need to ask everyone a ????
 

can you take a look at this site and tell me what you like and what you don't like

http://www.theaquatoystore.com/

personal i like martinoffshore.com

just a clean easy to read site and nice boats

and this site is always a good one too

i've been handed the task of refitting the site.. so any comments would be helpfully

thanks
thomas

NICE SITE !!!!!!!!

Nice site, but how about some prices!!!!

Not that I have the $$$$ to buy anything from ya right now, but a lot of us like to comparison shop online before headin out to buy. I just think if someone had an idea of the price, and you were truly competitive you might get more people through the front door.

i agree 71.. i like to see pricing on the site too..

MHO: The text color and the back ground color are not easy to read, (the text does not stand out from the back ground) and the "link bar" on the left side looks busy with all the different fonts and colors and shading.

I really like the mulitiple pictures of the few boat listings I sampled.

I like the site but have to agree about the pricing. I hate when it says call for price. We all know this stuff is expensive no need to hide it. just my .02

Chart is correct.....
The text needs to be of a more contrasting color and the vertical link bar is too bold, too bright. It draws your attention away from the center text.
Otherwise all links worked and looked good.

i have to agree , need prices.
like alot of us im on a limited budget so i wont even call if there isnt a price. i make the asumption if you have to ask its out of my range. :crazy:

Actually, thats the end result desired for not listing pricing. It forces the phone call, allowing the retailer to open up a better possibility of obtaining a sale. There may also be a similar product that the retailer has that is not listed on line or in an ad that may better suit that callers needs / wants / budget / whatever that the retailer can advise them on at that time. The downside to it is that it to some people you seem standoffish and somewhat snobby. Are these the customers in this particular cases target market ? Probably not. In this particular case, someone that is borderline "do I want to afford that ?" is not going to call. The person that wants / is looking for a purple Diablo VT and see's that you have one is going to call no matter what. This method works for certain products, it doesnt for others.

if you need soem assistance let me know I'd be happy to help. I will be in luaderdale for most of january racing (cars) and working doign web stuff for a performance aftermarket boat part company down there.

drop me an e-mail [email protected]

I like the site but where it says "offering the ultimate in luxury & speed on the water" I would use an easier to read font. Just my 2 cents worth. otherwise it looks really good.

Roby

The sites easy to navigate, just keep it up dated. And pricing, granted you can check boattrader fo rthe price so why not have it on the site as well!!!!


Too Old I agree I hate having to call and get the bs story about who they are and how the do things there better than the next person and so on. I like to see a listed price, figure my offer before I get on the phone. Then after I offer I can get off the phone unless I have other questions. Instead of having to call get a price, figure a number then call back make an offer.

Too Old

i agree.. from both sides of the story.. as a customer of other things.. i personally don't call places that don't quote pricing.. and from the sales point of view.. it's a pain to get emails from people very day or phone calls on boats just to find out that they where thinking a different number on any boat...

one the new boats you are right.. Donzi doesn't like dealers to price boat on the internet.. and yes if we priced the pre-enjoyed boats then people would call and yelling at us about why we price new and not used.. but those people are few and far in-between...

but i'll look into pricing the boats.. maybe just on this site or on the main site...but i really not have hte say so on that

thanks
thomas

I have to ask.
What's the deal with the 41 "Legend" that is listed in the used boats? It's an Apache, right? Was it cought up in the naming issues then? Or is it a copy?

Cool looking boat.

it's a one off boat.. new cost something like 1.3 million to build.. ss line, 1000sc, #6, daul ram tabs, aircraft lines)everywhere, etc etc etc..165k boat motor and trailer

TO,

We arent really discussing salesmens games here, its more marketing decisions than anything else. You automatically assume that this retailer is going to play games with you ? I disagree, not when you are a consumer in the bracket in question. Perhaps if you are shopping for a Chevrolet or some other mass produced product, maybe. I very seriously doubt that Ray allows any game playing on the phone with a prospective client of this caliber, whether for an exotic or a boat. I would also bet that any question that you ask on the phone is answered, properly and correctly.

No price = no phone call. I agree 100% with Too Old and others on this issue, I don't have time or inclination to dick around trying to get a price on something. And don't think this is just with ATS, we bust Tres Martin's balls on this issue pretty regularly in the "For Sale" forum.

And I don't buy the argument that there is some unique market blah blah blah. Maybe for a purple Diable VT, OK, I could see that. But looking at the used boat listing, there's a bunch of Bajas, a Cary, a couple of Guns, some Donzis - not exactly one-off boats. I can maybe see the 'call for price' on a 46' Skater turbine cat, but for a 29' Crownline? Or a 34' Powerquest? Come on....

Lots of places to buy boats that I don't have to waste three phone calls to find out the price is unrealistic (just using an example, not saying ATS is priced outside the market).

ok now that we got the price out of the way