please help me figure out price
 

i realy like this boat but its a few thousand over my budget.what would you be willing to pay?


http://www.powerboatlistings.com/view/10630

Email him and see if he will take 35k.

I was hopping to spend no more then 30k so this is really stretching me

Fixx
 

i was selling a 1 ton chevy a few years ago, i was asking 2500.00 for it and a guy offered me 1000.00 for it,he said he needed it for parts..i told him i would cut the truck up for a 1000.00 dollars,he said i dare you i said come back in the am..when he came back in the am the truck was in pieces in my driveway:eek: needless to say i got my money for it..

While clean,its 10 years old I would respecfully offer low 30s.Tell him you are not beating his boat up but thats all you can spend.And in my opinion thats all its worth.

I agree, I think 35k is max, at 30K you may have to look at salt water 271's with more hrs but you never know

im thinking 32 then the battle of finding a bank that wants to lend the money on a ten year old boat

hes probably 5k high right now and would never sell at that price. realistically 35 is his best possible scenario. Offer him 32 like he said. You can also look at personal loans.

Its a nice boat but in this market offer what you want. 30k is not out of line. Probably hasnt had an offer. Thats not a boat that is flying off the shelf (:
Formulas are always expensive and that can work against them in this market with so much out there.

all he can say is NO, might be drop a FU at you, but it is worth a phone call anyway

I have a 1998 27 Baja Boss with a new 509 m3 procharger 730 hp, Imco dual steering, less than 200 hours on hull only 85 hrs on motor, on trailer for 32k. If interested send me your e mail and i will send more pics.
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thanks for the offer but i need a windshield

It is a windshield. I had same boat and the race fairing looks better and does same job. You dont have to worry about breaking glass or re doing the metal strips that always fade
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i need something to sit behind and look through not over.this ny weather sucks

I personally won't buy another boat with a glass windshield. They distort things, I gotta see whats in front of me.

Unless you are 5 feet tall that windshield is worthless.292s are very windy in the cabin,so I have no reason not to believe the 271s are the same.Where to you plan on running that boat if you get it?They are very slow to plane and in no way should be considered a rough water boat.

Look for a 29 Fountain or 28 Pantera also before you buy.You will thank me someday.

Will be boating on lake Champlain in northern ny. Everyone says the ride of the formula is great your the first to say otherwise. Do you think the boats you mentioned can be found for same year and motor can be had for same price?also do long weekend sleeping on the boat?

Big lakes can get rough with wakes and in some ways are worse than running in the ocean,so in my opinion that 271 is going to get bounced around.They are very slow to plane from what I have heard which means they are bow light.I feel both boats I mentioned will be better but you will still get bounced around.None of them will be good for a long weekend,can it be done yes but will be tight.

Offer 28, go no more than 30. Over that go find another boat.

I have a nice 29' Fountain Fever for sale. It has a 540 and Imco extreme advantage sc out drive and full hydro steering. on trailer, And its in your price range.....Just 39k If interested i can send pics.

thanks for your opinion.the boat books for 38k without trailer do you think they will even consider this amount?

just to clear things up my price range isnt 39k its 28-32k

Book means nothing.it depends how much he wants to sell it.He may have another boat that he wants that he is getting a great deal on,it also may have been for sale for years.Something is only worth what someone else is willing to pay.

Well they told me 34k was the lowest they would go.I've been hard pressed to find boats built in late 80's to early 90's that are asking about that amount let alone a boat with 140 hrs on it

Hopefully you left your phone number. You can keep looking and they can call you back when they really want to sell.

if somebody isnt hurting they wont let something go. But these days boats are not worth what they were specially high performance gas guzzlers. The problem with books price on boats is they are very general VERY. The problem is there isnt that many boats out there relative to cars. Book prices on cars are for more accurate. Doesnt hurt to offer. I put in a lot offers over the last year or so before I bought my boat an you would be surprised what you see. I put in offers for 45 K boats for 30 grand and people moved all the way down to 35 on them. You just never know

While this is a clean low HR boat, in this market, they SOULD take 30K. That would be my offer and no higher. If they wont, look else where. LOTS of options out there IMO. Plus, this is not a rough water boat. Depends how you drive too........

"If that is the boat you want" show up at his door step with a bank check in hand, ready to sign it to him for 28K. If he turns that down in today's market for that particular boat I would say he was crazy. Money talks, conversations and emails in my book don't hold to much water. Money on the doorstep is harder to turn down. Just my 2 cents.

I would schedule an appointmant to see the boat and sea trial the boat and pick it apart. In a professional mannor, not to piss him off. Then if you still wanna buy show him 100 dollar bills, maybe half 50"s and the rest 100s. make it look like alota cash..The bank check just doesn't speak as loudly as cash. probably because its KING. should be easy to negotiate with on trailer.

Funny how so many people think it's an automatic FIRESALE when they see a boat on the market.

If the guy's stuck on 34k I don't see how showing up with a dump truck full of coins is going to change anything.

Thats because all you see in your world is the outcome of your idea baout it .

Well it's my world...you just live in it. :kiss:

IMO...34k seems reasonable. It looks like a fairly clean boat with low hours. Like others have stated, if he isnt pressed to sell he wont. Showing up with money probably wont help the situation. Actually I think it would hurt it. He will see all the cash and ask himself why cant you finance the rest. Thats how I would think of it.

There are good deals to be had for sure so doont get hung up on one boat. Keep all your options open.

I would agree cash doesn't mean jack when your talking thousands of dollars. Its not like going to a garage sale and item is 50 and you offer 20. If Im selling something for 40 and really want 35-37 if somebody shows up with cash 30 grand it wouldnt sway me a bit and they would be turned around as fast as they show up.

I buy and sell snowmobiles every other year to upgrade. And let me tell you I price my sleds at what the market is in the area and usually willing to come down a little. But some joker shows up with half or a quarter what I am asking he doesnt make me mad but it in no way compels me a bit to sell to him