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Boat Broker Question ...
MMC,,, in my humble opinion, boat brokers are totally worthless. They get
in the way. For example. A broker will tell you that the owner is anxious to sell, so off you go on a 400 miles trip to see a boat. When you get to the boat, you realize the boat has problems. Either the engine is bad, rigging needs replacing, sails are no good, whatever. Your not upset because of the "anxious" in the broker's presentation. The next thing you do, check on costs of engine repair, price out sails, etc. Finally, you tell the broker all that you have figured out and tell him/her what you will offer. This is when the broker tells you "I spoke to the owner last week and he won't budge on the asking price". Then why the F,,, did you just drive 400 miles, what about the "anxious" part of the presentation? All bull-****. Total bull-****. This has happened to me. And it has happened on more than one occasion. It has happened with multiple brokers. After the third time, fireworks! I almost slugged the guy. I literally had to be held back. So, no more brokers. If a boat owner can't sell his/her own boat, I don't want anything to do with the boat. Period. This is my opinion. And my experience. Others may feel differently. TW "MMC" wrote in message ... I'd like to add that you should get a survey before leaving a deposit, even though you may be pushed by a broker to "move fast". We found a boat we really liked and fell for the "got 2 other people interested" bull**** from the broker and left our 10%. Live and learn. (A great thing about surveyors is that they give you the news, good or bad, whereas we might overlook too many "little things" because we are already (in our minds) sailing the deep blue on our beautiful boat!) After many problems were identified by the surveyor, we pulled our offer the day before the deadline. The broker informed us he was holding our deposit as the seller was considering legal actions, even though our retraction of our offer had been in compliance with the contract. I visited the broker in his office with his boss present and explained that my next stop was to my lawyer's office and the broker's boss would be sitting in the defendants seat WHEN we went to court. The boss stumbled all over hisself returning my deposit. Not all brokers are honest, some just seem to be stupid. MMC "Jeff" wrote in message ... Thomas Wentworth wrote: Lately, I have been in contact with a number of boat brokers. Is it just me, but these people seem sleazy. They have a listing, they represent the buyer [ and themselves ]. They stand to make money if a sale goes through yet they don't seem to know much, nor do they want to do much. If you ask them something about a boat, they say "get a survey". In most cases, they have never been on the boat, not have they ever seen the boat. You should ask the folks on alt.sailing.asa what they think of their resident "broker" capt rob. Surveys are fine, but they can cost hundreds of dollars. Surveys are required, period. You might even plan on rejecting a few boats after survey, depending on what you're after. I don't know,,, maybe is me but I really think boat brokers are a dishonest bunch. real estate, cars, yachts ... they're all the same profession. Most are honest, but their job is to figure out how much you have in your pocket and make sure you leave 99% behind and walk out thinking you got a bargain. Its your job to know what you want. What are your thoughts. Jasper |
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