heard of someone that had a high end item for sale and did not want to provide a phone number. That alone says it's starting to stink.
Good luck. Be thorough. Don't skip any details. Title search etc. I'd simply run.
