On 12/31/10 9:47 AM, MMC wrote:
I just sold my GS 41 sloop.
Some of the inquiries/offers I got from the ads were pretty wacky. One
guy offered 25% of my asking price and wanted a boat ready to cross the
Atlantic, 2 others offered 30% under my asking with no questions, etc.
It was hard to keep my sociable attitude when one of them pinged twice
again after my declining his offer.
Another offered a trade of a nice 30' trailered sailboat which I would
have taken seriously if I were wanting to go that direction. Looked like
a great boat but I would have had to get a bigger truck for towing too.
I got what I expected within 2 weeks of first advertising the boat, not
really what I wanted but with the market the way it is now I'm happy.
And the new owners are happy with their purchase.
Now working on my 1967 Morgan 24. Great boat. I like the style and
sturdiness of old boats and pretty much anything I do to this one will
make it look better!


There's not a lot wackier than the "offers" you'd get out of rec.boats,
which is why I don't post prices here.

I have an expensive camera outfit for sale. Guy supposed to come by
around 10 am for a looksee and if he likes, he'll buy it. On the spot.
For an agreed upon price.

I've sold three boats privately since moving back to the DC area...my
old SeaPro, a Parker 25 and a Parker 21. All sold quickly and within a
couple of percentage points of my asking price. The last one I sold
through...Craigslist! Guy offered $500 less than I was asking, and he
sent a surveyor down here with a cashier's check and a truck with a hitch.

Most of the posters in this newsgroup are not boaters and have little or
no interest in boating.