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Buying a Sailboat on EBAY...Opinions
Has anyone bought a sailboat on EBAY or know of someone who has?
Any opinions on the prices sought and got selling sailboats on EBAY? Would you buy a sailboat on EBAY? If not, why? Is EBAY a good place to sell a boat, if yes, why. If no, why? |
I've sold a powerboat on EBAY before. I was surprised how easy it was.
I listed the boat locally for a few weeks and then tried EBAY (it sold pretty quick). I would say just be careful...inspect the boat before bidding and get it surveyed 1st if you're serious. I am a surveyor and have inspected boats listed on EBAY; some match the seller's description, but many do not (or hidden damages are found). I was surprised at those who bid on my boat, only one person came out to see it and the ultimate buyer never saw the boat until the day he picked it up!!! In my particular case, I was proud of what I listed for sale and confident it represented the condition I claimed it was in. Some sellers could misrepresent (either knowlingly or not) which could leave the buyer in a bad situation...good luck- Mic wrote: Has anyone bought a sailboat on EBAY or know of someone who has? Any opinions on the prices sought and got selling sailboats on EBAY? Would you buy a sailboat on EBAY? If not, why? Is EBAY a good place to sell a boat, if yes, why. If no, why? |
i have bought and sold a few boats on ebay, it is easy...i
sugg you plan on just using ebay to find a "motivated seller"... then, go and spend some time at the boat, get a survey, take it out, etc... |
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i just bid $5k on a 1986 ericson 38 (thrashed from what l@@ks like
the hurricane).....anyone on the west coast want to split it w/me if i win?? $5k purchase, $20k materials, a few hundred "sweat equity" hours...and one has a nice sailboat...richard / colorado |
for anyone l@@kin for a project that could
yield a) good sailing b) $ profit (if ya got the time) the below notes refer to a 1986 ericson 38 on e bay right now...no reserve..$5k..... ------------------------ebay snip--------------------- This boat was swamped and sank in Hurricane Marilyn in 1995. She has been in storage in Villa Marina, in Farjado on the back lot since then. Termites ate a lot of the non-teak wood below. About 50% of the cabinetry has been rebuilt and the original teak doors and drawers are ok. She needs some one who is willing to spending real time rebuilding the rest of the woodwork and putting in new electrical and plumbing. The rigging needs to be installed and there may be some parts to be purchased. Depending on the amount of expertise you have in boat restoration it should take about $5,000 to $10,000 worth of additional parts. The topsides deck is in almost new condition. the motor is probably not worth rebuilding but for $300 a Perkins 4-108 50 hp/ with transmission can be had. The boat has a valid Virgin Islands registration. The boat is sitting on a free mooring and my suggestion would be to buy a Honda 2000 generator, bring down your wood working tools and rebuild it here in Paradise. The seller has started the process of rebuilding but has taken on other projects and just wants out of the deal. Please do not email for additional information. For additional information call Gady or you can call me Loren Fletcher at 340-998-2318 |
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"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote: for anyone l@@kin for a project that could yield a) good sailing b) $ profit (if ya got the time) the below notes refer to a 1986 ericson 38 on e bay right now...no reserve..$5k..... ------------------------ebay snip--------------------- This boat was swamped and sank in Hurricane Marilyn in 1995. She has been in storage in Villa Marina, in Farjado on the back lot since then. Termites ate a lot of the non-teak wood below. About 50% of the cabinetry has been rebuilt and the original teak doors and drawers are ok. She needs some one who is willing to spending real time rebuilding the rest of the woodwork and putting in new electrical and plumbing. The rigging needs to be installed and there may be some parts to be purchased. Depending on the amount of expertise you have in boat restoration it should take about $5,000 to $10,000 worth of additional parts. The topsides deck is in almost new condition. the motor is probably not worth rebuilding but for $300 a Perkins 4-108 50 hp/ with transmission can be had. The boat has a valid Virgin Islands registration. The boat is sitting on a free mooring and my suggestion would be to buy a Honda 2000 generator, bring down your wood working tools and rebuild it here in Paradise. The seller has started the process of rebuilding but has taken on other projects and just wants out of the deal. Please do not email for additional information. For additional information call Gady or you can call me Loren Fletcher at 340-998-2318 Oh Wow! Sounds like the boat my surveyor offered to give me for free. After admiring the beautiful lines and obvious pedigree, I looked a little closer and said, "I'm not sure it's worth that much." I passed. I suspect $10k may be required just to get it to float, never mind the rotted cores and interior that obviously needs to be completely rebuilt from the keel up. -- Jere Lull Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD) Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/ |
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This boat was swamped and sank in Hurricane Marilyn in 1995.... ..... The seller has started the process of rebuilding but has taken on other projects and just wants out of the deal. Now, that's a really stellar recommendation. Jere Lull wrote: Oh Wow! Sounds like the boat my surveyor offered to give me for free. After admiring the beautiful lines and obvious pedigree, I looked a little closer and said, "I'm not sure it's worth that much." I passed. I suspect $10k may be required just to get it to float, never mind the rotted cores and interior that obviously needs to be completely rebuilt from the keel up. Replacing all the wiring & electrical equip't would cost more than $10K, the plumbing probably close to that. This boat (and many many more that were damaged in hurricanes) is landfill fodder. After sinking, then sitting for ten years on the back lot, I doubt there's anything left worth salvaging. Last fall, a cruising group that my wife & I belong to had a dinner talk by a marine insurance underwriter who is also a former surveyor... great stuff. He talked about differences in policies, what some of the technical terms of coverage really mean, and most entertaining, a long series of hurricane damage pictures. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
i heard that.....i bet the presentation from the ins agent was very
interesting.... the ebay E38 biddin' is now almost up to $6k, one day left...Puttin a "pencil to paper", i guess (the hull) it would be worth up to $10k...If one added a "reserve" account w/ $50k avail for parts and equipment...Plus a few hundred man/women hours...grin..... A "finished" e38, 1986, even w/a "clouded title" (ie: ttled "in storm/sank/re built") ... Would fetch, i woulkd guess $75k someone is going to have a nice, big project on their hands...but, when you watch a e38 under way, say under the gldn gate bridge..w/full sails.....its a thing of beauty..... i am done now....back to work.... |
~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
the ebay E38 biddin' is now almost up to $6k, one day left...Puttin a "pencil to paper", i guess (the hull) it would be worth up to $10k. How ya figure that? Somebody might pay that much, guess that makes it "worth" that. ...If one added a "reserve" account w/ $50k avail for parts and equipment...Plus a few hundred man/women hours...grin..... If you had the time, the skill, and the money, why not buy a boat that's in better shape? Spend your time sailing and don't take the gamble that there's something left out of your figuring up costs... actually it's not a gamble, there is *always* something! A "finished" e38, 1986, even w/a "clouded title" (ie: ttled "in storm/sank/re built") ... Would fetch, i woulkd guess $75k Again, how do you figure that? Not meaning to be insulting, look at Yachtworld.com... asking prices in the $65K range, much lower for just a few years older. Between the boat's history and the 'cloudy title' you might be lucky to sell in the $50K range assuming it was a magnificent restoration. The fact is that the boat market is a big time buyers market right now, and probably will be for the forseeable future. A good friend of ours bought a boat from an insurance company, on a 'too good to be true' deal... it was. It was almost free, and took relatively little restoration (mostly rebuilding the cabin). By now it's been for sale almost six months, and it looks like he's going to have to accept less than half his original asking price, if he gets an offer that good. The trick is to learn from the mistakes of others. You'll never live long enough to make them all yourself ;) someone is going to have a nice, big project on their hands...but, when you watch a e38 under way, say under the gldn gate bridge..w/full sails.....its a thing of beauty..... Yep... although I like the older E39 flush deck better. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/itemZ...cmdZViewIte m Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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