"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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It's true. That you don't believe it matter not one whit, primarily
because
you aren't the one who will eventually buy this boat, nor will you have
any
influence on the potential buyer.


No one believes it because there's no evidence to support it.

Only you and that wizard of wizards, BB.

Every
Seasprite online is selling for much less. But you have the magic
Seasprite, right? These are stories that work on some dumb buyers, but
most don't fall for it. You're right about one thing, I won't ever buy
that boat. There are better choices, even in it's range and age. I'd
take a Tartan 37 over it 100%.

Good for you. You're not the type to want a traditional CCA-style boat, so
I wouldn't expect you to buy a SS. My wife told me tonight that she recalls
a SS34 recently on yachtworld.com that was well-equipped and listed for
$65K. She further stated that it was only listed for a short time, implying
that the owner either pulled it or sold it. Tends to dispel your
contentions about the boat.


What is significant is that in another five years my boat will still
be
worth $60K+ and yours will be just another Beneteau with its healthy
depreciation, worth around $35K, give or take.

This pretty much proves you are clueless about the market. The 35s5 has
gone up in value over 5 years as prices for newer First series boats
went up. Care to explain how it will drop by nearly half in 5 years?

Sure. It's a Beneteau, it's newer, and it's still depreciating. I've seen
no evidence that they have been appreciating, and the trend with boats in
the same general category and age as yours is that they will continue to
depreciate up to a point. If you use your boat without making constant
improvements and upgrades, it will depreciate. Mine probably would as well,
were we not making consistent upgrades.

With sailboats depreciation is closely linked to current new market IF
the company is still around. Witness the 35s5, 38s5, 35.5, C&C 34+,
along with some Tartans and Sabres.

Which are generally depreciating, the newer Tartans and Sabres perhaps
excepted. These are in a quality range substantially above your Beneteau,
and the newest boats keep going up in price. Beneteau has held the line
pretty well on price, but then they are boats built to a price, not a
cost-is-no-object boat. As I said, a boat with no upgrades and heavy use
will continue to depreciate, regardless of who made it.

5 years ago you could buy a nice clean 35s5 for 45-50K. Check the
average selling prices now.

I recall looking at them a while back and I don't recall any of them in that
price range. They cost around $90K to $100K new and are slightly above half
that now.

Max