"Keith" wrote in message
...

I actually had a winning bidder on a $175,000 boat on e-bay. We proceeded
from there, signing the standard yacht purchase agreement, etc. They
backed
out later, but so could anyone in a "regular" sale. The E-bay fees were a
hell of a lot less than the 6% most yacht brokers want! I think this is
the
wave of the future in boat sales.

6%??

Where do you find yacht brokerages who only charge 6%? Not that I'm
selling - just curious - and on smaller boats, particularly, that's a pretty
small payday...

In any event, brokerage fees are earned only at closing, not on listing, as
are E-Bay's.

L8R

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