"Tim" wrote in message
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what I'm saying is that for a prospective client to ask for a (for the
most part) fiar weather pleasure craft to be taken out in harsh cold
with a threat of ice. and ice damage. I'm saying that I would think
that a fool would ask the owner to do that, and that the owner would
be a bigger fool to give in to that request.


Thats all...

You are correct. It is the brokers who tend to want to close the deal as
quickly as possible for two reasons.

1. Commission
2. They realize that boat buyers are fickle and any delay includes a risk of
the buyer changing his/her mind. Sellers often change their mind also, but
it is more difficult for them to walk away from a signed agreement.

In my case, more pressure was applied by the buyer's broker to execute the
survey/sea trial and close the deal.
He even alluded to legal obligations on my part, but backed off when I made
it clear that I would be the one to decide if we got underway or not,
contract or no contract.

But, in the end, common sense prevailed.

Eisboch